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/* Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL */
{{otheruses4|exhibition ice hockey games from 1976 to 1991|other uses|Super Series (disambiguation)}}
The '''Super Series''' were exhibition games between [[:Category:Sport societies in the Soviet Union|Soviet teams]] and [[National Hockey League|NHL]] teams that took place on each NHL opponents' home ice in [[North America]] from 1976 to 1991. The Soviet teams were usually club teams from the [[Soviet League (ice hockey)|Soviet hockey league]]. The exception was in 1983, when the [[Soviet national ice hockey team|Soviet National Team]] represented the [[Soviet Union]]. The Soviet teams crushed the NHL teams with 14 wins against 2 NHL wins.
== Summary of Super Series Results ==
==== Soviet/NHL Overall Record by Series and Games ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Soviet Team
! Total Series Played with NHL
! Series Won by Soviet Team
! Series Won by NHL Teams
! Series Tied
! Series Win Percentage for Soviets
! Games Played
! Games Won by Soviet Team
! Games Won by NHL Teams
! Games Tied
! Game Win Percentage for Soviets
|-
|[[HC CSKA Moscow|Red Army]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1.000 || 34 || 24 || 8 || 2 ||0.735
|-
|[[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1.000 || 20 || 10 || 6 || 4 ||0.600
|-
|[[Soviet Wings Moscow|Soviet Wings]] || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0.667 || 13 || 6 || 5 || 2 ||0.538
|-
|[[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1.000 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 ||0.600
|-
|{{ih|URS|name=USSR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1.000 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 ||0.667
|-
|[[Khimik Voskresensk]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0.500||13||6||6||1||0.500
|-
|[[Dynamo Riga]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.000||7||2||4||1||0.357
|-
!Totals ||18 || 14 ||2 ||2 || 0.833||98||55||33||10||0.612
|}
==== Records between Individual Soviet and NHL Teams ====
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=3 |NHL Team
!colspan=14|Soviet Team
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 |Totals
|-
!colspan=2 |[[HC CSKA Moscow|Red Army]]
!colspan=2 |[[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
!colspan=2 |[[Soviet Wings Moscow|Soviet Wings]]
!colspan=2 |[[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]
!colspan=2 |{{ih|URS|name=USSR}}
!colspan=2 |[[Khimik Voskresensk|Khimik]]
!colspan=2 |[[Dynamo Riga|Riga]]
|-
!| GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT||GP||PCT
|-
|[[New York Rangers]] || 3 || 0.000 || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || || || 4 || 0.000
|-
|[[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3 || 0.500 || || || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 0.000 || || || 7 || 0.500
|-
|[[Boston Bruins]] || 2 || 0.000 || 2 || 0.000 || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || 6 || 0.000
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]|| 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 0.500 || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || 5 || 0.300
|-
|[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]|| 1 || 1.000 || 3 || 0.167 || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || || || 5 || 0.300
|-
|[[Buffalo Sabres]] || 2 || 1.000 || 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 1.000 || || || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || 6 || 0.667
|-
|[[Chicago Blackhawks]] || 2 || 0.000 || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || 1 || 1.000 || 4 || 0.250
|-
|[[New York Islanders]] || 2 || 0.000 || || || 2 || 0.500 || || || || || 1 || 0.500 || || || 5 || 0.300
|-
|[[Vancouver Canucks]] || 2 || 0.000 || 1 || 1.000 || || || 1 || 1.000 || || || || || 1 || 1.000 || 5 || 0.600
|-
|[[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] / [[New Jersey Devils]]|| 1 || 0.000 || 2 || 0.750 || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || 4 || 0.375
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 1.000 || 5 || 0.400
