Defense-first plan wins for Munich

Munich 4, Prague 1 – Goalie Cory Schneider, defenseman Cody Ceci and the rest of Munich’s back end did most of the work enabling the Bavarian team to send Prague back over the border empty-handed. Schneider stopped all but one of Sparta’s 24 shots and Ceci played strong defense and assisted on two goals. Talgat Zhailauov…

EURO heavyweight fighters score goals

St. Petersburg 3, Moscow 2 – The Krasnyye Zvezdy got into penalty trouble early against their fellow Russians, and Moscow got on the scoreboard first while a St. Petersburg player was in the box. But that was the last of the Dynamo’s joy. Petrograd tied the game in the second period on a laser from defenseman Brenden…

Seguin leads Outlaws over Gods

Oslo 5, Athens 3 – The Outlaws got ahead of the Gods with three first-period goals and couldn’t be caught. Tyler Seguin scored his team-leading 26th goal and added 2 assists, with teammates Connor McDavid (2 goals) and Andrew Shaw (2 assists) also putting in multi-point games. For Athens, Andrew Ladd had 3 points and…

Strong penalty killing helps Moscow, Dublin win

Moscow 5, Minsk 3 – Chris Stewart lengthened his goal-scoring streak to 4 games on a goal that put Moscow in front 3-0 and gave his teammates plenty of breathing room against the defending Cup champions who beat them two days earlier. Stewart has 5 goals in those four games and the last goalie to…

Palat lifts Belfast to win in Norway

Belfast 3, Oslo 2 – Ondrej Palat had 11 shots on goal and scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal for Belfast in Norway. The visitors deserved the win, outshooting the Outlaws 42-21. Palat, who now has 19 goals and 43 points, also assisted on a shorthanded goal by Claude Giroux that opened…

Bern shifts gears, steamrolls Lisbon

Bern 5, Lisbon 2 – Goalie Mike Smith and the last-place Bern Interrail fought back from a two-goal deficit for an emphatic win against a good team. Lisbon came out of the blocks fast, outshooting Bern 16-4 in the first period and the Portuguese team led 2-0 with about half a game to play. Then…

Hat tricks for Malkin and Powell

Paris 5, Milan 3 – Evgeny Malkin scored three even-strength goals and assisted on an Alex Pietrangelo goal to lead Paris to another home win. Malkin is now third in the league in goals and he and Steven Stamkos are tied for the all-time lead with 287 each. Malkin linemate Corey Perry had four assists…

Zurich Lions stalking last playoff spot

Zurich 7, Oslo 4 – The Lions are climbing back into the playoff picture after a disappointing start to the season and they prevailed Tuesday in a game with Oslo that featured 11 goals. Jakub Voracek scored twice to lead a four-goal explosion by Zurich in the first period and he was one of five Lions with…

All-Star Voting: Left Wings

It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Left Wings To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams, 2-Jefferson,…