All 24 groups have now performed two video games after 4 days of motion.
All people will play their third and fourth video games subsequent Thursday
via Sunday.
After Saturday’s games, Finnish club Ilves Tampere was the only
team to have a perfect record with two regulation wins, however three
extra groups joined them on Sunday – Frölunda
Gothenburg, Kometa Brno and Purple Bull Salzburg.
The day featured some wonderful performances from some ex-NHLers
and a few prospects.
Frölunda
Gothenburg (SWE) 5 – Lausanne
HC (SUI) 2
In
a sport the place all seven targets had been scored in the identical internet – Frölunda
led 2-0
after one interval, the sport was tied 2-2 after two, however Frölunda
pulled
away with three extra within the third. Jacob Pettersson scored twice for
Frölunda,
Philadelphia Flyers prospect Max Westergård
had two assists, and ex-NHL
defenseman Erik
Brännström had a
objective and an help for Lausanne.
Lukko Rauma (FIN)
3 – Bolzano Foxes (ITA) 4
Midway
via this sport, Lukko led 2-0 and Bolzano had solely 4 pictures on
objective. Nonetheless, the Italian-based ICEHL membership stormed again to win 4-3 –
the winner on a power-play deflection by Matthew
James Bradley with
simply 21 seconds remaining in regulation time.
Mountfield Hradec
Králové (CZE) 0 – Brynäs
Gävle (SWE) 5
After a
disappointing opener in Brno, Brynäs got here to play
in its second sport in Czechia and scored twice within the first eight
minutes and had been by no means critically threatened afterward. A pair of Anaheim
Ducks prospects had huge video games – Damian Clara made
27 saves for the shutout and Lucas Pettersson opened the scoring. Oskar Lindblom additionally scored.
Kometa Brno (CZE)
5 – Odense Bulldogs
(DEN) 2
After
an impressive opening-night win towards a powerful squad, Kometa had
bother with the Danish champs, main solely 3-2 midway via the
third interval earlier than pulling away. Šimon
Stránský had three
factors for Kometa, which is one among solely 4 groups to have two
regulation wins.
ZSC Lions
Zurich (SUI) 4 – GKS Tychy (POL) 0
After
losing their first game in overtime, the defending Swiss and CHL
champs bounced again with a convincing win, outshooting the Polish
champs 46-20. Justin Sigrist had three factors, last year’s CHL MVP
Sven Andrighetto had two and Šimon
Hrubec earned the
shutout.
Purple Bull
Salzburg (AUT) 3
– Pinguins Bremerhaven (GER) 2
In
a decent sport that featured two penalty pictures – Bremerhaven and
Salzburg didn’t – Lucas
Thaler’s
power-play objective with 11:08 broke the 2-2 tie and was the distinction.
Veteran Slovene Žiga
Jeglič had
a penalty-shot objective and an help for Bremerhaven.
Ilves Tampere First Team To 6 Points In Champions Hockey League Saturday Action
With all 12 teams
that played Thursday going at it once more on Saturday, three groups
recorded their second wins though solely one among them has received twice in
regulation. Already, the standings are compressing with a number of groups
at 1-1.
Late Heroics In Friday’s Champions Hockey League Action
All 24 teams in the 2025-26 edition of the Champions Hockey League
have now played once, and each will play once more on Saturday or
Sunday. The six games played on Friday saw some comebacks, two more
settled in extra time and some late heroics.
Two OT Games On Champions Hockey League Opening Night; Tatar & Kubalík Contribute In Zug Debuts
The opening night of the 2025-26 Champions Hockey League season
featured six games that were all relatively close, including two that
were decided in overtime. Swiss club EV Zug was one of the day’s
winners, thanks in part to ex-NHLers Tomáš Tatar and Dominik Kubalík, who had been each making
their debuts with the crew.