|-
|[[Atlanta Flames|Atlanta]] / [[Calgary Flames]] || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 1.000 || || || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 0.500 || 6 || 0.583
|-
|[[Minnesota North Stars]] ||2||0.000|| || || 1 || 0.000 || || || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 0.000 || 6 || 0.167
|-
|[[Detroit Red Wings]] || 1 || 0.000 || || || 1 || 1.000 || || || || || 1 || 0.000 || || || 3 || 0.333
|-
|[[Winnipeg Jets]] || 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || || || || || 3 || 0.333
|-
|[[Edmonton Oilers]] || 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 1 || 1.000 || 6 || 0.667
|-
|[[Washington Capitals]] || || || 2 || 0.750 || || || || || || || 1 || 1.000 || || || 3 || 0.833
|-
|[[Quebec Nordiques]] || 3 || 0.500 || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 0.500 || || || 1||0.000|| || || || || 6 || 0.333
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]] || 1 || 0.000 || || || || || || || || || 2 || 0.500 || 1 || 0.000 || 4 || 0.250
|-
|[[Hartford Whalers]] || 1 || 0.000 || 1 || 0.500 || 1 || 1.000 || || || || || || || || || 3 || 0.500
|-
|[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || || ||2||0.500|| || || || || || || || || || || 2 ||0.500
|-
!Totals || 34 || 0.265 || 20 || 0.400 || 13 || 0.462 || 5 || 0.400 || 6 || 0.333 || 13 || 0.500 || 7 || 0.643 || 98 || 0.388
|-
|}
* GP: games played between NHL and Soviet Team
* PCT: winning percentage of NHL team versus Soviet Team
== Super Series 1976 ==
{{Main|1975-76 USSR Red Army ice hockey tour of North America}}
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
The Red Army won a series against NHL teams, with 2 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss. The scores
were:
* 1975-12-28 Red Army beat New York Rangers 7 to 3
* 1975-12-31 Red Army tied Montreal Canadiens 3 to 3
* 1976-01-08 Red Army beat Boston Bruins 5 to 2
* 1976-01-11 Philadelphia Flyers beat Red Army 4 to 1
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=375 style="margin-left:3em;"
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=50%|Team
!width=12%|1
!width=12%|2
!width=12%|3
!width=14%|F
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|'''Flyers'''
|2
|1
|1
|'''4'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|CSKA
|0
|1
|0
|'''1'''
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''W''': Stephenson
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''Philadelphia''': Goodenaugh (1), Bill Barber , Dornhoefer , 14.Joe Watson (1), 16.Bobby Clarke , 18.Lonsberry , 19.MacLeish (1), 26.Hindrachuk , 27.Reggie Leach (1), <br>
'''CSKA''': Kutergin (1)</small>
|}
==== Soviet Wings versus the NHL ====
The Wings won a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 0 ties, 1 loss. The scores were:
* 1975-12-29 Soviet Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7 to 4
* 1976-01-04 Buffalo Sabres beat Soviet Wings 12 to 6
* 1976-01-07 Soviet Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 4 to 2
* 1976-01-10 Soviet Wings beat New York Islanders 2 to 1
== Super Series 1978 ==
==== Spartak Moscow versus the NHL ====
Spartak won a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 0 ties, 2 losses. The scores were:
* Vancouver Canucks beat Spartak 2 to 0
* Spartak beat Colorado Rockies 8 to 3
* Spartak beat St. Louis Blues 2 to 1
* Montreal Canadiens beat Spartak 5 to 2
* Spartak beat Atlanta Flames 2 to 1
== Super Series 1979 ==
==== Soviet Wings versus the NHL ====
Soviet Wings won a series against NHL teams with 2 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss. The scores were:
* Soviet Wings beat Minnesota North Stars 8 to 5
* Soviet Wings tied Philadelphia Flyers 4 to 4
* Detroit Red Wings beat Soviet Wings 6 to 5
* Soviet Wings beat Boston Bruins 4 to 1
== Super Series 1980 ==
==== Dynamo Moscow versus NHL ====
Dynamo Moscow won a series against NHL team with 2 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss. The scores were:
* Vancouver Canucks beat Dynamo Moscow 6 to 2
* Dynamo Moscow beat Winnipeg Jets 7 to 0
* Dynamo Moscow beat Edmonton Oilers 4 to 1
* Dynamo Moscow tied Washington Capitals, 5 to 5.
