HCB Südtirol Alperia hosts EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV as the league leader seeks a fifth consecutive win. Bozen has won its last four games, including two without conceding, and has suffered only one regulation-time defeat this season. VSV won their first meeting in October, in overtime, and arrives after back-to-back victories, including a 4-0 win over Innsbruck.
Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and Milano Hockey Club meet for the third time in ten days, with each having won once in their two-game series in Milan. Fehérvár has home ice; Milano has lost three straight but is four points ahead. Moser Medical Graz99ers, fresh from a 3-2 road win, visit FTC-Telekom, who are looking to end a three-game losing streak.
Steinbach Black Wings Linz have won three in a row and are level on points with Bozen, with one more game played, ahead of hosting an Innsbruck side with four consecutive defeats. Salzburg hosts Vienna after winning all three games since Teemu Levijoki took charge; the Capitals are two points behind but have lost their last two. Pioneers Vorarlberg, still without a win after 15 games, welcome fourth-placed Olimpija Ljubljana.