Marc-Oliver Vallerand lifted HC Appiano Roi Team to an 8-5 victory with a hat trick against the SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan Broncos.

Vallerand's first goal came 11:47 into the first period. He then added goals at seven seconds into the third and at 5:13 into the third.

HC Appiano Roi Team's goal total was higher than its season average. HC Appiano Roi Team has scored at the pace of 4.2 goals per game during the current campaign. HC Appiano Roi Team was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 14 penalty minutes. The defensemen of HC Appiano Roi Team were also effective in SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan's zone, and came away with two goals.

HC Appiano Roi Team also got points from Jonathan Hazen, who also finished with one goal and three assists to lead the team in points, Fabian Ebner, who also registered one goal and one assist, Philipp Jaitner, who also had one goal and one assist, and Daniel Peruzzo, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. HC Appiano Roi Team also got a goal from Matthias Eisenstecken as well. More assists for HC Appiano Roi Team came via Michael Messner, who had two, Tobias Ebner, who had three, and Philipp Platter, Robert Raffeiner, Gianluca Vallini, and Simon Lacroix, who each chipped in one.

The Broncos' defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan gives up 2.2 goals per game. The Broncos' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan was helped by Matti Jonas Naatanen, who racked up two goals. Naatanen scored the first of his two goals at 4:30 into the second period to make the score 3-3. Hannes Stofner picked up the assist. Naatanen's next tally made the score 6-5 HC Appiano Roi Team with 13:49 left in the third period. Stofner provided the assist. R. Jordan Sayers Owens also scored for SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan. In addition, SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan received assists from Jason Walters, who had three and Fabian Hackhofer, Daniel Maffia, and Dominik Steinmann, who contributed one each.

Gianluca Vallini made 28 saves for HC Appiano Roi Team on 33 shots. HC Appiano Roi Team registered one goal on five power play opportunities. The Broncos' Steinmann stopped 24 shots out of the 32 that he faced. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.