2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup

2018–2019 IIHF Continental Cup

Tournament details
Dates| 28 September 2018 – 13 January 2019
Teams| 17
Final positions
Champions |  Arlan Kokshetau (1st title)
Runner-up |  Belfast Giants
Third place |  GKS Katowice
Fourth place|  HK Gomel
Tournament statistics
Games played| 36

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The 2018–19 Continental Cup was the 22nd edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 28 September 2018 and the final tournament was played from 11 to 13 January 2019.[1]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Team  | Qualification

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Enter in the third round
HK Gomel | 2017 Belarusian Cup winners
Medveščak Zagreb | 2017–18 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Lyon Lions | 2017–18 Coupe de France winners
Belfast Giants | 2017–18 Challenge Cup winners
Arlan Kokshetau | 2017–18 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
GKS Katowice | 2017–18 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
MAC Budapest | 2017–18 Erste Liga champions
Ritten Sport | 2017–18 IHL - Elite champions
Kurbads Riga | 2017–18 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
Crvena Zvezda | 2017–18 Serbian Hockey League champions
HDD Jesenice | 2017–18 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
Txuri Urdin | 2017–18 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
HC Donbass | 2017–18 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
Enter in the first round
Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2017–18 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
Vikingar Akureyri | 2017–18 Icelandic Hockey League champions
HC Bat Yam | 2017–18 Israeli Hockey League champions
Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2017–18 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

## First round[edit]

### Group A[edit]

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 28 to 30 September 2018.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Vikingar Akureyri | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 5  | +8  | 8  | Advance to Second round
2  |  Irbis-Skate Sofia (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 8  | +9  | 7  |
3  |  Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 3
4  |  HC Bat Yam | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

28 September 2018
16:00| Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)|  HC Bat Yam| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 50

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 16 min
33| Shots| 17
28 September 2018
20:00| Vikingar Akureyri | 5–4 GWS
(2–2, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  Irbis-Skate Sofia| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 563

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 18 min
28| Shots| 38
29 September 2018
14:00| Irbis-Skate Sofia | 8–1
(2–1, 2–0, 4–0)|  HC Bat Yam| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 250

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Game reference

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10 min| Penalties| 10 min
35| Shots| 19
29 September 2018
18:00| Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 1–6
(0–2, 1–3, 0–1)|  Vikingar Akureyri| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 213

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Game reference

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14 min| Penalties| 8 min
15| Shots| 29
30 September 2018
14:00| HC Bat Yam | 0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)|  Vikingar Akureyri| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 150

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Game reference

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28 min| Penalties| 4 min
14| Shots| 28
30 September 2018
18:00| Irbis-Skate Sofia | 5–2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)|  Zeytinburnu Belediyespor| Winter Sports Palace
Attendance: 619

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 14 min
23| Shots| 22

## Second round[edit]

### Group B[edit]

The Group B tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 19 to 21 October 2018.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Ritten Sport (H) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 6  | +10  | 9  | Advance to Third round
2  |  HDD Jesenice | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 11  | −5  | 4  |
3  |  MAC Budapest | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 3
4  |  Crvena Zvezda | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 15  | −9  | 2

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 October 2018
16:00| MAC Budapest | 8–0
(1–0, 6–0, 1–0)|  Crvena Zvezda| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 75

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Game reference

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8 min| Penalties| 16 min
47| Shots| 19
19 October 2018
20:00| HDD Jesenice | 1–6
(0–3, 1–3, 0–0)|  Ritten Sport| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 812

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Game reference

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8 min| Penalties| 35 min
40| Shots| 27
20 October 2018
16:00| MAC Budapest | 3–4
(0–1, 2–2, 1–1)|  HDD Jesenice| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 120

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Game reference

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10 min| Penalties| 18 min
32| Shots| 21
20 October 2018
20:00| Ritten Sport | 6–4
(2–1, 0–2, 4–1)|  Crvena Zvezda| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 900

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Game reference

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2 min| Penalties| 14 min
58| Shots| 22
21 October 2018
14:00| Crvena Zvezda | 2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)|  HDD Jesenice| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 51

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Game reference

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10 min| Penalties| 8 min
18| Shots| 46
21 October 2018
18:00| Ritten Sport | 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)|  MAC Budapest| Arena Ritten
Attendance: 825

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Game reference

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16 min| Penalties| 14 min
32| Shots| 50

### Group C[edit]

The Group C tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 19 to 21 October 2018.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Kurbads Riga (H) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 19  | 4  | +15  | 9  | Advance to Third round
2  |  HC Donbass | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 6  |
3  |  Vikingar Akureyri | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 17  | −9  | 3
4  |  Txuri Urdin | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 17  | −12  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

19 October 2018
15:30| Txuri Urdin | 2–6
(0–2, 2–3, 0–1)|  HC Donbass| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 160

