And that, ladies & gentlemen, draws to a close another night of CHL action! But never fear, we'll be back at 12:00 CET tomorrow afternoon to do it all again!
(* means the team is now qualified for the next round)
(22:31:09)
A standing ovation from the home fans, as Braehead lose 1-3 to Vaxjo Lakers – quite a contrast to the 10-2 they experienced in Sweden just over a week ago.
Losing 1-3 to the @SHLse champions is a pretty damn good result.
Well played @BraeheadClan !
Ingolstadt are getting it next week
#CHL
Djurgarden have won the gam in Zug 3-2 to push ahead of their opponents in the group standings. In Glasgow, fair play to the Clan – they've taken the goalie out for the final minutes at 3-1 down to try and get a way back into the game.
Krefeld take the extra point, winning the Shootout 0 and now put themselves in a great position to advance from the group.
We're having a shootout in Vienna, by the way!
This has to be up there as one of the finest road trips in European hockey history... Storhamar Hamar have BEATEN Sparta Prague and Geneva to take their CHL points total to six!
Sjukeste kaoset i historien!!! Lede 0-3 over Genéve Servette!!! Deilig og ubeskrivelig!???????? #chl#storhamarfamilien
But the Caps can't see out the period, and with 33s left in the middle 20 minutes Kretschmann ties the game for the visitors!
Big effort by the Vienna Capitals just now – killing off a 5-on-3 to preserve their one goal lead over Krefeld.
This writer will admit to his mouth opening a little wider when this latest score came through... having shocked Sparta Prague last night, Storhamar Hamar are now 2-0 in Geneva!
Vi øker til 0-2 i powerplay etter 25:15 etter en styring foran kassa!! Scoring av De la Rose, assist Reichenberg. #chl
What on earth is going on over in Nitra? The hosts are now SIX down to LIberec!
Stephan DASCHNER gets Dusseldorf back in the game at home to TPS, trailing by just one now, 2-1. Espoo lead Grenoble by the same scoreline as those sides head into the 40 minute break, while in Nitra the teams are back our for the middle stanza.
SonderjyskE break their duck with just under 8 minutes to go – the only problem is they're losing 7-1 to HV71.
Espoo have completed the turnaround against Grenoble, and now lead 2-1!
Period two underway in Dusseldorf with the hosts trailing TPS by two. Nitra head to their locker room 5-0 down to Liberec after one, and what on earth will their coach have to say?
The nightmare period for Nitra is drawing to a close – Liberec lead in Slovakia by 5-0 with 20 minutes yet to be up.
HV71 are showing no mercy to Vojens up in Jonkoping... Bjorn MELIN makes it 6-0 at the start of period three.
However Grenoble's luck can only run so far – Espoo tie the game shortly after!
Espoo think they've equalised against Grenoble, but video review sees no goal given.
It's an absolutely cracking atmosphere in the German capital, as the crowd welcome their Eisbaren on to the ice!
So a five-goal thriller to open period one in Lulea, with Ryan Gardner pulling another goal back for Fribourg 30s before the buzzer. Now we had over to Berlin, where it's just about to get started!
As Vojens arrive in at HV71's home, it's another goal for Lulea – they now lead 3-1.
A dreamstart for Lulea, as this Swedish hockey fan points out... but what a complete nightmare for Fribourg-Gotteron. If you were their coach, what would you do now? Let us know on #CHL!
Drömstart för Luleå som har 2–0 innan fyra minuter är spelade. Klasskillnad hittills. Lagacé och Harju målskyttar. #twittpuck#CHL
Today's action starts up in Sweden with the defending champions...
Lulea Hockey vs. Fribourg-Gotteron
Group K; Coop Norrbotten Arena, 15:00
Whoever wins this game will do themselves no harm in the race to make the next round, although whatever the result both sides will still trail Lukko Rauma at the top. Anything short of a regulation win for Fribourg and the Finnish squad will make the next round, while a win for the Swiss side will take them above Lulea.
The hosts are well aware of the opposition they face though, and full of respect for their guests. “They have a fantastic hockey tradition and during the early '90s they were really good. They had to struggle quite a lot last season, even though they aimed high. The feeling is that the whole region is out for revenge this season,” says Lars Bergstrom, Lulea's sports director. “Traditionally, they've had a good mix of skilled Swiss players and some foreign players as top players. We're in for a tough and exciting game today.”
Just an hour to go then until we drop the puck on today's action!
The Caps let us know that Julian Großlercher will be in their starting line-up tonight against Krefeld.
Welcome along to another wonderful day of Champions Hockey League action! Yesterday we gave you drama, upsets, and surprises... let's hope today lives up to the billing!
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Tonight's results:
Lulea* 4-2 Fribourg-Gotteron
Berlin 6-1 Gap
HV71 7-1 SonderjyskE
Espoo 4-2 Grenoble
Dusseldorf 3-4 TPS
Nitra 0-9 Liberec
Vienna 2-3 SO Krefeld
Zug 2-3 Djurgarden
Geneva 0-3 Storhamar
Braehead 1-3 Vaxjo*
(* means the team is now qualified for the next round) (22:31:09)
We're back on the ice in Vienna for period two, with the Capitals and Krefeld still to find a goal between them.
And finally in Nitra, the game is now over although the result has hardly been in doubt since the opening phases. 9-0 LIberec win it.
And a goal in Braehead, the Clan go 1-0 against Vaxjo!
We're underway in Braehead as well now
END Lulea* 4-2 Fribourg-Gotteron
END Berlin 6-1 Gap
END HV71 7-1 SonderjyskE
3RD Espoo 4-2 Grenoble
3RD Dusseldorf 3-4 TPS
END2 Nitra 0-7 Liberec
1ST Vienna 0-0 Krefeld
(* means the team is now qualified for the next round)
In Espoo, the Blues now lead Grenoble 4-1.
It's also game over in Berlin, where the Eisbaren have beaten Gap 6-1.
Here's how it looks (* means the team is now qualified for the next round):
END Lulea* 4-2 Fribourg-Gotteron
3RD Berlin 6-1 Gap
2ND HV71 4-0 SonderjyskE
END1 Espoo 0-1 Grenoble
1ST Dusseldorf 0-2 TPS
1ST Nitra 0-1 Liberec
Lulea beat Fribourg 4-2, which puts the defending champions, and Lukko, through to the next round.
Lulea still lead Fribourg 4-2 after 40 minutes in Sweden. Over in Berlin, the Eisbaren are 4-0 up on Gap after 20.
Great to hear that there is so much interest in Braehead today!
Lulea Hockey vs. Fribourg-Gotteron
Group K; Coop Norrbotten Arena, 15:00
Whoever wins this game will do themselves no harm in the race to make the next round, although whatever the result both sides will still trail Lukko Rauma at the top. Anything short of a regulation win for Fribourg and the Finnish squad will make the next round, while a win for the Swiss side will take them above Lulea.
The hosts are well aware of the opposition they face though, and full of respect for their guests. “They have a fantastic hockey tradition and during the early '90s they were really good. They had to struggle quite a lot last season, even though they aimed high. The feeling is that the whole region is out for revenge this season,” says Lars Bergstrom, Lulea's sports director. “Traditionally, they've had a good mix of skilled Swiss players and some foreign players as top players. We're in for a tough and exciting game today.”