Malkin's goal keys Pens win over Montreal

Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 1:16 into the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves for his fourth NHL playoff shutout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-0 win over the host Montreal Canadiens last night and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Malkin took Sergei Gonchar's pass and fired a one-timer from the right side past Jaroslav Halak to give the Penguins a 1-0 edge.

Alex Goligoski also assisted on Malkin's fifth goal of the playoffs, but first since Game 4 of the Penguins' first-round win against Ottawa. Pascal Dupuis scored into an empty net with 15 seconds remaining.

Fleury slid across to make a left pad stop on Michael Cammalleri's shot from the right side with 7:33 remaining. He stuck out his right pad to thwart Tomas Plekanec's redirection on Cammalleri's centering feed during a Canadiens power play late in the third.

Halak stopped 23 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost seven of eight playoff games at home, including three of four this year.

Veteran right winger Bill Guerin didn't play for the Penguins, who were already without center Jordan Staal for a second straight game. Guerin has an undisclosed injury and is listed as day to day. Mark Letestu made his playoff debut on the Penguins' fourth line with Tyler Kennedy and Matt Cooke.

Can Boucher deliver?

Ten years after the Flyers counted on Brian Boucher to help bail them out of an 0-2 playoff hole, they're need their goalie to deliver again. Boucher was in the net the last time - and one of only two times in team history - Philadelphia rallied from an 0-2 hole to win a round. He'll get the start against visiting Boston in Game 3 Wednesday with the Flyers facing the same deficit.

- AP