The Pittsburgh Penguins take a 1-0 series lead with a 5-0 beating of the New York Islanders. A playoff series isn't won in the first night, but it was all systems go tonight for the Pens.

Here's your gamethread for Game 1 of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs!

The three J's of Pensburgh (Jim, James and Justin) weight on on the Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders series with predictions.

A pre-series chat with our rival's blog covering topics of interest to Penguin fans from the Islander perspective.

Based off how the Pittsburgh Penguins are practicing the morning of Game 1, it sure looks like Sidney Crosby will not be in the lineup tonight.

And that's all she wrote...

As these things so often tend to do, the Penguins-Islanders Quarterfinals series will come down to who wins the special teams game. Pittsburgh's PK had better improve on recent postseasons if they want to get out of the first round.

How did Shero's trade acquisitions stack up this season?

The Pensburgh staff takes a stab at the first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs with some predictions and analysis.