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TW LW Team Our Take
1 1
(2-1-0) 		Coach Bruce Boudreau is so upset at losing the season opener he had a video meeting with the players prior to Game 2. Talk about feeling the pressure early.
2 9
(2-0-0) 		Pavel Datsyuk can kiss the Lady Byng Trophy goodbye. He got into a fight with Anaheim's Corey Perry - and did quite well for himself.
3 2
(1-0-1) 		Roberto Luongo played superbly in the season opener against L.A., especially in OT when the Kings outshot the home team 6-0.
4 7
(1-0-1) 		Two goals in two games for captain Joe Thornton. Apparently he likes wearing the 'C'.
5 6
(2-0-1) 		The Flyers unveil a great young goaltender in Sergei Bobrovsky and then they don't play him in Game 2, a 2-1 loss to St. Louis. Go figure.
6 8
(1-0-0) 		Steven Stamkos picks up where he left off last season scoring two goals and adding an assist in a 5-3 win over Atlanta.
7 22
(2-0-0) 		If you missed Jordan Eberle's first NHL goal, then you may have missed the best goal you'll see this season.
8 23
(2-0-0) 		A couple of role players, Clarke MacArthur and Tim Brent, lead the Maple Leafs to a pair of wins over rivals Montreal and Ottawa.
9 20
(2-0-0) 		Goaltender Cam Ward looks like he's in mid-season form in leading the Hurricanes to two wins overseas.
10 29
(2-0-0) 		Captain Brendan Morrow flexes his muscles with three goals in the Stars' first two games.
11 15
(1-1-0) 		Paul Stastny's OT goal gives the Avs a season-opening win over the defending champs from Chicago.
12 5
(1-1-1) 		Stanley Cup hangover? Not really. The new-look Hawks were at least competitive in their first two games together.
13 3
(1-2-0) 		Opening the season 0-2 at their new arena could not have been part of the script the Penguins had hoped to follow.
14 4
(0-2-1) 		Wow, 11 goals against! Not only that, Ilya Kovalchuk doesn't score in the Devils first two games. Yikes!
15 10
(1-1-0) 		The Kings get even younger as they try to climb into the group of bona fide Stanley Cup contenders.
16 12
(1-1-0) 		Nathan Horton pays immediate dividends with three goals and four points in two games.
17 19
(1-1-0) 		Rookie Derek Stepan lives out every kid's fantasy scoring a hat trick in his NHL debut.
18 24
(2-0-0) 		Former Leafs Brad Boyes, Carlo Colaiacovo and Alex Steen all have a hand in the Blues beating the Flyers 2-1.
19 17
(1-0-0) 		A three-goal second period lifts the Preds to a win over Anaheim.
20 21
(1-1-0) 		Sophomore Evander Kane pops a pair in the Thrashers season-opening win over Washington.
21 27
(1-1-0) 		The Flames bounce back from a humiliating 4-0 loss to Edmonton to beat the Kings handily.
22 16
(1-1-0) 		Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov plays superbly in Phoenix's first two games of the year earning a split with Boston in Prague.
23 13
(1-1-0) 		Injuries to the defence take a toll on the Habs coming out of the gate.
24 14
(1-2-0) 		Derek Roy scores three goals in the Sabres first two games.
25 25
(1-1-0) 		The Blue Jackets lose 3-2 to the Sharks and then bounce back to beat San Jose by the same score - in overtime.
26 26
(0-1-1) 		Expectations are not high for the Wild this season, but Minnesota plays quite well in first two games against Carolina in Finland.
27 28
(1-0-1) 		Veteran Doug Weight chips in with a goal and two assists, but the Isles fall a goal short in a 5-4 loss to Dallas.
28 30
(0-2-0) 		Newcomer Marty Reasoner scores both goals in a season-opening 3-2 loss to the upstart Oilers.
29 18
(0-3-0) 		No Niedermayer. No Pronger. No points in two games for the Ducks who are out-scored 8-1 in two games.
30 11
(0-2-1) 		The Sens drop their first two games of the year, but at least Jason Spezza is back and scoring.
 

Ah, the first week of the NHL season. Nobody ever won the Stanley Cup in Week 1, but there's no denying getting off to a good start can be very encouraging, especially for teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers who were not expected to accomplish much this year.

Enjoy it while it lasts.



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