Dublin 4, Moscow 2 – The Moscow Dynamo started well on the road and jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Dublin stormed back with four goals in the final 26 minutes. Three of the Irish goals were scored on the powerplay. Jakub Petruzalek and Jakob Silfverberg, who both have 19 points this season in 33 games, each scored three points in the game for Dublin. Nick Leddy scored a goal and blocked 4 shots for Moscow.
St. Petersburg 5, Berlin 1 – Swedes Jacob Markstrom and former Smurf Patric Hornquist were the stars for the Red Stars as everything seemed to go right for them in Berlin against the Smurfs. Markstrom, playing in only his fifth game of the season, stopped 27 of 28 shots and Hornquist was plus 3 with two goals. Tyler Bozak had 2 assists and he blocked 6 shots for St. Petersburg. Berlin is playing much better on the road than they are in Berlin this season. The Smurfs have a 12-3 road record – which is the best away record in the league – and a 7-7-3 home record.
Geneva 4, Athens 1 – The Generals’ win in Greece was their third win in a row. Geneva grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first period on tallies by Jason Garrison, Nazem Kadri and Marian Gaborik and then held on for the win. Kadri finished with 3 points and Geneva goalie Fredrik Andersen stopped 31 of 32 Gods shots, including 7 by Logan Couture.
London 4, Copenhagen 2 – The Dons and Ryan Miller got a first win for new owner Rodney Carringer thanks to a three-goal third period. Jeff Skinner and Michael Grabner scored three points each for London, while Taylor Hall and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk chipped in with 2 apiece.
Stockholm 3, Oslo 2 – The Eagles were trying to ride out a 3-1 win at home late in a hard-fought game when Devante Smith-Pelly scored a surprise shorthanded goal to make it quite tense for the last almost 6 minutes. Braden Holtby held the fort the rest of the way for Stockholm as he and Oslo goalie Semyon Varlamov both played well, making 32 or more saves each. No skater had more than one point, but Stockholm defensemen Zach Bogosian and Keith Yandle had the best plus-minus ratings at plus 2.
Helsinki 6, Gothenberg 3 – The Jokerit equalled their best goal output in a game getting 5 past Pekka Rinne and then adding an empty-net goal at the end. Zach Smith, Brad Marchand and Paul Stastny each scored two points for Helsinki, while defenseman Alec Martinez did the same for Gothenberg while getting 6 shots on net. Daniel Fernholm dished out 8 hits for Helsinki, which out-hit Frolunda 34-22. Gothenburg is currently in 5th place in the Northern Conference with Helsinki 2 points back in 6th.
