HC Dynamo Pardubice’s run of 16 consecutive wins against Rytíři Kladno ended on Friday, when Kladno won 4-3 in overtime. Elsewhere, HC Oceláři Třinec lost their first game without a point, falling 6-2 to Motor České Budějovice despite outshooting them 43-24.
Jakub Kos scored his fifth goal of the season for HC Olomouc, tying his previous personal best after 14 games. His goal came two minutes from the end and made it 1-1 in the game at O2 arena.
Rhett Holland blocked five shots, made two hits and finished at +2 as HC Vítkovice Ridera beat HC Kometa Brno 3-2. Matej Tomek also made an impact after returning from injury: in two appearances for HC Verva Litvínov, wins against HC Energie Karlovy Vary and HC Škoda Plzeň, he made 68 saves and conceded once.
HC Energie Karlovy Vary took two points from Hradec Králové after letting a 3-0 lead slip. Forward Vít Jiskra won nine of his 10 faceoffs.