European Game Results

2nd Bundesliga Game Night: 12-7-12

23 weeks 5 days ago

2nd Bundesliga (Germany)
Ravensburg 2 @ SERC 5

Adam Hall, Ravensburg, 1-0-1, 4 PIM (interference, elbowing)
Season totals: 14 GP, 10-4-14, 37 PIM

It was the seventh-consecutive game with a goal for Adam Hall but league-leading SERC proved too much for Ravensburg to handle Friday night. Hall scored early in the third period with the Tower Stars trailing 3-0 and a few minutes later the visitors cut the lead to just one but SERC pulled away in the late stages of regulation. Ravensburg (9-8-3-2, 35 PTS) now returns home to take on SC Riessersee (5-13-2-2, 21 PTS), which has held the bottom post in the league standings for quite some now, on Sunday.

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KHL Game Day: 12-7-12

23 weeks 6 days ago

KHL (Russia)
Astana 7 vs. Dynamo Minsk 2
Victor Hedman, Astana, 1-0-1, +2, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 23 GP, 1-18-19, +15, 52 PIM

Victor Hedman score his first goal of the season, an even strength marker, as Astana pounded Minsk 7-2. Hedman played 22:35 in the match. Ex-Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski had 1 goal and 1 assist in the victory. Astana faces Dynamo Riga a week from Wednesday.

Khanty-Mansitsk 3 vs. Cherepovets 2
Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Loss, 20/23, 3.11 GAA, .870 sv%
Season totals: 33 GP, 16-15-2, 4 SO, 2.24 GAA, .921 sv%

Igor Skorokhodov had a hat trick to lead Yugra to a 3-2 victory over Cherepovets. Cherepovets plays Chekhov a week from Thursday.

Chelyabinsk 4 vs. Spartak Moscow 0
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 25 GP, 0-0-0, +4, 8 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov was scoreless in 17:19 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 4-0 shutout of Spartak Moscow. Traktor was led by 2 goals and 1 assist by Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov. They face Yaroslavl a week from Wednesday.

Ufa 3 vs. Novokuznetsk 2
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Andrei Vasilevskiy again rode backup to Iiro Tarkki in Ufa's 3-2 win over Novokuznetsk. Ex-NHLer Nikita Filatov had a pair of assists in the win for Ufa. They face Bratislava a week from Wednesday.

Kazan 4 vs. Khabarovsk 3
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 1-0-1, +1, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 7 GP, 1-2-3, +3, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 13 GP, 1-3-4, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

The Goose is loose! Nikita Gusev (pictured) had a goal, his first in an Amur sweater, in Khabarovsk's 4-3 loss to Ak Bars Kazan. Gusev played 12:05 in the contest. Longtime KHL superstar and former Penguins forward Alexei Morozov had one of Kazan's goals. Khabarovsk plays St. Petersburg a week from Friday.
SM-Liiga Game Night: 12-7-12

23 weeks 6 days ago

SM-Liiga (Finland)
Ilves 1 @ KalPa 2 (OT)

Anders Lindback, Ilves, L, 0.92 GAA, 40/41 (.976 SV%)
Season totals: 12 GP, 3-6-3, 2 SO, 2.54 GAA, 388/419 (.926 SV%)

Anders Lindback, who came into the game was stellar again in net for Ilves, fending off plenty of rubber to keep the visitors in the game and a shot at winning but Derek Stepan won the game for KalPa in the shootout. Former Bolt prospect Matias Sointu scored Ilves lone goal early in the third period which pushed the match into the extra session. For his efforts, Lindback was awarded the game's second star and, though his shutout streak ended at 160 consecutive minutes. Lindback has really come on strong after league action resumed following the break in early November for the Karjala Cup and his improvement has culminated in an absolutely dominant stretch of play over the past three matches during which he has posted a 0.32 GAA and .990 SV%. And only won one game. It would be one thing if Lindback was playing for one of the top clubs and behind one of the better defenses in the league but he isn't, routinely gets peppered and often gets minimal goal support. Ilves (5-16-3-5, 26 points) returns home to face HIFK (12-12-1-5, 43 points) on Saturday.

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Elitserien Game Night: 12-6-12

24 weeks 14 hours ago

Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 5 @ Rogles 4 (OT)

Johan Harju, Brynas, 0-0-0, -1, 2 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 31 GP, 11-6-17, +5, 35 PIM

Sebastian Entefeldt, Calle Jarnkrok and Elias Lindholm, one of the projected top eligible forwards for the 2013 NHL draft, each had a goal and an assist for Brynas, which faced some stiff competition from the club with the league's worst record. Former NHL netminder Martin Gerber took the loss for Rogles. Brynas (12-9-4-6, 50 PTS) will next face Timra (7-16-5-3, 34 PTS), a team it has beat the last four times the two clubs have played and eleven-straight from the cozy confines of home, on Saturday.

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Allsvenskan Game Night: 12-6-12

24 weeks 14 hours ago

HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden)
Vasteras 5 @ Almtuna 4

Brendan Mikkelson, Vasteras, 0-2-2, -2, 1 SOG, 4 PIM (roughing, cross-checking)
Season totals: 11 GP, 2-4-6, -1, 14 PIM

Vasteras entered the third period with a 4-2 lead Almtuna would erase before Mikael Backlund would score the game-winner for Vasteras. It was a rough showing for Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth, who was in net for Almtuna, although former Bolt Mike Lundin had two assists and five shots for the home squad. Brendan Mikkelson earned two helpers, the first by pinching, gathering the puck and then throwing it towards the net and the second by routinely dishing the puck cross-point on the power play before it was fed into the slot where the goal-scoring shot was taken. Vasteras (16-8-3-1, 55 PTS) is back in action on Saturday against Troja/Ljungby (12-14-1-1, 39 PTS).

