PITTSBURGH – Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.
Evgeni Malkin extended his points streak to seven games with a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh.
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Game 2 is Friday night.
Tomas Vokoun stopped 35 shots to win his third straight start and top-seeded Pittsburgh never trailed.
Colin Greening scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson made 26 saves but Ottawa had no answer for Pittsburgh’s power play.
The Penguins are 9 of 24 with the man advantage through seven playoff games, best of the eight teams remaining in the post-season.
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