Penguins Draw First Blood

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"I wasn't as concerned about the shutout as I was about winning the game," said Tugnutt. "Whether it's 5-4 or 2-0, it's the same thing to me."

The Penguins have never beaten the Flyers in a playoff series and had lost 16 consecutive games in Philadelphia. Last time they did it on Feb. 13, 1994.

"We told ourselves, 'Let's not give ourselves negative thoughts by thinking we can't win here,'" Tugnutt said. "If we won here, we wouldn't have to hear anymore we can't win here."

Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka scored for the Penguins, who were outshot 28-14 in the game.

"Of course, it means a lot that we won in Philadelphia," Jagr said. "Still, it's only 1-0. They can easily win four in a row, and they're going to come out hard in Game 2."

Game 2 is on Saturday at Philadelphia.

"We played into their hands. We weren't really sharp," Rick Tocchet said. "We were a little lackadaisical on some plays in the corner. There were some loose pucks we didn't get."

"But it's only one game," the Flyers' John LeClair said. "We weren't going to win four straight. That's a pretty good team over there."