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
Red Army won a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 0 ties, and 2 losses. The scores were:
* Red Army beat New York Rangers 5 to 2
* Red Army beat New York Islanders 3 to 2
* Montreal Canadiens beat Red Army 4 to 2
* Buffalo Sabres beat Red Army 6 to 1
* Red Army beat Quebec Nordiques 6 to 4
== Super Series 1983 ==
==== Soviet National Team, versus NHL ====
The USSR won a series against NHL teams with 4 wins, 0 ties, and 2 losses. The scores were:
* Edmonton Oilers beat USSR 4 to 3
* USSR beat Quebec Nordiques 3 to 0
* USSR beat Montreal Canadiens 5 to 0
* Calgary Flames beat USSR 3 to 2
* USSR beat Minnesota North Stars 6 to 3
* USSR beat Philadelphia Flyers 5 to 1
== Super Series 1986 ==
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
Red Army won a series against NHL teams with 5 wins, 0 ties, and 1 loss. The scores were:
* Red Army beat Los Angeles Kings 5 to 2
* Red Army beat Edmonton Oilers 6 to 3
* Quebec Nordiques beat Red Army 5 to 1
* Red Army beat Montreal Canadiens 6 to 1
* Red Army beat St. Louis Blues 4 to 2
* Red Army beat Minnesota North Stars 4 to 3
==== Dynamo Moscow versus NHL ====
Dynamo Moscow won a series against NHL teams with 2 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss. The scores were:
* Calgary Flames beat Dynamo Moscow 4 to 3 (OT)
* Dynamo Moscow tied Pittsburgh Penguins 3 to 3
* Dynamo Moscow beat Boston Bruins 6 to 4
* Dynamo Moscow beat Buffalo sabres 7 to 4
== Super Series 1989 ==
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
Red Army won a series against NHL teams with 4 wins, 1 tie, and 2 losses. The scores were:
* Red Army tied the Quebec Nordiques 5 to 5
* Red Army beat the New York Islanders 3 to 2
* Red Army beat the Boston Bruins 5 to 4
* Red Army beat the New Jersey Devils 5 to 0
* Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Red Army 4 to 2
* Red Army beat the Hartford Whalers 6 to 3
* Buffalo Sabres beat the Red Army 6 to 5
==== Dynamo Riga versus NHL ====
The NHL teams won a series against Dynamo Riga with 4 wins, 1 ties, 2 losses. The scores were:
* Dynamo Riga tied the Calgary Flames 2 to 2 ([[Perry Berezan]], [[Håkan Loob|Hakan Loob]]) ([[Alexander Kerch]], [[Alexander Belavskis]])
* Edmonton Oilers beat Dynamo Riga 2 to 1
* Vancouver Canucks beat Dynamo Riga 6 to 1
* Dynamo Riga beat Los Angeles Kings 5 to 3
* Chicago Blackhawks beat Dynamo Riga 4 to 1
* St. Louis Blues beat Dynamo Riga 5 to 0
* Dynamo Riga beat Minnesota North Stars 2 to 1
== Super Series 1990 ==
==== Khimik Voskresensk versus the NHL ====
Khimik Voskresensk tied a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 0 ties, 3 losses. The scores were:
* Khimik Voskresensk beat Los Angeles Kings 6 to 3
* Edmonton Oilers beat Khimik Voskresensk 6 to 2
* Calgary Flames beat Khimik Voskresensk 6 to 3
* Khimik Voskresensk beat Detroit Red Wings 4 to 2
* Washington Capitals beat Khimik Voskresensk 5 to 2
* Khimik Voskresensk beat St. Louis Blues 6 to 3
==== Soviet Wings versus the NHL ====
The NHL teams won a series against Soviet Wings with 3 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss. The scores were:
* New York Islanders beat Soviet Wings 5 to 4
* Hartford Whalers beat Soviet Wings 4 to 3
* Soviet Wings tied Quebec Nordiques 4 to 4
* Soviet Wings beat New York Rangers 3 to 1
* Montreal Canadiens beat Soviet Wings 2 to 1
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
Red Army won a series against NHL teams with 4 wins, 0 ties, 1 loss. The scores were:
* Winnipeg Jets beat Red Army 4 to 1
* Red Army beat Vancouver Canucks 6 to 0
* Red Army beat Minnesota North Stars 4 to 2
* [[Red Army beat Chicago Blackhawks 6 to 4]]
* Red Army beat Philadelphia Flyers 5 to 4
==== Dynamo Moscow versus NHL ====
Dynamo Moscow won a series against NHL team, with 3 wins, 0 ties, and 2 losses. The scores were:
