NHL opens in Europe also next season

11 Apr 2011 | NHL.com

Four teams will return in Europe to open NHL 2011-12 season

The league has announced four games next season in Berlin, Stockholm and Helskini.
It marks the fifth straight season the NHL will play regular-season games in Europe.
The Anaheim Ducks and Buffalo Sabres will play Oct. 7 in Helsinki. The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings meet in Stockholm. The Sabres and Kings will play the following day in Berlin, with the Rangers taking on the Ducks in Stockholm.

The Sabres - Kings game will be the NHL's first regular-season game in Germany.

On October 4, the Ducks play an exhibition game against the Finnish club Jokerit, the former team of Ducks star Teemu Selanne. Also that day, the Kings play an exhibition game in Hamburg.

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