Frankfurt 4, Berlin 3 (shoot-out) Logan Couture of Berlin countered the 2-point night of Frankfurt’s Drew Doughty, Ray Emery was just a tad better than his Smurf counterpart Mika Kiprusoff, as Frankfurt beat their fellow Germans in OT. Frankfurt held a 3-1 lead after the first period, but Couture’s heroics in the second tied the…
Bern 4, Gothenberg 0 Bern allowed just 13 shots, making for a relatively easy shutout for goalie Mike Smith, and the Bears went to 7-0-0. Jason Spezza kept his astounding start going with two more goals and he now has 17 points in 7 games. Ray Whitney also scored and defenseman Tobias Enstrom’s long wrist…
Berlin 4, Milan 3 The Smurfs knocked the Guerriero from the ranks of the unbeaten, getting an overtime game-winner from Logan Couture on the first shot in extra time. R.J. Umberger assisted on the winner and those two linemates created three of the four Berlin goals against Antti Niemi. David Krejci scored the other Berlin…
Stockholm 6, Minsk 3 It’s probably no coincidence that once Stockholm’s big guns finally started scoring goals, the Spartans got into the win column. Their first win in six games came when Shane Doan, Loui Eriksson and Miko Koivu all scored their first goals of the year. Those goals came in the first period against…
Minsk 3, Munich 2 (shootout) Despite being outshot 40-24, the Minsk Hussars emerged from Munich with a win Tuesday. The game was a tense one throughout for Minsk coach Claude Julien. Goals by Colin Wilson and Patrik Berglund had the Hussars in the driver’s seat as the game clocked ticked down. Munich pulled goalie Jonathan…
London 7. Berlin 3 Jamie McBain had an individual performance that will be tough to match. The Knight defenseman scored 3 goals, including two shorthanded goals less than 2 minutes apart in the first period to make the score 3-1. By the time he scored his hat trick goal in the second, the game was…
Copenhagen 5, Belfast 1 Belfast was actually in control of this game until they started taking penalties and until Kevin Shattenkirk’s second goal of the game early in the third period. Copenhagen scored three powerplay goals – 2 by Derek Roy – and were given 10 powerplays by the Giants. During one stretch of the…
Bern 5, Helsinki 1 Bern center Jason Spezza was drafted in the middle of the fourth round, but the way he’s playing makes many ask “Shouldn’t this guy have gone first overall?” Spezza led the Bears to a 5-1 win over visiting Helsinki on Friday with two goals and an assist. He also had 8 shots on…
Zurich 7, Prague 3 Ryan Miller and Prague Sparta seemed to have Thursday’s game with Zurich in hand at the half-way mark. They were up 3-0 after getting goals from Jason Pominville, Zach Parise and P-A Parenteau. Then Zurich shooters seemed to have figured out Miller and boy did they turn it on in a game that featured…
Prague 6, Edinburgh 3 A good crowd in Edinburgh became good and quiet early, with visiting Prague Sparta leaving them little to cheer about for the first 50 minutes of the game. Prague scored 6 times, including three goals in the first and three in the second. The Capitals were finally able to muster some…