* Dynamo Moscow beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5 to 2
* Dynamo Moscow beat Toronto Maple Leafs 7 to 4
* Buffalo Sabres beat Dynamo Moscow 4 to 2
* New Jersey Devils beat Dynamo Moscow 7 to 1
* Dynamo Moscow beat Boston Bruins 3 to 1
== Super Series 1991 ==
==== Khimik Voskresensk versus the NHL ====
Khimik Voskresensk tied a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 1 tie, 3 losses. The scores were:
* Los Angeles Kings beat Khimik Voskresensk 5 to 1
* St. Louis Blues beat Khimik Voskresensk 4 to 2
* Khimik Voskresensk tied New York Islanders 2 to 2
* Khimik Voskresensk beat Montreal Canadiens 6 to 3
* Khimik Voskresensk beat Buffalo Sabres 5 to 4
* Khimik Voskresensk beat Boston Bruins 5 to 2
* Minnesota North Stars beat Khimik Voskresensk 6 to 4
==== Moscow Central Red Army versus the NHL ====
The Red Army won a series against NHL teams with 6 wins, 0 ties, 1 loss. The scores were:
* Red Army beat Detroit Red Wings 5 to 2
* Red Army beat New York Rangers 6 to 1
* Red Army beat Chicago Blackhawks 4 to 2
* Red Army beat Calgary Flames 6 to 4
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=375 style="margin-left:3em;"
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=50%|Team
!width=12%|1
!width=12%|2
!width=12%|3
!width=14%|F
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|'''CSKA'''
|2
|1
|3
|'''6'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Calgary
|2
|1
|1
|'''4'''
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''W''': 20.Mihaylovski
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''CSKA''': 2.Mironov , 3.Zubov , 4.Kravchuk , 6.Biakin , 8.Nemchinov , 9.Maslenikov (2), 11.Davidov , 13.Kaminsky (1), 15.Prokopiev , 16.Konstantinov (1), 18.Vostrikov , 19.Khmylev (2), 21.Stelnov , 22.Brezgunov , 24.Gordiyuk , 25.Butsayev , 26.Kovalenko , 27.Kostichkin , 29.Chibirev , <br>
'''Calgary''': Sweeney (2), Fleury (1), Gilmore (1)</small>
|}
* Edmonton Oilers beat Red Army 4 to 2
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=375 style="margin-left:3em;"
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=left width=50%|Team
!width=12%|1
!width=12%|2
!width=12%|3
!width=14%|F
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|'''Edmonton Oilers'''
|1
|2
|1
|'''4'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|CSKA
|0
|0
|2
|'''2'''
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''W''': Takko
|- style="text-align:left;"
|colspan=5|<small>'''Edmonton Oilers''': 2.Joseph , 4.Lowe (1), 6.Beukeboom , 7.Lamb , 8.Murphy (1), 9.Anderson (1), 10.Tikkanen , 12.Graves , 14.MacTavish , 16.Buchberger , 18.Simpson (1), 19.Semenov , 20.Gelinas , 28.Muni , 29.Vyazmikin , 85.Klima , <br>
'''CSKA''': Malahov (1), Biakin (1), </small>
|}
* Red Army beat Winnipeg Jets 6 to 4
* Red Army beat Vancouver Canucks 4 to 3 (OT)
==== Dynamo Moscow versus NHL ====
Dynamo Moscow won a series against NHL teams with 3 wins, 2 ties, 2 losses. The scores were:
* Toronto Maple leafs beat Dynamo Moscow 7 to 4
* Dynamo Moscow tied Hartford Whalers 0 to 0
* Dynamo Moscow tied New Jersey Devils 2 to 2
* Washington Capitals beat Dynamo Moscow 3 to 2
* Dynamo Moscow beat Philadelphia Flyers 4 to 1 (Yuri Leonov-2, [[Igor Dorofeyev]], Galchenyuk)([[Rick Tocchet]])
* Dynamo Moscow beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4 to 3 ([[Alexei Zhamnov]], Ravil Yakubov, [[Alexander Semak]], [[Andrei Lomakin]])(Errey, Jiri Hrdina, S. Young)
* Dynamo Moscow beat Quebec Nordiques 4 to 1 ([[Igor Dorofeyev]]-2, Kovalev, Ravil Khaydarov)(Pearson)
==See also==
* [[Summit Series (disambiguation)|Summit Series]]
* [[Rendez-vous '87]]
* [[NHL Challenge]]
* [[2007 Super Series]]
==External links==
* http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1974/world/ss75.htm
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