Rittner Buam had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-1 win over HC Val Pusteria Lupi.

Rittner Buam's Andrew Engelage was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 30 saves and let only one puck past him. Engelage managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 1.01 prior to the game.

HC Val Pusteria Lupi's power play was ineffective against Rittner Buam's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Rittner Buam excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances.

Rittner Buam was helped by Mark Van Guilder, who registered one goal. Van Guilder scored 7:25 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Rittner Buam. Rittner Buam also got points from Emanuel Scelfo, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Brendan Cook, who also tallied two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Simon Kostner also scored for Rittner Buam. Other players who recorded assists for Rittner Buam were Kevin Fink, Fabian Ebner, Alex Frei, Brad Cole, Christian Borgatello, and Luca Ansoldi, who each chipped in one.

HC Val Pusteria Lupi's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Rittner Buam power plays. HC Val Pusteria Lupi was held below its usual level of production. HC Val Pusteria Lupi puts an average of 5.0 pucks into the net per game.

HC Val Pusteria Lupi was led by Francois Bouchard, who scored the team's only goal. Bouchard scored 13:11 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Rittner Buam. Justin Maylan picked up the assist.

Rittner Buam incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Juuso Riksman recorded 19 saves for HC Val Pusteria Lupi. HC Val Pusteria Lupi incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.