On a night where rookie Nathan Walker made history by becoming the first ever Australian-born NHL player, Karl Alzner returned to Washington for the first time since signing with the Canadiens, and the home season began at Capital One Arena, fans had more delicious story lines to choose from than a John Grisham cookbook.
Here's Saturday night's Plus/Minus:
Plus: Ovechkin must be from a planet no closer to Earth than Jupiter or Saturn. Much, much more on him below.
Minus: Tough to pick one.