Moscow 6, London 1 – The score was a little deceiving … it could have been much worse for the Dons,. They were outshot 46-9 in the game and 14-1 in the final period. London has won just once in the seven games this season and it’s as if the Dons have lost interest in the sport. Ryan O’Reilly did the most damage for Moscow, with 3 points and 9 shots on goal. Dynamo’s Duncan Keith and Max Pacioretty were both plus 3 Sunday, while London’s Jake Gardiner and Kevin Shattenkirk earned minus 5 ratings for the game.
Berlin 6, Oslo 2 – The Smurfs seemed to have enough anger left over from the Interrail incident to apply to the Outlaws in Oslo. Berlin outshot their hosts 43-23 and had all three players second-line players post three or more points. The most encouraging sign for Coach Adam Oates was the play of Andrey Bykov, the 25-year-old Russian winger who Berlin acquired in a trade for draft picks after playing one game for Prague this season. Playing on a line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jiri Tlusty, Bykov notched a goal and three assists and he now has 11 points in 8 games. Oslo’s top draft pick this season, Shayne Gostisbehere, scored his first EURO League goal in the game.
Paris 4, Milan 2 – If Milan’s powerplay played a little better, and if Tomas Zaborsky showed better discipline, the outcome might have been different. Milan was 0-9 with the man advantage, with part of that time including a two-man advantage. Most of the scoring in the game came in the first period, with Kris Letang and David Perron scoring 3 points each for Paris. Two of those Rouge Eiffel goals came on the powerplay. In the third period, with Milan trying to get a goal to tie it, Zaborsky doused the comeback effort with a five-minute major penalty, followed with a minor penalty on his next shift. Paris might have to suit up a replacement defenseman when they host the Madrid Royals in a couple of days. Travis Hamonic is listed day-to-day with a groin injury. Last season, the Rouge Eiffels were very healthy on the blueline, and seventh defenseman Steve Olesky only got into four games. He was pressed into action for 8 playoff games, however.
St. Petersburg 5, Edinburgh 1 – The Krasnyye Zvezdy took control of the game early and never lost momentum. The big story early this season for St. Petersburg is the play of the fourth line with Marcus Foligno centering Danis Zaripov and Tobias Rieder. Only one Red Star has more points than Foligno’s 6 this season. Zaripov scored his third goal of the season in the first period. St. Petersburg also got a goal from free agent acquisition and former Smurf Patric Hornquist, his first as a Krasnaya Zvezda.
Belfast 6, Helsinki 1 – The Giants bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Geneva the night before with a convincing win at home against the Jokerit. After getting a goal from defenseman Micki Dupont in the first period, Belfast took control in the second period with successive goals by James Neal, Ondrej Palat and Neal again. It’s rare that Helsinki gets out-hit in a game, but Belfast did so by a 30-21 count.
Bern 4, Zurich 3 (OT-SO) – Nathan Gerbe scored in the first period to tie the game 1-1 and much later he ended the contest with a snipe in round 7 of the shootout. Zurich put more shots on goal in the game (29-20), and were able to take a 3-2 lead with 12 minutes left thanks to a shorthanded Jussi Jokinen goal, but Bern’s Brian Flynn knotted the game with 3:32 left after snapping in a nice feed from John Merrill. The only player in the game to have a multi-point game was Zurich’s Brad Richards, who assisted on the Lions’ first two goals.
