Predators oust Wings

David Legwand scored 13 seconds into the third period, and the Nashville Predators advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 on Friday night.

The fourth-seeded Predators capped a season in which they finished ahead of their Central Division rival for the first time by beating the Red Wings for the first time in their third playoff series. Nashville made it even sweeter by handing the Red Wings their earliest postseason departure since a six-game first-round loss to Edmonton in 2006.

Legwand added an assist, and Alexander Radulov also had a goal and assist for Nashville. The team that scored first won each game, and that was Nashville again.

Penguins 3, Flyers 2: Steve Sullivan, Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored and host Pittsburgh fended off elimination with a comeback victory over Philadelphia in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves - including a series of big stops in the third period - to help Pittsburgh cut Philadelphia's lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.

Game 6 is Sunday in Philadelphia.