# 2011 NHL Premiere

The 2011 NHL Premiere was the National Hockey League's fifth European multi-game event to open the regular season, featuring the Anaheim Ducks, the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. It took place on October 7–8, 2011, to open the 2011–12 NHL season. Preceding this, as with previous Premiere events, the NHL teams participated in a series of exhibition games with European teams as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere Challenge, between September 29 and October 4, 2011.
Later on in the season, a contingent of Adler Mannheim fans would embark on their own tour of hockey games in Buffalo and Toronto, with the backing of the Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

## NHL Premiere Challenge
### Game one

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| September 29 | Prague, Czech Republic | Tesla Arena | New York Rangers | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | |
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2nd | NYR | Artem Anisimov | Tim Erixon and Brandon Dubinsky | 05:45 | 1–0 NYR |
| 2nd | NYR | Ruslan Fedotenko (PP) | Michael Del Zotto and Tim Erixon | 08:30 | 2–0 NYR |
| 3rd | None | None | None | None | None |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | NYR | Brendan Bell | Tripping | 06:38 | 2:00 |
| 1st | PRA | Jaroslav Kasík | Holding | 08:44 | 2:00 |
| 1st | NYR | Brandon Prust | Hooking | 13:38 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | PRA | Yorick Treille | Hooking | 06:52 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | PRA | Petr Tenkrát | High-sticking | 14:45 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | PRA | Daniel Sobotka | Holding | 01:43 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | PRA | Ivan Rachůnek | Hooking | 18:37 | 2:00 |

### Game two

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| September 30 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Scandinavium | New York Rangers | Frölunda HC | 4–2 | |
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | NYR | Kris Newbury | Ryan Bourque and Michael Del Zotto | 02:24 | 1–0 NYR |
| 1st | FRL | Jonathan Johnson | Johan Sundström and Viktor Svedberg | 05:00 | 1–1 |
| 2nd | NYR | Michael Del Zotto | Mats Zuccarello and Kris Newbury | 05:24 | 2–1 NYR |
| 2nd | NYR | Erik Christensen | Mats Zuccarello and Stu Bickel | 11:25 | 3–1 NYR |
| 3rd | FRL | Mika Pyörälä | Fredrik Pettersson and Christian Bäckman | 12:04 | 3–2 NYR |
| 3rd | NYR | Michael Rupp | Brendan Bell and Brian Boyle | 16:48 | 4–2 NYR |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | FRL | Mathis Olimb | Hooking | 06:36 | 2:00 |
| 1st | NYR | Dylan McIlrath | Cross checking | 19:10 | 2:00 |
| 1st | NYR | Brandon Prust | Interference | 19:58 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | NYR | Stu Bickel | High-sticking | 01:39 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | NYR | Tim Erixon | Delay of game | 02:51 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | FRL | Mika Pyörälä | cross checking | 13:54 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | NYR | Brendan Bell | Hooking | 16:25 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | FRL | Fredrik Pettersson | Interference | 18:13 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | FRL | Viktor Svedberg | Hooking | 07:25 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | NYR | Michael Del Zotto | Holding | 10:50 | 2:00 |

### Game three

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| October 2 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Ondrej Nepela Arena | New York Rangers | Slovan Bratislava | 4–1 | |
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BRA | Ivan Švarný (PP) | Michal Macho and Miroslav Šatan | 08:42 | 1–0 BRA |
| 2nd | NYR | Mats Zuccarello (PP) | Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik | 06:03 | 1–1 |
| 2nd | NYR | Brian Boyle | Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan | 07:02 | 2–1 NYR |
| 2nd | NYR | Artem Anisimov (SH) | Brandon Prust | 17:42 | 3–1 NYR |
| 3rd | NYR | Ryan McDonagh | Ryan Callahan | 10:11 | 4–1 NYR |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | NYR | Michael Rupp | Hooking | 07:14 | 2:00 |
| 1st | NYR | Brian Boyle | Boarding | 15:59 | 2:00 |
| 1st | NYR | Steve Eminger | Cross checking | 17:38 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BRA | Ján Lipiansky | Hooking | 00:35 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BRA | Martin Štajnoch | Hooking | 04:56 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BRA | Dávid Skokan | Interference | 04:56 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | NYR | Steve Eminger | Holding | 08:03 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | NYR | Stu Bickel | Hooking | 16:24 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BRA | Dávid Skokan | Holding | 02:39 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | NYR | Michael Rupp | Cross checking | 13:39 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | NYR | Stu Bickel | Hooking | 16:41 | 2:00 |

