Rittner Buam relied on the sparkling performance of Andrew Engelage in net to grab a 4-1 win against HC Val Pusteria Lupi.

The win gave Rittner Buam a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series.

Rittner Buam was sparked by Christian Borgatello, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Borgatello scored 8:23 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Rittner Buam. Julian Kostner assisted on the tally.

Rittner Buam got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

Rittner Buam also got points from Mark Van Guilder, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Rittner Buam included Simon Kostner and Brad Cole, who scored one goal each. More assists for Rittner Buam came via Markus Spinell and Brendan Cook, who contributed one each.

HC Val Pusteria Lupi was led by Max Oberrauch, who scored the team's only goal. Oberrauch scored 16:55 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Francois Bouchard picked up the assist.

Engelage recorded 27 saves for Rittner Buam. Rittner Buam incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. HC Val Pusteria Lupi's Tyler Weiman stopped 33 shots out of the 36 that he faced. HC Val Pusteria Lupi incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.