Week number two of the NHL season is upon is and for your viewing pleasure eDraft has decided to pick out five games that you should absolutely tune in for. It’s still early and most of these games don’t matter too much. There is something intriguing about each of these games that make them significant.

The full NHL season means that everyone gets to play all over North America and though NBC Sports and the NHL Network typically shove big market teams down our throat, they seem to be getting better at selecting more provocative matchups.

Here are five games this week that you absolutely need to watch:

5. New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST

This could well be a Stanley Cup or Olympic gold medal preview with two of the best goaltenders (Henrik Lundqvist, Sweden vs. Jonathan Quick, United States) in the world going head to head. Last season’s lockout deprived us of these kinds of interconference bonanzas. From an offensive standpoint these are two of the most talented and yet underachieving teams in the NHL. While all signs point to a low scoring affair, the early season defensive intensity says this one will probably be a festival of goals.

4. Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

This early meeting between the two Central Division favorites could be a spicy one as the Blues look to make a statement against the defending champs. Chicago has stumbled out of the gate a bit, including a bad shootout loss at home to Tampa Bay. The Blues have looked every bit the contenders and have won both of their first two games. The two-headed goaltending monster of Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott continues to serve coach Ken Hitchcock well. Expect a hard-hitting playoff-like matchup with these two talented clubs each lookng to send a message.

3. Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, 8 p.m. EST

Both the Senators and Ducks have gotten some love as early season dark-horse favorites and their Sunday night meeting brings Bobby Ryan back the arena that couldn’t wait to trade him out of town. Ryan has gotten off to an inauspicious start but could have some spring in his step going up against his former mates from Orange County.  The Ducks have looked sluggish from the start but don’t expect them to send out the welcome wagon for their old pal.

2. Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins, Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

After all those years in Montreal torturing the Bruins and their fans, Patrick Roy is sure to get a “warm” reception from the TD Garden faithful. There is a distinct possibility that the first year coach could be undefeated if his Avs can get past Toronto on Tuesday night. The Bruins look as strong as any team so far after a systematic dismantling of Detroit on Saturday night. Tuukka Rask has looked dominant so far and could have some extra motivation to shutdown the iconic Roy’s Avalanche.

1. New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks. Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

New Jersey and Vancouver are hardly rivals but the return of Cory Schneider to face the team that traded him out of town will certainly raise some eyebrows. The Canucks returned Roberto Luongo to the starting ranks and he’ll have a chance to show his employers that they made a great decision. At the other end of the ice you can bet that Schneider will be given the start to show his mettle as well.