St. Petersburg 3, Moscow 0
The Red Stars snapped out of a three-game losing streak and got revenge for a loss to Moscow a week earlier. Pekka Rinne shut out Spartak, but had a lot of help from his mates. They outshot Moscow 33-17. Jarome Iginla, who came into the game with just 2 points, scored his first goal of the season and added an assist. Brad Richards and Vladimir Sobotka also scored. Willie Mitchell of the Stars and Filip Kuba did a lot of hitting in the game, Mitchell winning that mini contest 7-6.
Prague 5, Minsk 4
After Eric Brewer’s two goals got his Prague teammates going, Minsk fought hard to tie the game in the third period, only to have Michael Ryder score to win it for Sparta. Ryan Miller made 29 saves and was a big reason Prague win the game. Minsk got a nice game from its fourth line. Mattias Olimb, Magnus Paajarvi and Jacob Josefson combined for 2 goals and were plus 2 as a unit in 12 minutes of ice time.
Helsinki 3, Copenhagen 1
Helsinki’s penalty killers and its top line got the job done in front od the home fans on Sunday. Not only did Dainus Zubrus, Paul Stastny Brad Marchand and Jarret Stoll help stop all 7 Copenhagen powerplays, Zubrus also produced a goal while shorthanded to put his team up 2-0. Stastny, who assisted on the Zubrus goal as well as on Ryan Smyth’s 4th of the season, put the puck into an empty net to give him a 3-point night. Teddy Purcell was the only Trident to score, and he ruined Henrik Lundquist’s shutout with just 1)9 to play.
Madrid 3, Geneva 2 (OT)
Joe Pavelski scored his 4th of the season after taking a pass from Erik Karlsson and the Madrid Royals put away the Generals in overtime. Geneva looked like they had things in control early, riding goals by defensemen Brad Stuart and Greg Zanon in the first period. But Madrid fought back to tie it on goals by Brayden Coburn and Ryan Johanson, both of whom hadn’t scored yet this year. Tomas Vokoun of Madrid made 31 saves, while Geneva’s Kari Lehtonen stopped 29 shots.
Athens 6, Berlin 5
The fans in Berlin, 19,919 of them,were treated to 11 goals on Sunday, but they would have been much happier without any two of the six Athens scored. The Greeks jumped out in front on goals by David Backes and Erik Condra, but Smurf defensemen Brian Campbell and Alexander Edler scored to tie it. Athens regained their two-goal thanks to Patrick Dwyer and rookie Vadim Shipachyov, but Campbell scored again and Nick Bonino added one to tie it again late in the second period. Athens went back to the same recipe and scored two more, with Scott Hartnell and T.J. Oshie beating Mika Kiprusoff before the second period was over. Berlin broke the pattern and answered back with only one more goal against goalie Corey Crawford. Matt Read scored his 4th of the season, but it still left the Smurfs short. Backes had 5 hits and 2 blocked shots for Athens in addition to a goal and an assist. Campbell was almost as impressive for Berlin, scoring the two goals and being credited with 4 hits and 1 block.
Bratislava 4, Dublin 2
Special teams made the difference in Ireland. Dublin took five minor penalties early in the game and Bratislava took five themselves late in the game, but the Eagles capitalized. Rookie Milan Gulas and Franz Nielsen scored powerplay goals int he first period and Kyle Brodziak put a long shot into an empty net in the dying seconds of the game with teammate Dave Schlemko in the penalty box. Tom Wandell scored his first two goals of the season for the Irish, with Jason Arnott, a former Eagle, assisting on both. Zdeno Chara and Craig Anderson were also factors in the win for Bratislava, with Anderson playing a steady game in goal and making 28 saves. Chara logged 30 minutes of ice time collecting an assist, 5 hits and 3 blocked shots.
