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No. 2 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 7 Ottawa Senators

Pittsburgh wins, 4-0

Series Recap

Game 1

Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 0
Marc-Andre Fleury stops 26 shots to record the Penguins' first playoff shutout since 2001. Evgeni Malkin scores a goal and sets up two. Gary Roberts, who missed most of the season with a broken leg, nets two. Play gets physical in the third period when Ottawa's Wade Redden roughs up Sidney Crosby.
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Game 2

Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 3
Ryan Malone scores twice, including the go-ahead goal on the power play with 62 seconds remaining in the game. Sidney Crosby finishes with four assists, Evgeni Malkin posts three and Petr Sykora also scores twice. Shean Donovan, Cory Stillman and Cody Bass score for the Sens, who come back from a 3-0 deficit.
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Game 3

Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1
Inspired by the return of captain Daniel Alfredsson, the Senators take the lead early in the second period on a goal by Nick Foligno. But the Penguins respond with four unanswered goals. Sidney Crosby gives Pittsburgh the lead for good when he scores 12 seconds into the third.
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Game 4

Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 1
Jarkko Ruutu scores the deciding goal with 4:32 remaining in the second period when he spins in the low slot and backhands the puck between Martin Gerber's pads. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby also score for Pittsburgh, which completes its first series sweep since defeating Chicago in the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Series MVP
Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury
Fleury	What a difference a year makes. Fleury, who struggled in his playoff debut against the Senators in 2007, turned in a near-flawless performance this postseason. The Penguins goaltender backstopped his team to its first sweep since 1992 and set a team record for fewest goals allowed in a series with five. He was perfect against Ottawa's Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza and later Daniel Alfredsson, holding one of hockey's most dominant trios scoreless.

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Game 4: Pittsburgh gets revenge for its playoff loss to Ottawa last year. (Getty Images)

At a Glance
Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart \| Stats \| History	Ottawa Senators Depth Chart \| Stats \| History

Series Schedule
Date	Location	Time
Apr 9	at Pittsburgh	7 p.m.
Apr 11	at Pittsburgh	7 p.m.
Apr 14	at Ottawa	7 p.m.
Apr 16	at Ottawa	7 p.m.

Season Series
Ottawa wins, 3-1
Date	Result
Nov 22	Pittsburgh 6, Ottawa 5 (SO)	Recap
Dec 13	Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1	Recap
Feb 23	Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT)	Recap
Mar 1	Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4	Recap

Expert Picks
Expert	Pick	Why?
		Goldstein: Goaltending matters and Penguins have a big advantage there.
		Cimilluca: No team wanted out of the playoffs more than Ottawa. This is their chance.
		Brown: Losing Alfredsson and Fisher will be too much for Ottawa to overcome.
		Cercel: Unlike last year, Crosby and Malkin will get it done this time.
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