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Game reference

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31 min| Penalties| 51 min
19| Shots| 47
19 October 2018
19:30| Kurbads Riga | 9–2
(3–0, 4–1, 2–1)|  Vikingar Akureyri| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 173

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Game reference

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4 min| Penalties| 4 min
68| Shots| 20
20 October 2018
14:00| HC Donbass | 6–3
(1–1, 1–1, 4–1)|  Vikingar Akureyri| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 75

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Game reference

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0 min| Penalties| 20 min
60| Shots| 12
20 October 2018
18:00| Kurbads Riga | 8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)|  Txuri Urdin| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 750

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Game reference

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10 min| Penalties| 16 min
54| Shots| 14
21 October 2018
14:00| Vikingar Akureyri | 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)|  Txuri Urdin| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 63

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Game reference

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10 min| Penalties| 4 min
39| Shots| 37
21 October 2018
18:00| HC Donbass | 1–2
(0–0, 0–2, 1–0)|  Kurbads Riga| Kurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 968

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Game reference

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8 min| Penalties| 8 min
27| Shots| 27

## Third round[edit]

### Group D[edit]

The Group D tournament was played in Lyon, France, from 16 to 18 November 2018.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Arlan Kokshetau | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 7  | Advance to Final round
2  |  HK Gomel | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 6
3  |  Kurbads Riga | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 12  | −4  | 4  |
4  |  Lyon Lions (H) | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 1

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

16 November 2018
14:30| HK Gomel | 6–2
(3–0, 1–2, 2–0)|  Kurbads Riga| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 105

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Game reference

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8 min| Penalties| 34 min
40| Shots| 24
16 November 2018
20:30| Lyon Lions | 1–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)|  Arlan Kokshetau| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 2,224

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Game reference

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6 min| Penalties| 12 min
30| Shots| 30
17 November 2018
15:00| Arlan Kokshetau | 4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  Kurbads Riga| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 112

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Game reference

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18 min| Penalties| 37 min
43| Shots| 36
17 November 2018
20:00| HK Gomel | 2–1
(3–0, 1–2, 2–0)|  Lyon Lions| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 2,006

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 10 min
29| Shots| 24
18 November 2018
14:00| Arlan Kokshetau | 3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)|  HK Gomel| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 205

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Game reference

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4 min| Penalties| 6 min
33| Shots| 22
18 November 2018
18:00| Kurbads Riga | 3–2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)|  Lyon Lions| Patinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 1,452

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 10 min
27| Shots| 44

### Group E[edit]

The Group E tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 15 to 17 November 2018.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Belfast Giants (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 6  | +6  | 6[a] | Advance to Final round
2  |  GKS Katowice | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 6[a]
3  |  Medveščak Zagreb | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 6[a] |
4  |  Ritten Sport | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Belfast Giants 3 Pts, +2 GD; GKS Katowice 3 Pts, +1 GD; Medveščak Zagreb 3 Pts, –3 GD

All times are local (UTC±0).

15 November 2018
15:00| GKS Katowice | 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)|  Ritten Sport| SSE Arena
Attendance: 200

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 6 min
39| Shots| 28
15 November 2018
19:00| Medveščak Zagreb | 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)|  Belfast Giants| SSE Arena
Attendance: 2,929

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Game reference

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22 min| Penalties| 20 min
34| Shots| 36
16 November 2018
15:00| GKS Katowice | 2–3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1)|  Medveščak Zagreb| SSE Arena
Attendance: 642

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Game reference

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12 min| Penalties| 20 min
29| Shots| 34
16 November 2018
19:00| Belfast Giants | 6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)|  Ritten Sport| SSE Arena
Attendance: 3,595

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Game reference

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37 min| Penalties| 31 min
45| Shots| 32
17 November 2018
15:00| Ritten Sport | 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)|  Medveščak Zagreb| SSE Arena
Attendance: 578

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Game reference

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6 min| Penalties| 16 min
24| Shots| 46
17 November 2018
19:00| Belfast Giants | 2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)|  GKS Katowice| SSE Arena
Attendance: 5,618

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Game reference

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37 min| Penalties| 12 min
29| Shots| 31

## Final round[edit]

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 January 2019.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Arlan Kokshetau | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 15  | 6  | +9  | 8
2  |  Belfast Giants (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 7
3  |  GKS Katowice | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 3
4  |  HK Gomel | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 18  | −16  | 0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC±0).

