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Meltzer's Musings: European Games, Prospects in Action

September 22, 2012, 8:38 AM ET [34 Comments]
Bill Meltzer
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UPDATE 10:30 AM EDT

Neither Ilya Bryzgalov nor Pavel Datsyuk are in the CSKA lineup for today's game against HC Yugra.


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Two of the three Flyers players who have signed to play in the Kontinental Hockey League during the NHL lockout could be in action with their respective teams today. Here is where to find the games online:

Ilya Bryzgalov and Pavel Datsyuk will reportedly play their first game for CSKA Moscow today when the storied Red Army team takes on HC Yugra in Moscow. The game starts at 9 AM eastern U.S./Canada time. A webcast is available here.

Jakub Voracek's HC Lev club hosts Barys Astana today. The game starts at 11 AM eastern. A webcast is here.

Ruslan Fedotenko will make his debut for HC Donbass Donetsk tomorrow when the club travels to the Moscow suburbs to take on Atlant.

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Earlier today, Fredric Larsson's Brynäs IF Gävle team defeated Luleå HF by a 6-4 score in a J20 SuperElit game at Gävle's Läkerol Arena. Larsson finished game with an even plus-minus (+2, -2) and was whistled for a second-period slashing penalty. The same two teams also played in Gävle yesterday, with Brynäs winning, 4-2. Today's game is viewable here in its entirety via the archived streams at Brynäs' Bambuser page. Yesterday's game is here. Larsson wears number 15 for Brynäs and is paired with Simon Engström (number 7) or Marcus Törnström (number 46).

Scott Laughton recorded a power play assist in a losing cause last night as the Oshawa Generals dropped a 4-2 decision to the Sudbury Wolves. Both Laughton and Colin Suellentrop finished the game minus-two. Laughton has three assists in the Generals' first two games. The club returns to action on Friday, Sept. 28 with a home game against Peterborough.

Nick Cousins was in the opening night lineup for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds last night, recording an assist on the first goal of the team's wild 6-5 overtime win over the Plymouth Whalers. Cousins was also called for a diving penalty in the first period. The Greyhounds took a 3-0 lead, only to see the Whalers storm back for five unanswered goals. In the third period, SSM rallied for two goals, including a game-tying tally with 1:41 left in the game. The Greyhounds' Nick Alderson won the game in OT with his second goal of the game.

Taylor Leier (abdominal muscle tear) remained out of the Portland Winterhawks lineup last night in the team's 5-2 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds. After outshooting Seattle by a whopping 30-2 margin in the first period, but being unable to solve goaltender Brandon Glover, the Winterhawks fell apart. Glover finished with 55 saves and Seattle scored five unanswered goals to build an insurmountable lead.

Derek Mathers and the Peterborough Petes host the Ottawa 67s tonight at 7:30 PM eastern time. A free radio feed will be available here.

Valeri Vasiliev's MHK Spartak team defeated CSKA Moscow in MHL (Russian junior league) action yesterday and the same two teams are playing today. I'm not aware of any webcast feeds or real-time update sources online.

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