Philadelphia, PA -- Simon Gagne scored two goals and Michal Handzus posted a goal and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center. Jon Sim and Turner Stevenson also scored for the Flyers, who rebounded from Wednesday's season-opening loss to the New York Rangers. Antero Niittymaki started in net and stopped 26-of-28 shots. Jamie Langenbrunner and Alexander Mogilny scored goals for the Devils, who were coming off a win over Pittsburgh in their opener. Martin Brodeur, winner of the past two Vezina Trophies, was torched for five goals on 33 shots in the setback.

Peter Bondra and Marian Hossa each had a goal and two assists, while Mike Dunham had 19 saves as Atlanta defeated Washington, 7-3, at MCI Center in the first game of a home-and-home series. After going 0-for-6 while on the power play in its first game, Atlanta was 4- for-8 against Washington, tying a franchise record for most power-play goals in one game. Seven different players scored for the Thrashers, who won for just the second time ever in Washington. Olaf Kolzig stopped 32 shots and Mathieu Biron, Brian Willsie and Andrew Cassels each had a goal for the Capitals, who opened their season with a 3-2 win over Columbus on Wednesday. Alexander Ovechkin added one assist.

Final Score: Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2 (SO)

Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Cory Stillman's shootout goal lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at RBC Center. Stillman also had a goal in regulation for the Hurricanes, who blew a 2-0 lead but won the shootout 1-0 to salvage two points. Eric Staal also had a goal for Carolina, which was playing its home opener after dropping its season debut in Tampa Bay. Rookie goaltender Cam Ward made 28 saves and stopped Mario Lemieux and fellow rookie Sidney Crosby in the shootout, helping the Hurricanes earn their second win in eight home openers. Ziggy Palffy had a goal, but missed the net entirely on his shootout attempt for the Penguins, who remain winless this season but picked up their first point by forcing overtime with two third-period goals.

Final Score: Calgary 3, Columbus 1

Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Daymond Langkow scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and assisted on another score as Calgary downed Columbus 3-1 at Nationwide Arena. Free-agent signee Darren McCarty netted his first Flames goal and Andrew Ference had a pair of assists for Calgary, which rebounded from Wednesday's 6-3 loss at Minnesota on Wednesday to spoil the Blue Jackets' home season opener. Columbus, which was playing without star forward Rick Nash, received 35 saves from Marc Denis in defeat. Nash sat out the contest with a high ankle sprain. The Blue Jackets began their 2004-05 campaign with a 3-2 setback at Washington on Wednesday.

Final Score: Florida 2, Tampa Bay 0

Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - Juraj Kolnik scored with less than three minutes remaining to break a scoreless tie and lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at BankAtlantic Center. Roberto Luongo stopped all 27 shots he faced for Florida, and has yet to yield a goal in its first two games. He now has 25 career shutouts. His counterpart John Grahame, though, was equally stingy through the majority of the contest and finished with 29 saves. But Kolnik's quick shot from against the boards snuck past him to decide the game. Olli Jokinen added an empty-net goal and Jozef Stumpel got credit for the assist on the game-winner, although it was actually a shot gone awry.

Final Score: Buffalo 4, Boston 1

Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Ryan Miller made 35 saves and Buffalo scored a pair of second period goals en route to a 4-1 victory over Boston at HSBC Arena. Maxim Afinogenov, J.P. Dumont, Mike Grier and Ales Kotalik all scored for the Sabres, who put together their second straight strong effort to open the season. Buffalo begin the year Wednesday with a 6-4 decision over the New York Islanders. Andrew Raycroft stopped 37 shots in the loss, the Bruins' second straight to a division opponent to start its 2004-05 campaign. Boston fell 2-1 at home to Montreal on Wednesday.

Final Score: Chicago 6, San Jose 3

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Pavel Vorobiev had two goals and an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks doubled up the San Jose Sharks, 6-3, at the United Center. Chicago first-year player Brent Seabrook finished with four assists, tying franchise records for most points and assists by a rookie in a single game. Tyler Arnason added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who jumped out to a three-goal lead and never looked back. Nikolai Khabibulin made 21 saves in his second game with Chicago since coming over from Tampa Bay during the offseason. Opposing goaltender Vesa Toskala made just 10 stops on 14 tries before being lifted in favor of Evgeni Nabokov in the second period. Marco Sturm, Kyle McLaren and Milan Michalek all scored for San Jose.