- Buffalo 5 Montreal 4 (SO): An entertaining matchup between two fast, exciting teams. The Habs came away from this learning a valuable lesson: a two goal lead late in the game isn't safe against the Sabres. This is a team that never quits. Habs fans can breathe easy over the status of Saku Koivu, who scored twice and appeared to have no problems with his left eye. 

- Vancouver 3 Columbus 2: The Jackets also learned not to relax with a two goal lead last night, but they also learned another lesson: goalie Pascal LeClaire can't do it all defensively on his own. His defense spoiled a 41 save performance. LeClaire deserved better.  As for the Canucks, looks like concerns over the Sedins repeating their strong play last season were unfounded, as they've looked impressive in the team's first two games.

- Florida 8 Boston 3: Panthers fans must be positively giddy this morning over the play of Todd Bertuzzi, who had a goal and four points in Florida's demolition of the hapless Bruins. As for the B's, this is one season opener they won't look back on fondly. They were actually in this thing for a while, down 3-2 at one point before giving up five goals.

- New Jersey 4 Carolina 0: It's only early in the season but two things seem apparent: the Devils salary cap antics were no distraction for its roster, and the Hurricanes may be feeling the dreaded Stanley Cup hangover. The 'Canes had a dreadful first period and finding themselves in a 3-0 hole early that they couldn't get out of.

- Anaheim 4 Los Angeles 3: Another entertaining matchup, with two notable stories emerging in this one. First, JS Giguere still wants to be the Ducks starting goalie, turning aside 41 shots for the win. Kings rookie Anze Kopitar had a great start, potting two of his clubs three goals.