Paris 3, Gothenburg 1 – Benoit Pouliot scored a goal to make it 2-0 and then he assisted on Ossi Vaananen’s goal in the third that relieved a lot of pressure and put the Rouge Eiffels up 3-1. Alex Pietrangelo scored the game’s first goal and in the process, he set a new personal best…

Munich 6, Olso 2 – Craig Smith’s goal in the third period of a lopsided win for his Munich Dire Wolf didn’t mean much in the game, but it kept the league’s longest goal scoring streak alive. Smith has scored a goal in each of the Wolves’ last 7 games. Munich looked extremely strong, limited…

Paris 6, Minsk 0 – In the tight Southern Conference, Paris moved up into first place as both Bratislava and Madrid lost ground.  The Rouge Eiffels clobbered Minsk, scoring 4 goals in the first period and getting multi-point games from David Perron, Mike Richards, Corey Perry and Alexander Semin. Philipp Grubauer made his 14th appearance…

Madrid 4, Lisbon 2 – The Madrid Royals have consistently been near the top of the league this season and their team-first attitude brought them another 2 points in the standings Saturday when it looked for a while they would get nothing against Lisbon. Coach Dan Bylsma tends to keep his very best players separated…

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…

Edinburgh 4, Belfast 2 – Belfast’s Matt Duchene – who is having a dream season – started the Giants on the right foot by scoring twice in the first period, but Edinburgh stole the game away with 4 goals in the second period. Sidney Crosby stuck it to the team that traded him by setting up…

London 2, St. Petersburg 1 – Good goaltending and good penalty killing allowed the London Dons to snap a seven-game losing streak.  Martin Jones stopped 26 of 27 Krasnyye Zvezdy shots and St. Petersburg’s powerplay units were shut out in all 7 of their man-advantage situations. Frenchman Gregory Beron scored the game-winning goal, putting London ahead…