Marc-Andre Fleury made 49 saves, as the Penguins won their best-of-7, first-round series with Columbus in Game 5, 5-2, on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena.
Bryan Rust scored twice in the second period, after Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead on a goal from Phil Kessel in the first. Sidney Crosby and Scott Wilson scored for the Penguins in the third period, and Evgeni Malkin had three assists. He leads the playoffs with 11 points.
The Penguins advanced to the second round, where they will play the Washington Capitals or Toronto Maple Leafs.
