Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves on 25 shots in a 3-2 win in Game 1 over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Penguins held off a late charge in the final seconds, as Eric Staal let the potential game tying goal bounce off his blade and into the body of Fleury.
After Phillipe Boucher scored to give the Pens a 3-1 lead eight and a half minutes into the third period, the Hurricanes found themselves on a powerplay when Brooks Orpik went off for elbowing.
Joe Corvo's slapper found its way through a crowd and beat Marc-Andre Fleury to make it 3-2. The goal really shouldn't have counted, though, as Staal had knocked Fleury's stick away from him seconds before the puck went in.
So much for that conspiracy.
Miroslav Satan scored the game's first goal coming out of the penalty box in the first period. Matt Cooke hit him in stride, and Satan beat Cam Ward on his backhand with a beauty.
Evgeni Malkin flustered Ward with a backhander a minute and a half later that made it 2-0.
Chad LaRose restored Carolina's equilibrium with a weak backhander that got through Fleury, the only goal in the middle frame.
Notes-
-Sidney Crosby and his line were not themselves, but the Pens still pulled out a win.
-Fleury made some big saves.
-LaRose is a very, very good role player.
-Ward is tough to beat.
-Carolina has been down 1-0 in each of their previous series. This isn't over by a longshot.
Go Penguins.
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