Berlin 5, Helsinki 3 – No one is happy Logan Couture suffered a substantial shoulder injury 10 games ago in the eighth game of the year for the Berlin Smurfs, but there is someone who has benefited. Czech-born David Krejci has been the undisputed first line center in Couture’s absence and he has been the…
Zurich 3, Prague 2 – Janne Niskala’s first EURO goal came on the powerplay and was the difference for his Zurich Lions, who also got goals from Alexander Radulov and Jussi Jokinen. Friday’s loss in Zurich aside, it is easy to see that offense isn’t why Prague Sparta is squarely in the basement of the Demitra…
Paris 3, St. Petersburg 2 Les Rouges Eiffels took a one-goal lead into the third period, killed off 4 penalties, and still outshot their guests 18-7 that period to earn a win. Paris is now 9-5-2 and in 5th place overall, hardly looking like a team that missed the playoffs in Season 1. Corey Perry…
Minsk 5, Bratislava 3 The Minsk Hussars haven’t been winning too much this season and their 4-11-1 record has them stuck in last place overall. They ended a 10-game losing streak Wednesday by beating Bratislava, the team that started the losing streak three weeks earlier. What’s different about the Minsk that lost 4-3 to the…
With Bryan Little and Zach Parise on his wings, Ryan Getzlaf of Prague is off and running with the lead in the EURO scoring race. Four goals and 22 assists have him with 26 points through 15 games. He is 3 points ahead of Oslo center Pavel Datsyuk and 4 ahead of a pack of…
Athens 4, Paris 3 The Athens Greeks meant business when Monday’s game in Paris began and captain David Backes led the charge. Eighteen shots poured in on Paris goalie Jose Theodore in the first period and by the time that period was over, it was 4-0 Greeks. After Erik Condra opened the scoring, Backes followed…
Weekend Wrap-up Sunday Games Edinburgh 3, Belfast 2 (OT-SO) – Matt Duchene’s shorthanded goal tied it for the home town Giants, but Rick Nash and Sidney Crosby were stopped by Ilya Bryzgalov in the shootout. Derek Stepan scored in the first period and in the shootout. Victor Hedman blocked 5 shots for Belfast but accounted…
Dublin 3, Stockholm 1 The Fighting Irish jumped over two teams into seventh place in the Northern Conference Friday. Evander Kane scored twice and Ryan Kesler added his 8th of the season to lead Dublin. Kane leads the team in shots and is tied for third in scoring while Kesler leads the team in scoring…
By ZorbaAthens Mounaki With 12 games under their belts, it is time we take a look at the EURO rookies and see how they are all doing. Who has surprised and who has disappointed. First lets take a look at our rookies by the numbers and see who is leading in the stats column. ROOKIE…
Copenhagen 3, Belfast 1 Kevin Dallman scored his first EURO League goal and added an assist, Jonas Hiller out-dueled Ondrej Pavelec in goal, and the Giants took 11 penalties. The result was the Tridents’ 11th win in 13 games this season. If you were to look over the team statistics pages for the EURO League…
