EHV Schönheide survived a determined comeback attempt by ETC Crimmitschau on the way to a 7-5 win.

EHV Schönheide made the score 7-4 on a goal by Petr Kukla at 16:18 in the third period, and ETC Crimmitschau got as close as 7-5 when Christian Hartung scored 18:43 into the third period.

Kukla was all over the ice for EHV Schönheide, as he tallied four goals and one assist in the win. Kukla got on the scoresheet 14:36 into the first period. He then added goals at 13:27 into the second and at 13:15 into the third.

EHV Schönheide could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 36 minutes in penalties during the game.

Others who scored for EHV Schönheide included Dustin Hered, who had one and Mike Losch, who had two. In addition, EHV Schönheide received assists from Miroslav Jenka, who had two and Marcus Löffler, Martin Sekera, and Roy Hähnlein, who each chipped in three.

ETC Crimmitschau surpassed its usual scoring output this season. ETC Crimmitschau has scored at the pace of 2.3 goals per game during the current campaign.

ETC Crimmitschau was helped by Roy Engler, who registered two goals and one assist. Engler scored the first of his two goals at 18:19 into the first period to make the score 2-1 ETC Crimmitschau. Philipp Methner provided the assist. Engler's next tally made the score 5-4 EHV Schönheide with 8:35 left in the third period. Hartung assisted on the tally. ETC Crimmitschau additionally got points from Valerij Guts, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for ETC Crimmitschau were Andy Hübschmann, who had two and Maximilian Paulik and Jörg Buschmann, who contributed one a piece.

EHV Schönheide registered one goal on four power play opportunities. ETC Crimmitschau incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.