SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan survived a determined comeback attempt by Hafro SG Cortina on the way to a 4-3 win.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan made the score 4-1 on a goal by John Lazo at 5:17 in the third period, and Hafro SG Cortina got as close as 4-3 when Richard Crowley scored 19:45 into the third period.

Lazo had one goal and three assists to lead SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan ended up below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan took advantage of Hafro SG Cortina's penalties, tallying three goals off of five power play opportunities.

SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan also got points from Maksims Sirokovs, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Adam Hughesman, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, and Jason Walters, who also registered one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan were Fabian Hackhofer, who had two.

Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Hafro SG Cortina was helped by Andrea Moser, who had one goal and one assist. Moser scored 10:22 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Crowley provided the assist. Hafro SG Cortina additionally got points from Crowley, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Alexander Gellert, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. In addition, Hafro SG Cortina received assists from Angelo Esposito, who had one and Peter Wunderer, who had two.

Mark Demetz made 30 saves for SSI Vipiteno Weihenstephan on 33 shots. Hafro SG Cortina's Martino Valle Da Rin stopped 25 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Hafro SG Cortina incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.