HCB Südtirol Alperia kept the league lead with a 6-0 derby win over HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Die Haie. Brad McClure scored twice and Marco Costantini recorded his second consecutive shutout. Steinbach Black Wings Linz beat the Vienna Capitals 4-1, ending Vienna’s winning run. Brady Shaw scored twice for Linz.
EC-KAC ended a two-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over Hydro Fehérvár AV19, moving up to third. EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV defeated FTC-Telekom 4-1 to return to the top ten, with Joël Teasdale scoring twice. EC Red Bull Salzburg opened under new head coach Teemu Levijoki with a 1-0 win over Olimpija Ljubljana; Peter Schneider scored the only goal, ending Ljubljana’s five-game winning streak.
HC Falkensteiner Pustertal beat Pioneers Vorarlberg 3-1 to climb to fifth, while Moser Medical Graz99ers claimed a third straight win, defeating Milano Hockey Club 5-3. Clay Hanus and Paul Huber each scored twice for Graz.