Prague 5, Paris 3 – It seemed to be business as usual for the Paris Rouge Eiffels: a one-goal lead with half a powerplay left going into the final period, when suddenly Prague erupted and dealt the French team its first loss of the season. Penalty killers Aleksander Barkov and Martin Ruzicka worked the puck into…

Lisbon 4, Bern 3 – The two teams were tied 3-3 going into the third period which was an ugly 20 minutes that saw one big goal, a Marian Hossa deflection of a Jonas Holos shot to win it for the home team. That last period saw 8 players – 4 from each team – go to the…

London 5, Edinburgh 2 – Tim Erixon was named the game’s first star, as the former bench warmer scored a goal and an assist, was plus 2 and delivered 3 hits to go along with 2 blocked shots. Five of his London teammates also had 2-point games. The Dons’ top line of Taylor Hall, Jeff Skinner…

Geneva 3, Moscow 2 – Darren Helm and linemate Val Nichushkin had a big hand in keeping the Generals undefeated through 3 games. Helm scored his first two goals of the season with assists from Nichushkin on both. Helm also won 14 of 16 faceoffs. Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist for Dynamo.…

Oslo 4, Belfast 3 (OT) – Zach Parise took a cool pass from Connor McDavid and backhanded the game-winning goal over Jonathan Quick’s shoulder to end the contest in overtime. It was Parise’s second tally of the game. Oslo got a gift goal in the second period when Quick mishandled the puck at the side…

Belfast 3, Oslo 1 – Second-year player Nardo Nagtzaam scored a pair of goals to provide all of Belfast’s offense before an empty-net goal. The first goal came shorthanded right after Micki Dupont of Belfast started a fight with Jarko Immonen. The Dutchman Nagtzaam now has 3 points in 2 games this season which is already…

Berlin 6, Zurich 5 – Logan Couture crushed the Zurich Lions’ spirit with three shorthanded goals, including the goal that broke a 5-5 tie and ended up being the winner. He and Loui Eriksson ended the game with 4 points each and Dion Phaneuf had 3 assists for the Smurfs, who were out-shot 28-21. Drew…

Berlin 5, Munich 2 – This doesn’t sound right, but it’s true: With every team one game into the season, Aleksey Bykov has already scored the first goal of the season for two different teams. He opened the game’s scoring for Prague in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, was traded to Berlin not long after the game, flew to…

I am going to try to write a sentence or two about each game. St. Petersburg 4, Prague 3 (OT-SO) – Goalie Ondrej Pavelec earned a point in the standings for Prague, making 55 saves in a game the home team dominated. Jan Kovar scored twice for the Krasnyye Zvezdy. Lisbon 3, Athens 1 –…