11 January 2019
15:00| GKS Katowice | 2–4
(0–3, 2–0, 0–1)|  Arlan Kokshetau| SSE Arena
Attendance: 1,004

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Game reference

| Kevin Lindskoug| Goalies| Ivan Poloshkov| Referees:
Martin Fraňo
Andreas Koch
Linesmen:
Andrew Cook
Robert Pullar
| | 0–1| 11:44 – Savenkov (Klemeshov, Kiselyov)

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| 0–2| 14:13 – Borovikov (Berdnikov, Shitikov) (PP)
| 0–3| 18:00 – Potaichuk (Kiselyov, Savenkov) (PP)
Tuhkanen (Laakkonen, Rohtla) (PP2) – 23:40| 1–3|
Rohtla (Laakkonen, Čakajík) – 27:16| 2–3|
| 2–4| 54:21 – Klemeshov (Nesterov)
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
21| Shots| 20
11 January 2019
19:00| Belfast Giants | 5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)|  HK Gomel| SSE Arena
Attendance: 3,728

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Game reference

| Tyler Beskorowany| Goalies| Roman Bobariko| Referees:
Alexandre Garon
Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Martin Jobbágy
Joep Leermakers
| Rutherford (Leonard, Roach) – 17:54| 1–0|

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Dwyer (Higgins, Baun) – 21:58| 2–0|
D. Murphy (Rutherford, Vandermeer) (PP) – 44:02| 3–0|
Shields (D. Murphy, Vandermeer) – 50:20| 4–0|
Higgins (Dwyer, Baun) (PP) – 57:41| 5–0|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
35| Shots| 13
12 January 2019
15:00| Arlan Kokshetau | 8–2
(4–0, 3–1, 1–1)|  HK Gomel| SSE Arena
Attendance: 1,102

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Game reference

| Mikhail Demidov| Goalies| Roman Bobariko
Alexei Merzlov| Referees:
Gordon Schukies
Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Robert Pullar
Scott Rodger
| Kiselyov (Savenkov) – 05:11| 1–0|

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Potaichuk (Savenkov) – 07:53| 2–0|
Berdnikov (Malevich) – 09:54| 3–0|
Antsiferov (Petrov) – 11:42| 4–0|
Potaichuk (Kiselyov, Savenkov) – 25:03| 5–0|
Petrov (PS) – 26:45| 6–0|
| 6–1| 30:35 – Tochilkin (PP)
Nesterov (Gasnikov) – 37:33| 7–1|
Borovikov (Yermolayev, Shitikov) – 49:00| 8–1|
| 8–2| 59:56 – Solomonov (Suslo, Musienko)
6 min| Penalties| 4 min
41| Shots| 16
12 January 2019
19:00| Belfast Giants | 4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)|  GKS Katowice| SSE Arena
Attendance: 4,572

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Game reference

| Tyler Beskorowany| Goalies| Kevin Lindskoug| Referees:
Alexandre Garon
Andreas Koch
Linesmen:
Martin Jobbágy
Tornike Kuchava
| D. Murphy (Leonard, Rutherford) – 17:07| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 20:14 – Rohtla (Łopuski, Jyrkkiö)
D. Murphy (Riley, McFaull) – 31:14| 2–1|
| 2–2| 39:51 – Laakkonen (Rohtla, Devečka)
Leonard (Riley) – 40:15| 3–2|
Johner (Roach, Dwyer) (PP2) – 58:52| 4–2|
10 min| Penalties| 48 min
47| Shots| 28
13 January 2019
13:00| HK Gomel | 0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)|  GKS Katowice| SSE Arena
Attendance: 726

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Game reference

| Roman Bobariko| Goalies| Kevin Lindskoug| Referees:
Andreas Koch
Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Andrew Cook
Scott Rodger
| | 0–1| 00:17 – Łopuski (Jyrkkiö, Rohtla)

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| 0–2| 13:19 – Łopuski (Rohtla, Jyrkkiö) (PP2)
| 0–3| 20:27 – Łopuski (Rohtla, Laakkonen) (PP)
| 0–4| 21:51 – Strzyżowski (Starzyński, Urbanowicz)
| 0–5| 58:15 – Jyrkkiö (Laakkonen)
28 min| Penalties| 10 min
17| Shots| 44
13 January 2019
17:00| Arlan Kokshetau | 3–2 GWS
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)|  Belfast Giants| SSE Arena

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Game reference

| Ivan Poloshkov| Goalies| Tyler Beskorowany| Referees:
Martin Fraňo
Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Tornike Kuchava
Joep Leermakers
| Yegorov (Nesterov) – 11:51| 1–0|

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Yermolayev – 18:08| 2–0|
| 2–1| 47:44 – Higgins (Baun)
| 2–2| 48:56 – Johner (Ferland, Shields)
Potaichuk
Malevich
Yermolayev
Gasnikov
Berdnikov
Gasnikov | Shootout|  D. Murphy
Higgins
Dwyer
Rutherford
Johner
Rutherford
8 min| Penalties| 10 min
30| Shots| 41

## See also[edit]

* 2018–19 Champions Hockey League

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Continental Cup set". IIHF. 26 June 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Official IIHF tournament page

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