Dublin 5, Paris 3
Paris controlled the game early, scoring on their first powerplay opportunity and opening up a 2-0 lead, but Dublin reeled off five straight goals to leave France with two points. Tim Gleason had a great game for the Fighting Irish, leading all skaters with 3 points, and dishing out 5 hits while being a plus 2. Teammate Ryan Kesler scored 2 goals and Tim Thomas stopped 33 Paris shots. While Alexander Semin led Les Rouges Eiffels in shots with 5, the other Russian in Paris had a decidedly forgettable evening. Evgeni Malkin had zero shots on goal in 25 minutes of ice time and he lost 15 of the 23 faceoffs he took. On top of that, when his teammates were hoping he’d provide a spark at the end of the game for a possible comeback, Malkin instead ran Jay Harrison into the boards and was assessed a five-minute penalty for checking from behind. Dublin and Paris have already played each other 4 times this season. Paris won the first two, but Dublin took the most recent two.
Madrid 5, London 4 (overtime)
Jeff Carter’s 8th goal gave Madrid the win in overtime and the extra point in the standings. Madrid is now 5th overall. Carter’s game-winner also gave him the hat trick. He scored twice in the first period as he, Henrik Sedin and Gabriel Landeskog were really showing good chemistry. In overtime, when it’s 4 on 4, Landeskog was on the bench so Sergei Gonchar had a chance to get an assist as part of the scoring play. Royals defenseman Mark Streit scored twice in the third period to give Madrid a 4-3 lead, but while London was killing a penalty, Tyler Seguin and Michael Grabner’s tremendous speed resulted in a dramatic shorthanded goal to send it to overtime with just one second left on the clock.
Minsk 5, St. Petersburg 2
Carey Wilson more than doubled his goal total on Saturday. Wilson came to St. Petersburg with 2 goals and left with 5 on the season. He scored a goal in each period on Saturday, his last going into an open net as the Lynx were desperately trying to work their way to a tie for 16,665 home fans. Jakub Voracek also scored for the Hussars, as did fourth-line winger Eric Fehr, who notched his first EURO goal. St. Petersburg can point the finger of blame at the top five of forwards Brad Richards, James Neal and Erik Cole, and defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Brent Burns. While they won faceoffs and got 13 shots on the Minsk net, they neglected their defensive duties and all wound up minus 3. Burns had 3 hits and 2 blocked shots, but the other four combined had 0 hits and 2 blocks.
Geneva 4, Munich 2
Both goalies were busy as Geneva’s Kari Lehtonen won the duel over Munich’s Jonathan Quick in a Schloder Division showdown. Both teams had played the night before, but their legs seemed just fine, as the Duns outshot the Generals 43-41. The game was tied at the end of both the first and second periods, but Geneva gutted it out more in the third period, getting two goals from the second line of Mike Fisher, Nick Foligno and Teemu Selanne. The victory puts Geneva in 8th place in the very tight Southern Conference, but they are only 2 points out of second place.
Stockholm 3, Belfast 1
The Spartans scored a goal in each period and outshot the Giants 36-15. Daniel Cleary scored his 7th of the season, Miko Koivo his 4th and Loui Eriksson his 2nd. Stockholm’s Keaton Ellerby was very noticeable, doling out 5 hits and getting assists on two goals. He was also a plus 3. Belfast forward Mattias Tedenby scored in the first period to tie the score and keep Johan Hedberg from getting a shutout. Despite the fact Belfast has the worst record in the EURO, the fans keep coming to the games. On Saturday, 22,500 watched Stockholm bottle up Sid Crosby. Sid was unable to get even one shot on goal in 26 minutes of play.
Oslo 6, Edinburg 2
After Jimmy Howard started the first 10 games in goal for Oslo, Jhonas Enroth got the start Saturday and his teammates responded with a strong team effort. Six Devils scored two points and while Edinburgh had the advantage in shots, Enroth was solid, stopping 29 shots. Oslo’s Marc-Andre Bergeron was the first star. He was plus 3, had a goal and an assist, as well as 2 hits and a blocked shot. Oslo jumped over Edinburgh in the middle of both the Ahearne Division and the Northern Conference standings.
