Geneva 2, Belfast 1 (OT-SO) – The Belfast Giants could have used a little help from Geneva goalie Fredrick Andersen Thursday in their quest to beat Minsk to the President’s Trophy. But aside from allowing Cody Franson to score in the game’s first three minutes, the General goalie stopped 33 shots and that led to…
Paris 6, Berlin 0 – The Paris Rouges Eiffels employed an interesting strategy on their trip into Berlin Thursday. Knowing the Smurfs hate and fear the league’s all-time co-leader in goals and second-best point producer ever – Evgeny Malkin – they used him as a decoy. Malkin, who played with the wrong curve on his…
Athens 5, Madrid 4 (OT-SO) – The Gods beat Madrid in the end, but the Royals were somehow able to squeeze a point out of the loss. Logan Couture’s 27th goal of the season put Athens up 4-3 in the third period and he and his teammates were holding on to the lead when Loui…
Helsinki 6, Edinburgh 4 – A Jokerit win had playoff implications for both teams. The Capitals are locked in a fierce struggle with Dublin for the final playoff berth in the Northern Conference and they seemed to have the momentum, beating the Fighting Irish twice in the last week and rolling into Finland on a…
