PITTSBURGH (AP) - After 43 years of trekking to the familiar old Civic Arena to play in Pittsburgh, the rival Flyers knew nothing about the Penguins' new arena.

Turns out it wasn't a competitive disadvantage at all. The Flyers didn't know the new building, but the Penguins knew nothing about the Flyers' new goalie.Sergei Bobrovsky, the youngest goalie to start a Flyers opener, upstaged the arena's debut with an excellent one of his own. He weathered a flurry of shots over the first two periods, then shook off two goals in the third with a 29-save performance as the Flyers beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Thursday night."It wasn't anything too extraordinary," Bobrovsky said. "I wasn't too nervous. I was ready for this."Bobrovsky was 9-22-3 with a sub-3.00 goals-against average for Novokvznetsk of Russia's KHL last season."I never see this guy play, never met him," Penguins star Evgeni Malkin said. "It's a little bit harder when you don't know how he plays, nothing about him."With Flyers starter Michael Leighton hurt, coach Peter Laviolette chose Bobrovsky over the experienced Brian Boucher because he played well during the preseason.His strong play allowed the Flyers to open a 2-0 lead on goals by Danny Briere and Blair Betts.