PITTSBURGH — Patric Hornqvist had his first playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the New York Rangers 5-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Wednesday night.

Hornqvist added an assist, Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, and backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff did just fine in his first postseason start, finishing with 35 saves. Tom Kuhnhackl also scored for Pittsburgh, which took advantage when New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist left with a facial injury after the first period.

Lundqvist played just 20 minutes after taking a stick to the face from teammate Marc Staal. Antti Raanta was shaky in relief, stopping 16 of 19 shots.

Derek Stepan scored twice for the Rangers but New York never led as its quest to knock the Penguins out of the playoffs for a third straight year got off to an underwhelming start.

LIGHTNING 3, RED WINGS 2: Nikita Kucherov scored twice and Alex Killorn snapped a third-period tie with his 11th career playoff goal, giving host Tampa Bay a victory over Detroit in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Ben Bishop had 34 saves for the defending Eastern Conference champions, who got the winner from Killorn less than two minutes after a potential go-ahead goal was waved off when Detroit Coach Jeff Blashill successfully challenged that Tampa Bay was offside before Victor Hedman scored.

NOTES

WILD: Leading scorer Zach Parise will miss at least the first two games of the playoffs and likely more because of an upper-body injury.

Neither Parise nor fellow forward Thomas Vanek (upper body injury) will travel with the team to Dallas, where Game 1 against the Stars is Thursday.

• The Wild signed Boston College forward Alex Tuch, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2014, to a three-year, entry-level contract starting next season.

Minnesota also signed BC’s Adam Gilmour, a 2012 fourth-round pick, to a two-year deal.

MAPLE LEAFS: Toronto signed forward Nazem Kadri and defenseman Morgan Rielly to new six-year contracts, locking up two potential restricted free agents.

The 25-year-old Kadri led the team with 45 points after signing a one-year deal last summer. The 22-year-old Rielly had career highs this season with nine goals and 27 assists.