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KHL Game Day: 12-5-12

24 weeks 1 day ago

KHL (Russia)
Astana 3 vs. Cherepovets 0
Victor Hedman, Astana, 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
Season totals: 22 GP, 0-18-18, +13, 52 PIM

Vasily Koshechkin, Cherepovets, Loss, 31/34, 3.01 GAA, .912 sv%
Season totals: 32 GP, 16-14-2, 4 SO, 2.21 GAA, .922 sv%

Victor Hedman was +1 in 24:27 of ice time in Astana's 3-0 blanking of Cherepovets. Ex-Lightning forward Brandon Bochenski had one of Astana's 3 goals, which was his 12th of the season. Astana plays Minsk on Friday. Cherepovets plays Khanty-Mansiysk.

Chelyabinsk 1 vs. Donetsk 2
Nikita Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals (KHL): 24 GP, 0-0-0, +3, 8 PIM
Season totals (MHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

Nikita Nesterov was -1 in 18:33 of ice time in Chelyabinsk's 2-1 loss to Donetsk. Caps first rounder Evgeny Kuznetsov scored Traktor's only goal. They'll play Spartak Moscow on Friday.

Ufa 6 vs. Khabarovsk 4
Nikita Gusev, Khabarovsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals (KHL)(Khabarovsk): 6 GP, 0-2-2, +2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(CSKA): 6 GP, 0-1-1, -2, 0 PIM
Season totals (KHL)(Total): 12 GP, 0-3-3, E, 0 PIM
Season totals (VHL): 15 GP, 7-6-13, -2, 2 PIM

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ufa, DNP
Season totals (KHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, 0 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 sv%
Season totals (MHL): 27 GP, 20-6-1, 3 SO, 1.93 GAA, .930 sv%

Nikita Gusev was scoreless in 13:28 of ice time in Khabarovsk's 6-4 loss to Ufa. Andrei Vasilevskiy again sat backup for Ufa. They got a helper from ex-Lightning draft pick Alexei Glukhov in the win. Khabarovsk plays Kazan on Friday. Ufa will face Novokuznetsk.
SM-Liiga Game Night: 12-5-12

24 weeks 2 days ago

SM-Liiga (Finland)
Ilves 3 vs. Tappara 0

Anders Lindback, Ilves, W, 0.00 GAA, 37/37 (1.000 SV%)
Season totals: 11 GP, 3-6-2, 2 SO, 2.67 GAA, 348/378 (.921 SV%)

Anders Lindback delivered another dandy of a performance and new addition Danielle Paille scored an empty-netter to help Ilves close out a very competitive visiting squad in Tappara. Lindback, who ran his shutout streak to 125 consecutive minutes with Wednesday's victory, now boasts the 5th-best save-percentage in the league. Ilves, if you'll recall, lost its last game 1-0 in a shootout. Ex-Lightning prospect Matias Sointu also scored for Ilves. On Friday, Ilves (5-16-3-4, 25 points) will travel to take on KalPa (13-7-5-5, 54 points), one of the league leaders in the standings.

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Elitserien Game Night: 12-4-12

24 weeks 2 days ago

Elitserien (Sweden)
Brynas 5 @ Skelleftea 3

Johan Harju, Brynas, 1-0-1, +1, 2 SOG, 2 PIM (hooking)
Season totals: 30 GP, 11-6-17, +5, 35 PIM

Brynas built up a commanding 4-1 lead in the second period before it ended with Skelleftea trailing by just a goal but Brynas clung to the lead in the third and Sebastian Enterfeldt scored an empty netter to complete an entertaining road victory. Detroit Red Wings prospect Calle Jarnkrok scored twice scored twice for Brynas. Lightning overager Johan Harju opened the scoring roughly halfway through the first when, after pulling off a toe-drag at the side off the opposing net, he attempted a pass that banked off a skate near the top of the crease, on net and back out front where Harju calmly collected the puck and wristed it high and in. Brynas (12-9-3-6, 48 PTS) returns home to face league bottom-feeder Rogle (6-20-1-2, 22 PTS), which has lost each of the last five games it has played at Lakerol Arena, on Thursday.

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Allsvenskan Game Night: 12-4-12

24 weeks 2 days ago

HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden)
Vasteras 0 vs. Tingsryds 1

Brendan Mikkelson, Vasteras, 0-0-0, E, 2 SOG, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 10 GP, 2-2-4, +1, 10 PIM

Lars Johansson stopped all twenty-six of the twenty-seven shots he faced but Vasteras, which shut out Karlskrona with an identical score on Sunday, lost to Tingsryds due to the late game heroics of Jordan Smotherman. Vasteras dominated zone possession (59% to 41%), particularly nearly doubling up Tingsryds in time spent on the attack, and held the advantage in shots (36-27) but couldn't crack the netminder for Tingsryds, Linus Styrman. Vasteras (15-8-3-1, 52 PTS), which has won seven of the ten games it has played since locked-out Lightning defenseman Brendan Mikkelson joined the club, is set to host Almtuna (8-17-0-2, 26 PTS) on Thursday.

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KHL Game Day: 12-4-12

24 weeks 2 days ago

KHL (Russia)
CSKA 4 vs. Bratislava 1
Jaroslav Janus, Bratislava, Loss, 20/24, 4.00 GAA, .833 sv%
Season totals: 28 GP, 15-10-3, 3 SO, 2.32 GAA, .924 sv%

CSKA got a pair of helpers from NHLer Pavel Datsyuk to down Bratislava 4-1. NHLer Mikhail Grabovski also chipped in a goal for CSKA. Bratislava faces Lev Praha on Saturday in a big matchup between Slovakia and Czech Republic's KHL sides.