### Game four

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| October 3 | Zug, Switzerland | Bossard Arena | New York Rangers | EV Zug | 4–8 | |

### Game five

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| October 4 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Jokerit | 4–3 OT | |

### Game six

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| October 4 | Hamburg, Germany | O2 World (Hamburg) | Los Angeles Kings | Hamburg Freezers | 5–4 | |
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | LA | Justin Williams | Anze Kopitar | 00:36 | 1–0 LA |
| 1st | HAM | Serge Aubin (PP) | Charles Cook and Patrick Traverse | 12:51 | 1–1 TIED |
| 1st | LA | Alec Martinez | Mike Richards and Simon Gagne | 13:25 | 2–1 LA |
| 1st | HAM | Kevin Schmidt | Jesper Jensen and David Wolf | 17:32 | 2-2 TIED |
| 2nd | HAM | Serge Aubin | Brendan Brooks and Thomas Dolak | 11:42 | 3–2 HAM |
| 2nd | LA | Anze Kopitar | Justin Williams and Scott Parse | 13:32 | 3–3 TIED |
| 2nd | LA | Brad Richardson | Jarret Stoll and Rob Scuderi | 19:46 | 4–3 LA |
| 3rd | LA | Ethan Moreau | Rob Scuderi and Anze Kopitar | 03:50 | 5–3 LA |
| 3rd | HAM | Brendan Brooks | Thomas Dolak | 19:31 | 5–4 LA |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | LA | Scott Parse | Slashing | 11:20 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | HAM | Charles Cook | Tripping | 01:02 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | HAM | David Wolf | Holding | 05:45 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | HAM | Serge Aubin | Hooking | 16:21 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | LA | Simon Gagne | Interference | 05:28 | 2:00 |

### Game seven

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
| October 4 | Mannheim, Germany | SAP Arena | Buffalo Sabres | Adler Mannheim | 8–3 | |
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BUF | Tyler Ennis | | 07:18 | 1–0 BUF |
| 1st | BUF | Tyler Ennis | Ville Leino and Mike Weber | 11:22 | 2–0 BUF |
| 1st | BUF | Luke Adam (PP) | Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville | 18:19 | 3–0 BUF |
| 2nd | MAN | Yannic Seidenberg | Frank Mauer and Christoph Ullmann | 00:06 | 3–1 BUF |
| 2nd | BUF | Brad Boyes | | 01:11 | 4–1 BUF |
| 2nd | MAN | Jamie Sifers (PP) | Mike Glumac | 07:50 | 4–2 BUF |
| 2nd | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff (PP) | Marc-Andre Gragnani and Jason Pominville | 13:58 | 5–2 BUF |
| 2nd | BUF | Thomas Vanek | Luke Adam | 18:02 | 6–2 BUF |
| 3rd | MAN | Mike Glumac | Yanick Lehoux and Marc El-Sayed | 08:52 | 6–3 BUF |
| 3rd | BUF | Jason Pominville | Thomas Vanek | 13:43 | 7–3 BUF |
| 3rd | BUF | Ville Leino | Brad Boyes and Tyler Ennis | 16:13 | 8–3 BUF |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff | Cross checking | 04:53 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MAN | Denis Reul | Holding | 12:48 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MAN | Nikolai Goc | Holding | 18:11 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BUF | Patrick Kaleta | Tripping | 06:35 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MAN | Nikolai Goc | Hooking | 13:01 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MAN | Denis Reul | Holding | 15:57 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BUF | Mike Weber | Interference | 05:41 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MAN | Michael Glumac | Hooking | 14:12 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | MAN | Shawn Belle | Hooking | 19:12 | 2:00 |

## NHL Premiere
### Game one

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
| October 7 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Buffalo Sabres | 1-4 |

### Game two

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
| October 7 | Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Los Angeles Kings | New York Rangers | 3-2 (OT) |

### Game three

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
| October 8 | Stockholm, Sweden | Ericsson Globe | Anaheim Ducks | New York Rangers | 2-1 (SO) |

### Game four

| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
| October 8 | Berlin, Germany | O2 World (Berlin) | Buffalo Sabres | Los Angeles Kings | 4-2 |