Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh penguins played a clean (total of 18 penalty minutes) and tight-checking game one. The Penguins broke the Lightning's back with a 2-goal flurry in a matter of 18 second, on their way to a 3-0 win. The Lightning could do nothing to slip one past Marc-Andre-Fleury, who was dazzling behind the net. The Pens can play loose here, while the Lightning has to feel somewhat befuddled with a good effort, but coming up 3 goals short. The Lightning has been 2-9 after an opponent allows 2 goals or less, and the Pens are dominating as a playoff favorite at 30-11 in their last 41. Pittsburgh goes up 2-0.