Oslo 4, St. Petersburg 2 – It was a close game, but Oslo’s early momentum was enough to see them through to the victory at home. Mikhail Grabovski of Oslo was the first star withe a goal and 2 assists. All his points came on powerplays that gave the Outlaws a 3-0 through the first half of the game. Mats Zuccarello of St. Petersburg hurt his team twice with penalties. On his minor penalty in the first period, Oslo opened and the scoring and when he took a major penalty in the second period, the Outlaws scored two more goals.
Gothenburg 3, Zurich 1 – Gothenburg played a solid game, keeping Zurich’s potent offensive players in check and capitalizing on their opportunities. Eric Staal, Carl Hagelin and Beau Bennett scored for the Devils, one in each period, and Pekka Rinne was solid in goal, making 27 saves. Both teams are now 2-3-0.
Madrid 4, Berlin 3 – Gabriel Landeskog was the spark plug for the Royals as they overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit and roared into the lead in the second period. Landeskog had 7 shots and 2 goals, with linemates Chris Stewart and Derek Stepan getting 2 assists each. Madrid has only lost one of its first 5 games.
Belfast 3, Lisbon 2 – Belfast remained unbeaten, but they really shouldn’t have won in Lisbon on Tuesday. The Giants scored twice on just 5 shots in the second period to take a 3-1 lead into the third period, where Jonathan Quick was Superman. Belfast got into major penalty trouble in that period and were shorthanded for most of the final 14:15. The Lisbon powerplay units were working well and their team was able to outshoot Belfast 26-3 in that period. John Tavares did sbeat Quick once on the powerplay, but that was it.
Paris 4, Athens 2 – Four different players scored goals as Paris left Athens with a regulation-time victory. The only players to score more than one point were Mikko Koivu of Paris and Athens’ Ryan O’Reilly and Jason Pominville. Koivu also won 16 of 26 faceoffs for the Rouge Eiffels.
Dublin 5, Copenhagen 2 – Brian Elliott and Evander Kane were the main reasons the Fighting Irish were able to win on the road. Elliott stopped 40 of 42 Copenhagen shots and Kane scored two goals and had 6 shots on net. The Tridents scored first when Joe Pavelski beat Elliott while penalty killing, but Dublin scored the next 4 goals to put it out of reach.
