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G Lundqvist (eye) exits Game 1; Pens' Fleury out

Pittsburgh -- Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury did not dress for Game 1 of Pittsburgh's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers Wednesday night, pressing Jeff Zatkoff into duty as the surprise starter.

The Rangers, meanwhile, saw their own starting goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist, exit Wednesday's game after taking a stick near the eye area.

With 48.2 seconds left in the first period of a scoreless game, New York defenseman Marc Staal inadvertently struck Lundqvist in the eye area of his mask while defending against a Pittsburgh forward, sending the netminder to the ice in agony.