Starbulls Rosenheim gutted out a close 4-2 win against MEC Halle 04.

Neither team gained more than a two-goal lead, and Dominic Auger's goal in the third period proved to be the difference maker.

Starbulls Rosenheim's penalty kill excelled, as Starbulls Rosenheim gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.

Starbulls Rosenheim was led by Matthew Caruana, who registered one goal and one assist. Caruana scored 11:51 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Starbulls Rosenheim. Stephan Gottwald picked up the assist.

Starbulls Rosenheim stifled MEC Halle 04's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Starbulls Rosenheim kept MEC Halle 04's goalie busy throughout the game, and James Johnson made 37 saves on 41 shots. Starbulls Rosenheim got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Starbulls Rosenheim also got points from Gottwald, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Bryan Schmidt also scored for Starbulls Rosenheim. More assists for Starbulls Rosenheim came via Gregory Squires, Michael Baindl, Andrej Strakhov, and Josef Frank, who contributed one a piece.

MEC Halle 04 was helped by Christoph Koziol, who finished with two goals. Koziol scored the first of his two goals at 11:39 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Ivan Kolozvary provided the assist. Koziol's next tally made the score 3-2 Starbulls Rosenheim with 7:25 left in the third period. Kolozvary assisted on the tally. In addition, MEC Halle 04 received assists from Robin Sochan and Troy Bigam, who each chipped in one.

Pasi Häkkinen made 22 saves for Starbulls Rosenheim on 24 shots. Starbulls Rosenheim incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. MEC Halle 04 incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.