Zurich 6, Lisbon 3 – Second-line forwards Drew Stafford, Jussi Jokinen and Patrick Sharp helped Zurich upend one of the hottest teams in the league Sunday. Stafford and Jokinen each scored a goal and had two assists in the game and all three members are in double figures in goals this season, as are the…

Madrid 3, Bern 1 – Andrej Meszaros has been a good addition to the Madrid Royals defense corps. He came over from Copenhagen in a trade that sent rookie MarkoDano and a future second-round pick to Denmark. The 30-year-old primarily known as a defensive defenseman is the team’s leading scorer among defensemen. And that’s on…

Moscow 3, Berlin 2 – The Smurfs tried to pour it on at the end and erase Moscow’s early 3-0 lead, but the Bare Bear Brawlers held them off to claim the 2 points in a battle between two of the league’s best teams. Duncan Keith, Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown tallied for Moscow and they…

Belfast 4, Bern 0 – The defending champion Belfast Giants played a Belfast Giants game on Friday in Bern. They skated hard, took a lot of penalties and put shots on their opponent’s net. Belfast’s penalty killers not only gave up no goals in 7 Bern powerplay chances, they also came up with two shorthanded goals,…

Berlin 6, Dublin 2 – The Berlin Smurfs have soared to first place overall this season and there are plenty of reasons why. Logan Couture was shifted by coach Adam Oates to left wing and has flourished there. He was named the EURO’s First Star of the Month and he has the highest plus-minus of all…

Prague 4, Paris 3 (OT) – Prague is weird. First they start the season winning 8 of their first 10 games, then they forget how to play and win just 2 of the next 17 games, and now they are on a mini win streak with a win over Bratislava and two over Paris. Roman…

Berlin 3, Madrid 2 – The Berlin Smurfs continue to roll, beating Madrid by a goal in a game the Royals somehow made very close. Berlin outshot Madrid 42-14 in the game, but when Madrid’s Derek Stepan scored on Erik Ersberg, it was the forward’s 14th goal of the season and a tie game with under…

Prague 5, Paris 4 – The Wolf Pack got off to a great start, taking the first period 3-1, and fought off Paris’ comeback. When Nail Yakupov scored his 12th of the season and Marcel Hossa followed with his 8th, the 5-1 lead was just too much for the Rouge Eiffels, who made a valiant…

London 3, Belfast 2 – Rookies Martin Jones and Artemy Panarin played major roles for the London Dons as they did in the league’s top team. Jones made 35 saves and Panarin scored a powerplay goal with just 43 seconds left to give London the win. Belfast took charge early on first-period goals by Ondrej Palat…