Minsk 5, Helsinki 4 (OT-SO) – The Helsinki Jokerit seemed to have momentum on their side in overtime against the Minsk Hussars, and then Brad Marchand took a questionable hooking penalty, putting his team shorthanded for almost the remainder of the OT. Goalie Henrik Lundquist held off Minsk and gave his team a chance to…
Moscow 4, St. Petersburg 3 (OT-SO) – It is looking like it will be a season-long, neck-and-neck struggle for the Kharlamov Division title. After 23 games, three teams are dead even at 26 points on top of the division. On Thursday, two of those teams went at it in Russia. St. Petersburg and Moscow are…
Bern 6, Bratislava 3 – The Bern Bears burst out of the gate and took control of their game against Bratislava early, leading 4-0 after about 16 minutes and outshooting the Eagles 18-5 after the first period. Pascal Dupuis led the way with assists on the first two goals and a goal of his own…
Moscow 6, Belfast 3 – Moscow Spartak turned their arena into a shooting gallery on Friday and poor Cory Schneider of Belfast had to stand in there the whole time. Rich Peverley fired 12 at the Giants net all by himself and he might have had more if he didn’t have to sit out 2…
Edinburgh 3, Oslo 2 Although his team is currently in 18th place, Coach Lindy Ruff has the Edinburgh Capitals moving up in the standings. The Scots are 6-3-1 in there last 10 games and tied for seventh place in the Northern Conference. Their big problem was their slow start. They were only 2-7 before that…
Moscow 6, Geneva 1 – The world champs almost had their mojo back. About a week and a half ago, the Generals were mired in a three-game losing streak and they lost 5 of 7 games in that stretch. But a 5-1 win in Bratislava kicked off a four-game win streak that had Geneva right…
Berlin 5, Helsinki 3 – No one is happy Logan Couture suffered a substantial shoulder injury 10 games ago in the eighth game of the year for the Berlin Smurfs, but there is someone who has benefited. Czech-born David Krejci has been the undisputed first line center in Couture’s absence and he has been the…
Zurich 3, Prague 2 – Janne Niskala’s first EURO goal came on the powerplay and was the difference for his Zurich Lions, who also got goals from Alexander Radulov and Jussi Jokinen. Friday’s loss in Zurich aside, it is easy to see that offense isn’t why Prague Sparta is squarely in the basement of the Demitra…
Paris 3, St. Petersburg 2 Les Rouges Eiffels took a one-goal lead into the third period, killed off 4 penalties, and still outshot their guests 18-7 that period to earn a win. Paris is now 9-5-2 and in 5th place overall, hardly looking like a team that missed the playoffs in Season 1. Corey Perry…
Minsk 5, Bratislava 3 The Minsk Hussars haven’t been winning too much this season and their 4-11-1 record has them stuck in last place overall. They ended a 10-game losing streak Wednesday by beating Bratislava, the team that started the losing streak three weeks earlier. What’s different about the Minsk that lost 4-3 to the…
