Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins complete the sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Scotiabank Place.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist and Evgeni Malkin and Jarkko Ruutu each had a goal as the Penguins won a playoff series for the first time since downing Buffalo in the 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals.

In addition, it was the Penguins' first sweep of an opponent since beating Chicago in four straight to capture the Stanley Cup in 1992.

Cory Stillman scored the lone goal while Martin Gerber gave up two goals on 33 shots for the Senators, who failed in their bid to make a second-straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Other Wednesday Night Playoff Results

NY Rangers 5, New Jersey 3 (Rangers lead series 3-1)

Marc Staal scored the game-winning goal with 3:13 remaining in regulation, lifting the New York Rangers over the New Jersey Devils, 5-3, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden.

Scott Gomez had a pair of tallies, while Chris Drury and Martin Straka each added a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have taken a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves. Patrik Elias scored twice, while Mike Mottau also lit the lamp for the Devils, who sit on the brink of elimination.

Martin Brodeur stopped 34-of-38 shots in defeat. The series will shift back to Jersey for Friday's Game 5 matchup at the Prudential Center.

Nashville 3, Detroit 2 (Series tied 2-2)

Shea Weber had a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators evened up their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 at the Sommet Center.

Dan Hamhuis and Greg de Vries each lit the lamp for the Predators while Dan Ellis was strong in the win as he stopped 39 shots.

Pavel Datsyuk scored both goals while Dominik Hasek gave up all three goals on 14 shots in the loss for the Red Wings.

Chris Osgood replaced Hasek in net early in the second period and stopped all 13 shots he faced. The action moves back to Detroit where Game 5 will take place on Friday.