Moscow 3, Helsinki 1 – The sixth seed in the Northern Conference has advanced to the second round of the playoffs as Moscow conquered Helsinki Wednesday. Both goalies were good, but Alexander Salak of the Dynamo was better, stopping 34 of 35 Helsinki shots in a game that saw 13 powerplay situations. Moscow opened the…
Madrid 3, Lisbon 1 – Madrid Royals and their coach Dan Bylsma collectively and sternly said “Not so fast” on Tuesday. Trailing 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs, the Royals kept Lisbon from closing it out. Now they have to repeat the feat two more times. Shea Weber sparked the home crowd and…
Moscow 2, Helsinki 1 – Ryan O’Reilly was all business when Game 5 started in Helsinki and he propelled Moscow Dynamo to a one-goal win that gave the team a 3-2 lead in the series. The Jokerit really poured it on in the final period, outshooting Moscow 12-5, but goalie Alexander Salak was good enough…
Milan 5, Berlin 2 – The Guerriero evened the series with a home win, getting a big goal in the third period from Marcus Kruger and then an insurance goal from young Matthew Tkachuk. The game was marred by a fan incident midway through the second period. Milan was on top 2-0 after goals by…
Southern Conference Berlin leads Milan 2-1 – The home team has won each of the first three games. The middle game was close, going to overtime with Berlin winning on a key goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Game 1 (Berlin 4, Milan 0) – Eighteen minor penalties in the first game of the series gave…
Minsk 6, Dublin 3 – The Irish went down fighting, as they outshot the Hussars 42-32, but were still unable to avoid elimination against the league’s top team. Carey Price made 39 saves in the win to really frustrate the Dublin fans and players. Jordan Staal scored a pair of goals for the Hussars and his…
Time for a recap of the first three games of the playoffs. (I was super busy for a while there). Northern Conference Helsinki leads Moscow 2-1 – This series is still anyone’s call, although the Jokerit have won the last two games by identical 5-1 scores. Game 1 (Moscow 6, Helsinki 5) – Moscow’s powerplay was incredible,…
There were not too many records set by teams or players in Season 7, but Matt Duchene really left his mark. The Belfast Giants forward finished as a plus 75, the best plus/minus season – by far – that anyone has had in the league’s history. He shattered the old record of plus 62, which…
With just a few games left in the regular season, positions 3 through 7 are still undecided in the Northern Conference. The only first-round series we know for sure is #1 Minsk versus #8 Dublin. We also know a series will start in Belfast, where the #2 Giants will face either Stockholm or Moscow. If…
Madrid 5, Milan 4 (OT-SO) – The Royals didn’t care if they won in regulation or overtime, just so long as they got the two points. The win in Italy vaulted Madrid into first place in the Southern Conference, although they could return to third place if Bratislava gets a point against eithr Berlin or Milan.…
