St. Petersburg 3, Minsk 2 The Lynx outshot Minsk 33-18, but needed a third-period comeback to overcome the Hussars. Kyle Wellwood and Blake Wheeler assisted on Petrograd’s first-period goal by David Legwand and then each scored a goal of his own in the third period. Two defensemen, Ryan McDonough and Matt Niskanen, scored for Minsk.…
One team needed defensive help. The other had some good defensemen riding the pine. So Milan dealt veteran blueliners Zbynek Michalek and Jaroslav Spacek to Dublin on Monday in exchange for a second round pick and $1.35 million. Both players had trouble cracking the Guerriero lineup which features Dustin Byfuglien and Brooks Orpik as the…
Moscow 5, Oslo 2 Moscow didn’t take a single penalty and was able to beat Oslo goalie Jimmy Howard four times in the first two periods to build a 4-0 lead they would never relinquish. Two of Moscow’s marquee names – Alexander Ovechkin and Anze Kopitar – got it rolling a little, as each scored…
Oslo 2, Athens 1 Oslo was awfully generous to the Greeks on Saturday, giving up seven powerplay opportunities, but they got what they needed to win from two unlikely sources. Jhonas Enroth, formerly of the Buffalo Sabres, has created a goaltending controversy in Norway. After watching Jimmy Howard start the first 10 games of the…
Madrid 5, Dublin 4 (overtime) Friday’s game in Madrid was a real street fight, with both teams firing shots and body checks at a relentless pace. Three players left the game with injuries and Madrid ended up out-shooting the visitors 39-35. Royals Joe Pavelski and Jeff Carter have displayed a real scoring knack this season…
Two wingers who were rumored to be on their way out of their respective cities were traded for each other today. Two defensemen were also part of the deal. Athens dealt young, tough Evander Kane and Alexander Sulzer to Dublin for Scott Hartnell and Tim Gleason, as well as two first round draft picks and…
Copenhagen 3, Munich 2 (Shootout) Jonathan Quick nearly pulled out a win for Munich, but the Tridents had enough firepower to rise to 3rd place overall. It was the first meeting of the year between Munich and Copenhagen. Alex Goligoski ended the game with a goal in the shootout session and his defense partner, Joni…
Bratislava 6, Zurich 2 Tyler Ennis and Marian Hossa led a late charge for Bratislava on Tuesday, enabling the Eagles to defeat the Lions twice in three days. Ennis scored his first goal of the season with 8 minutes to go in a tie game. He scored again near the end of the game, with…
The first major trade since the season got started included 6 players, three from Edinburgh packing their bags and heading for St. Petersburg, with 3 going the other way. Edinburgh landed scoring right wing James Neal, shifty winger Andrei Kostitsyn and young defenseman Karl Alzner, while Petrograd got big, young winger Blake Wheeler, steady and…
Helsinki 4, Copenhagen 3 (shootout) Copenhagen needs to pull out of a tailspin and get flying straight again. despite out-shooting Helsinki Jokerit 41-32, the Tridents lost in a shootout and have now dropped five of their last six games. Copenhagen took 7 penalties and the Jokerit scored twice with a man advantage. Ilya Bryzgalov was…
