Carolina 2 - Montreal 1

The defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell centre yesterday by the score of 2-1. Goaltender Cam Ward closed the door and made every save once his team took the 2-1 lead. David Aebisher picked up the loss.

Montreal head coach, Guy Carbonneau scratched Sergei Samsonov from the lineup and Samsonov asked the organization to trade him. The only response from GM Bob Gainey was that they submitted Samsonov name to the waivers... any team that wants him can now have him for the value of his 3.5 millions$ contract per season.

No team has claimed Samsonov to this date....