Mountfield HK beat HC Verva Litvínov 4-1 on the road in an early fixture from the Czech Extraliga’s 11th round, moving up to third in the standings. The visitors have now won four straight games in regulation at Litvínov, according to the league report.
Litvínov’s Stanislav Svozil, a new arrival from Kometa Brno, opened the scoring with a power-play shot from the blue line in the sixth minute. Lukáš Radil equalised for Mountfield in the 14th, and Alex Tamáši put the visitors ahead five minutes later.
After a scoreless second period, Radil scored again in the 47th minute to give Mountfield breathing room. Perret added a fourth goal in the 59th. Goaltender Stanislav Škorvánek stopped 42 shots for the winners; Litvínov’s 43 shots were not enough to prevent a fourth defeat in its last five games. Litvínov stood 10th after the result.