The New York Islanders will be without two key players tonight when they visit Washington for their first road game of the 2010-11 season. The Caps are huge -300 favorites on Bodog’s NHL odds.

The Islanders enter off a 6-4 win over the New York Rangers in which they played without forward John Tavares, their stellar rookie from a year ago. Tavares, who had 24 goals a year ago, sustained what the team calls a minor concussion in Saturday night’s season opener against Dallas. The 2009 No. 1 overall pick is hoping to get back by this weekend. Meanwhile, the Isles won’t have defenseman James Wisniewski for the next two games after he was suspended for two games for making an obscene gesture to New York Rangers forward Sean Avery during Monday's game.

The Islanders enter this game leading the league in goals per game (scoring five of 10 on the power play), a stat the Capitals led the NHL in last season. Blake Comeau has been the star so far for New York with three goals and an assist.

The Caps are 2-1, having beaten Ottawa 3-2 in overtime on Monday. Alex Ovechkin's goal with 31.1 seconds left was the winner. It was Ovechkin's eighth overtime goal in his six seasons in the NHL, tying him with Saku Koivu and Daniel Sedin for the league high in OT tallies over that stretch. It was already Ovechkin’s third goal of the season. Caps starting goalie Semyon Varlamov remains out with a groin injury,

The Islanders have gone 1-2-1 in the clubs' last four meetings, three of which have gone in to overtime.

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It’s obviously too early in the NHL season to make any blanket statements, but the Toronto Maple Leafs already look improved over the past few seasons. The Leafs have opened the season with home wins over Montreal and Ottawa but now get their first road test of the season at the Pittsburgh Penguins. And Pittsburgh is a -165 favorite on Bodog’s NHL odds.

While a 2-0 start might not sound like much, it’s the first time Toronto has won the first two games of a season in 11 years. And last October this team had all of one win and started 0-7-1. There is now only one NHL team left that hasn't won its first two games of a season in the 21st century. That's the Blackhawks, who haven't started a season with consecutive wins since 1996-97. The Leafs haven’t started 3-0 since 1999-2000, the last time they won the Northeast Division title. J-S Giguere has been tremendous, having allowed just three goals so far and the penalty-kill unit is a perfect 7-for-7.

The Penguins dropped the first two games in their new Consol Energy Center home, but got into the victory column on Monday with a 3-1 win at New Jersey. So far Penguins defensemen have more points (10) than the team's forwards (9). Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each have just one point so far. Two defensemen are questionable tonight: Brooks Orpik (undisclosed) and Zbynek Michalek (right shoulder). Orpik missed the Devils’ game and Michalek was injured in that one. Pittsburgh won three of the four matchups with Toronto last season.

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Two pointless clubs remain in the NHL, the Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers, but only one of them has an excuse. After starting relatively late (they didn't play their first game until Saturday), the Panthers found themselves on the road in the unwelcoming Northwest. Not exactly the easiest way of getting into a routine.

The Ducks, on the other hand, have no such justification for their poor performance. Through the first three games of the 2010-11 season, Anaheim has gone 0-3, with just two goals for and 13 against. In losses to the Red Wings, Predators and Blues, the Ducks have struggled epicly.

With a Wednesday night match up scheduled against the Vancouver Canucks, will this be the day the Ducks finally show at least some signs of life. Superstar center Ryan Getzlaf is back in action for Anaheim, along with Corey Perry and recently resigned Bobby Ryan. Now the team must simply wait for the offense (and defense) to start clicking.

The Canucks aren't exactly easy fodder, but if Anaheim can put forth a solid effort, a win, or at least a point, is not out of the question. The Bodog Sportsbook gives the Vancouver Canucks 8/1 odds of winning the Stanley Cup. The Ducks, in contrast, come in at just 35/1.

Naturally the Canucks are favored with a moneyline of -140 compared to one of +120 for Anaheim.

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The New Jersey Devils just can't seem to put this whole Ilya Kovalchuk/salary cap fiasco behind them. On Tuesday it was announced that the NHL Players' Association would look into the team's recent failure to field a full-sized roster due to salary limitations.

You see, the Devils aren't exactly hard up for cash, just players to fill their bench. With forward Brian Rolston and defenceman Anton Volchenkov injured, and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond suspended, the club didn't have the minimum amount of skaters required by the NHL. Given their absurdly tight budget as a result of their having too much money tied up in too few players, they were unable to sign or call up another person without going over the salary cap.

Things don't look so hot in New Jersey these days, and that's without considering the fact that they've started their season 0-2-1. With Stanley Cup odds coming in at 15/1, according to the Bodog Sportsbook, it will be a miracle they even live up to people's expectations, let alone surpass them.

The New Jersey Devils are next in action on Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres. Will the team have their personnel issues sorted out by then? Even if they do, will it be enough to take down a Sabres franchise hungry to win one at home in honor of injured Jason Pomnville?

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