Five Czech Extraliga games are scheduled for Friday, with HC Škoda Plzeň hosting HC Sparta Praha among the evening’s featured matchups. Plzeň have won their last four games across league and Champions Hockey League play, scoring an average of four goals per game. Sparta beat Vítkovice 3-0 on Sunday but have been inconsistent; they have won their last three meetings with Plzeň.
League leaders HC Oceláři Třinec host BK Mladá Boleslav. Třinec’s winning streak ended in an overtime loss to Pardubice, and Libor Hudáček and Daniel Kurovský will miss the game through disciplinary suspensions. Mladá Boleslav ended a six-game losing run by beating Litvínov 2-1.
Elsewhere, HC Vítkovice Ridera host Motor České Budějovice, while HC Olomouc welcome HC Energie Karlovy Vary. Olomouc have lost five straight and recently suffered a 9-0 home defeat to Třinec. Rytíři Kladno host HC Kometa Brno, with coaches Radim Rulík and Libor Zábranský facing off. Brno could have new signing Tomáš Vondráček available.