The Czech Extraliga’s 13th round continues with six games after HC Olomouc beat BK Mladá Boleslav 4-2 on Thursday to end its losing streak. Rytíři Kladno host HC Dynamo Pardubice in a meeting between former national-team coaches Radim Rulík and Filip Pešán. Pardubice have beaten Kladno 16 times in a row and will seek an eighth consecutive league win, though Roman Červenka and Lukáš Sedlák will be absent.
League leaders HC Oceláři Třinec, unbeaten in 12 games, host Motor České Budějovice, while HC Škoda Plzeň can move into the top four with a win at HC Verva Litvínov. HC Vítkovice Ridera face HC Kometa Brno, with Vítkovice looking to respond after Olomouc moved within two points. Third-placed HC Energie Karlovy Vary visit fourth-placed Mountfield HK; Karlovy Vary have won their last five meetings. Bílí Tygři Liberec host HC Sparta Praha, who have taken just one win in their last eight meetings with Liberec.