HCB Südtirol Alperia came from behind three times to beat Milano Hockey Club 4-3 in overtime in the teams’ first league derby. Cole Schneider scored the winner, allowing Bozen to defend its place at the top of the standings. Milano, the league newcomer, had led three times in front of a sold-out crowd at the Fiera Ice Arena.
EC-KAC also won its second seasonal meeting with EC Red Bull Salzburg, taking a 5-3 home victory. Raphael Herburger scored twice for Klagenfurt, including the goal that made it 5-2, before Salzburg pulled one back in the third period. Elsewhere, Moser Medical Graz99ers beat Hydro Fehérvár AV19 3-2 in overtime, and Olimpija Ljubljana defeated FTC-Telekom 5-1 for a third consecutive win.
The Vienna Capitals rallied twice to beat HC Falkensteiner Pustertal 3-2, while Steinbach Black Wings Linz scored four times in the second period to win 4-1 at Pioneers Vorarlberg. HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Die Haie also won in overtime, 3-2 against EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV, after Steven Owre tied the game late.