Three of the four teams fighting to make the Northern Conference finals have won Game 7s already this season. They hope that experience will serve them well Thursday morning, when both Northern Conference finalists will be decided. The Edinburgh Capitals will play in Copenhagen, while Moscow Spartak will be in St. Petersburg for the Battle…

Paris beats Geneva in series, 4-2 The defending champion Geneva Generals finally capitulated Wednesday, but not without a fight. In a fast-paced game in Geneva, Miko Koivu ended it 13 minutes into overtime after taking a pass from David Perron. It was Koivu’s third goal of the playoffs and it sends Paris into the Southern…

Athens beats Munich in series, 4-1 Athens is through to the next round after Jason Pominville tied Game 5 against Munich and then won it in overtime. Munich had a two goal lead after two periods, thanks to goals by Brooks Laich – shorthanded – and Dan Boyle, but Scott Hartnell scored his 8th of…

Edinburgh dominates on Copenhagen ice Copenhagen leads Edinburgh in series, 3-2 With a seemingly healthy Jamie Benn still out of the Edinburgh lineup, Daniel Winnick played very well in his stead. The physical winger was named the game’s second star after playing plus-2 hockey and scoring a shorthanded goal to open the scoring about 4…

Peverley OT goal evens series for Moscow St. Petersburg and Moscow tied in series, 2-2 Goalies Jaroslav Halak of Moscow and Pekka Rinne of St. Petersburg both put together perfect 60-minute games Monday in Game 4 of the Battle of Russia, but 8 minutes into overtime, one of them finally cracked. Not too long after…

Nick Kronwall, Backes come up big for Athens Athens leads Munich in series, 2-0 For the second straight playoff series, The Athens Greeks have opened with two away wins. They return home this evening trying to extend the lead over Munich. In the series’ first game, a powerplay slapshot by Niclas Kronwall won it late…

Roy awakens; Luongo deals a shutout Copenhagen leads Edinburgh in series, 1-0 There were some great signs for Copenhagen fans in the Tridents’ series-opening 5-0 win over visiting Edinburgh Friday. First off, goalie Roberto Luongo was as sharp as ever, stopping all 28 Capitals shots. Secondly, some forwards who haven’t been lighting the lamp cashed…

The first two seeds in each conference have advanced to the second round of the EURO League playoffs, a round that will feature a battle involving the two Russian teams. Rugged British Isles battle goes to Edinburgh Edinburgh beats Dublin in series, 4-3 A spirited battle of Ahearne Division rivals went back and forth across…

Geneva, Athens and Moscow have moved on to the second round of the EURO League playoffs, with three Games 7s on the slate for tonight and one more in the morning. Lehtonen, Stuart ground the Eagles Geneva beats Bratislava in series, 4-2 Kari Lehtonen shut out Bratislava Wednesday morning and ushered the Eagles out of…

The remaining seven EURO League playoff series could all end in the next 24 hours. All are at 3-2 going into tonight’s Northern Conference games. The biggest news has to be the injury to Jamie Benn of Edinburgh who is out of the lineup for the rest of the series against Dublin. Neal scores in…