2013
05.05
class="ui-droppable">They’ve struggled to contain the hungry New York Islanders, but the Pittsburgh Penguins own a 2-1 lead in their first-round series. Among the biggest lessons learned through three games is that the top-seeded Penguins cannot coast through this series.

Even without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins dominated Game 1 in Pittsburgh. Beau Bennett opened the scoring in the series with a power-play goal just three-and-a-half minutes into the first game.

Pascal Dupuis, Kris Letang and Tanner Glass all lit the lamp to lead the Penguins to a commanding 5-0 win in the first game.

The Islanders fought hard. They matched the Penguins’ 26 shots and out-hit them 35-33, but Marc-Andre Fleury turned away all of their chances. ...

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