Puck Previews: In which Vancouver seeks to avoid panic button

Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (1-0-0) at Vancouver Canucks (0-2-0), 10 p.m. EST. Just two games? Too early for panic? The Canucks fan knows not these qualifiers. They know their team stunk it up in two road games, giving up four power-play goals in nine shorthanded situations. No Mike Commodore(notes) for the BeeJays night, who could be facing a rather surly bunch in the Vancouver home opener.Preview: New York Rangers (1-1-0) at New Jersey Devils (0-1-0), 7 p.m. EST. Your Versus game 'o the night. Devils right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen(notes) will make his NHL debut tonight, as the Devs moved Brendan Shanahan to "non-roster" status. The Rangers penalty kill, which suffered some personnel losses in the summer, is 5-for-6 to start. Henrik Lundqvist(notes) vs. Martin Brodeur(n...