Six games complete the Czech Extraliga’s 13th round after Olomouc beat Mladá Boleslav 4-2 on Thursday. League leaders Třinec, unbeaten in all 12 games so far, host Motor České Budějovice. Třinec has not dropped a home point this season, while Motor is fifth and has lost its last five visits there.
Second-placed Pardubice visits Kladno aiming to extend an eight-game winning run. Dynamo has beaten Rytíři 16 times in a row, but will be without Roman Červenka and Lukáš Sedlák. Plzeň can move into the top four with a win at Litvínov, which has lost its last five meetings with the visitors.
Vítkovice, 13th in the standings, faces Kometa Brno, which has earned points in five straight games. Third-placed Karlovy Vary visits fourth-placed Mountfield HK; the home side has won four consecutive games there, but lost its last five against Energie. Liberec hosts Sparta Praha after three away defeats, while Sparta comes off a loss to Třinec.