Although missing their captain, the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins were as good as advertised in winning the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series. The Penguins look to ride that momentum and secure a 2-0 advantage on Friday, when they host the eighth-seeded New York Islanders. Pascal Dupuis scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury registered his sixth career postseason shutout to tie Tom Barrasso for the franchise record in Wednesday's 5-0 triumph in Game 1.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were set to welcome captain Sidney Crosby back from injury Friday for game two of their NHL first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. Canadian superstar Crosby had been sidelined since his jaw was broken when he took a puck to the face in a regular-season game against the Islanders on March 30. He required surgery to repair a broken jaw and dental damage. At the time of his injury, Crosby was leading the league in scoring with 15 goals and 41 assists in 36 games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 Saturday at the Boston Garden arena to clinch the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference standings. Jussi Jokinen scored a goal and had two assists for the Penguins who have won six straight games and 21 of their last 23. The game was supposed to be played Friday but had to be postponed because of the massive manhunt in downtown Boston and the surrounding suburbs for the remaining suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon blasts. The suspect was arrested by police on Friday.

Results and standings after Saturday's matches in the NBA: Minnesota 105, Phoenix 93 Memphis 87, LA Clippers 91 Orlando 88, Boston 120 Charlotte 95, Milwaukee 85 Standings (w l pct gb) Eastern Conference Atlantic Division New York Knicks 52 27 .658 --- Brooklyn Nets 47 32 .595 5 Boston 41 39 .512 11 1/2 Philadelphia 32 47 .405 20 Toronto 31 48 .392 21 Central Division Indiana 49 30 .620 --- Chicago 43 36 .544 6 Milwaukee 37 43 .463 12 1/2