This is an abbreviated report. It seems weekends are more difficult for me to update (Commish Chuck).

Oslo 3, Moscow 2

On only their second powerplay chance, the Devils made good on it, getting a goal from Marc Andre Bergeron that won it for them in the third period. Moscow’s best player was Michal Handzus, who had a goal and an assists, 4 shots and 5 hits.

Bern 4, Madrid 2

The Royals went with Martin Biron in goal against Bern instead of newly acquired Tomas Vokoun and Biron couldn’t get the job done. Ray Whitney, Andy McDonald and Radim Vrbata did the scoring for Bern, with Vrbata adding an empty-netter for his second of the game. Jason Spezza had 3 assists for the Bears.. Joe Pavelski continues to play well for Madrid getting 7 shots and scoring his 17th of the season.

Geneva 5, Berlin 4

Geneva scored twice early, but fell behind after the Smurfs scored four straight goals, and then the Generals caught and overtook the Smurfs in the third period with 3 goals. Chris Kunitz scored a pair for Geneva, giving him an impressive 16 on the season.

Munich 5, Zurich 3

Dan Boyle had a goal and 3 assists to lead the Duns past Zurich.  Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist for Zurich, who were outshot 37-28 by Munich.

London 2, Stockholm 0

Forwards from both teams took the day off as a goalie and two defensemen did most fo the work. Marc Andre Fleury picked up the shutout of the Spartans by making 34 saves, while blueliners Zach Bogosian and Luca Sbisa scored the only goals of the game against Stockholm’s Johan Hedberg. London’s Jake Gardiner was good too, blocking 3 shots and registering 4 hits.

Milan 4, Bratislava 3

Brooks Orpik scored a shothanded goal that was the eventual game-winner for the Guerriero.  Dustin Brown scored a powerplay goal and had two assists. His goal was his 16th of the season,. The highlight for Bratislava was Christian Ehrhoff scoring his first goal of the season.