Kalyuzhny has monster game for Lisbon

Lisbon 6, Munich 0 – Former Moscow Spartak forward Alexei Kalyuzhny racked up 5 points as Lisbon easily turned away visiting Munich. Kalyuzhny scored his 3rd goal of the season and had 4 assists in the game to give him 17 so far this season as a third-line center. He should easily surpass his personal…

Enstrom’s 4-point game has him 4th in Dman scoring

Bern 6, Prague 1 – Tobias Enstrom was about all the Bears needed Monday to beat the visiting Wolf Pack. Enstrom, 31, has been an important member of the team since Season 1, teaming with Brent Seabrook on the Bears’ back line for almost all of that time. He was voted to the all-star team…

Last-place Munich tops Smurfs 6-3

Munich 6, Berlin 3 – In a battle between the league’s two German teams, the underdogs tore into the EURO’s second best team, doubling their score. The last-place Dire Wolf scored two in each period against Jimmy Howard and six different players scored goals. Radko Gudas, the bruising Munich defenseman who has surprisingly good hands when it…

GM Charles hoping win signals turnaround in Scotland

Edinburgh 4, Bratislava 1 – The Edinburgh Capitals got their first win for new General Manager John Charles and in the process they became the first team this season to win in regulation time in Bratislava. Charles gets partial credit for the win, along with the players. And Jakub Kovar, the rookie goalie filling in for injured Kari Lehtonen,…

Good day for goalies Halak, Stalock

Moscow 5, Gothenburg 0 – The Bare Bear Brawlers dominated on Friday, with the line of Anze Kopitar, Blake Wheeler and Max Pacioretty leading the way. Kopitar and Pacioretty each had a goal and an assist. Moscow’s Ryan Suter ended with 5 shots and a goal. As a team, Moscow is currently third-best in the…

All-Stars: All-Time

This is a list of players voted to the four all-star games in EURO League history. An “x” means they were voted in as a starter at their position. Last name First Name initial Team Season Starter? Alfredsson D St. Petersburg 1 Anderson C Bratislava 1 Backes D Athens 3 Benn J Edinburgh 1 Benn…

Shorthanded unit helps Stockholm stop Helsinki

Stockholm 5, Helsinki 4 – Helsinki put in 3 powerplay goals, but with a 4-1 lead, they allowed Stockholm’s penalty killers to score two goals in about 30 seconds and that gave the Eagles enough momentum to eventually tie and overtake the Jokerit. The shorthanded unit of Zach Bogosian, Olli Maatta, Colin Greening and Sean Monahan…

A first period for the ages in Gothenburg

Gothenburg 6, Paris 2 – This is odd. Paris got blown out by Gothenburg Wednesday. The powerful Rouge Eiffels mustered just 15 shots against a Devils team that is 12th overall and now on a 4-game win streak. Gothenburg seemed to have something to prove and they floored Paris in the first period, not letting them off the canvas for…

Varlamov shuts out Belfast; Copenhagen rolls

Oslo 3, Belfast 0 – Semyon Varlamov slammed the door tight on the visiting Cup champion Giants, shutting them out in Oslo with a 35-save performance. It was his third shutout in less than a month. Earlier in the season, Varlamov shut out St. Petersburg and Bratislava on back-to-back nights. The goalie’s play seemed to give…

Helsinki hammers Prague; Paris, Belfast both win

Helsinki 6, Prague 3 – Jack Johnson scored his first two goals of the season as part of an uncharacteristic offensive showing by the Jokerit Monday. Both of Johnson’s goals came while Helsinki had a man advantage and the PP unit scored 3 goals in 4 chances. Thomas Vanek of Helsinki led all scorers with…