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Rapid Reaction: Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

PITTSBURGH -- The Tampa Bay Lightning took an early lead and held on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night at Consol Energy Center.

How it happened: This game featured just about everything. Let's start with the Lightning losing goalie Ben Bishop with what appeared to be a left-knee or left-ankle injury. He was taken off the ice on a stretcher with 7:35 remaining in the first period.