Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Alex Kovalev and Arron Asham scored 18 seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-0, in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal from Consol Energy Center. . Marc-Andre Fleury, the Easts only starting goaltender to have won a Stanley Cup, made 14 of his 32 saves in the first period for the Penguins. Fleury made some good saves, said Lightning center Steven Stamkos. It seemed like we were one or two feet from the rebound every time, we just werent in the exact position to convert. Pittsburgh is the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive season and narrowly missed out on the Atlantic Division crown, challenging Philadelphia until the final weekend, despite losing Sidney Crosby (concussion) and Evgeni Malkin (knee) to injury for most of the second half. Crosby continues to practice with the team, but has not been cleared for contact. Malkin, meanwhile, underwent season-ending surgery in February. In-season acquisition Dwayne Roloson stopped 37 shots for Tampa Bay, which -- under first-year general manager Steve Yzerman and rookie head coach Guy Boucher -- is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2007. Kovalev broke the scoreless tie at the 6:05 mark of the third. Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina gloved the puck around the boards, but Pittsburgh rearguard Paul Martin stepped up to keep it in the Tampa Bay zone. James Neal collected the disc at the left point and made a slap-pass to an uncovered Kovalev, who converted the feed from below the right circle. Moments later, Asham, celebrating his 33rd birthday, faked a slap shot and circled behind the Tampa Bay net before scoring on a wraparound after his initial shot was blocked by a Lightning defender. [Kovalevs goal] gave us a big confidence boost, Asham said. Then I got a lucky one right after that. Were not getting ahead of ourselves. 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German veteran Tommy Haas beat seventh-seeded countryman Florian Mayer 6-1, 6-4 to set up a semifinal showdown with Marin Cilic of Croatia, who defeated Albert Ramos of Spain 6-4, 7-6 (5).CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NBA legend Michael Jordan believes he could beat LeBron James in a one-on-one basketball game when he was in his prime. Hes not sure about Kobe Bryant. In a video promoting the NBA 2K14 video game that was released Tuesday, Jordan said theres a long list of players he wouldve liked to have played one-on-one -- Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Julius Erving, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Bryant and James, who dons the cover of this years game. "I dont think I would lose," Jordan said in the video, before smiling and adding, "Other than to Kobe Bryant because he steals all of my moves." Responded James: "MJ said that?" 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