Rostock Piranhas could not stop Icefighters Leipzig's Kevin Nighbert, who tallied a hat trick in an 8-5 win.

Nighbert's first goal came 2:46 into the first period. He then added goals at 16:35 into the second and at 7:57 into the third.

Icefighters Leipzig outdid its season average for goals scored. Icefighters Leipzig averages 3.0 goals per game.

Icefighters Leipzig additionally got points from Tomas Vrba, who also grabbed three goals and one assist and Arthur Gross, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Icefighters Leipzig also got a goal from Jedrzej Kasperczyk as well. More assists for Icefighters Leipzig came via Petr Hrach, who had one, Lars Müller, who had three, and Florian Ullmann and Michael Henk, who each chipped in two.

Rostock Piranhas struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 16 penalty minutes for seven opposing power plays.

Rostock Piranhas was led by Karol Bartanus, who had two goals and one assist. Bartanus scored the first of his two goals at 2:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Rostock Piranhas. Paul Stratmann picked up the assist. Bartanus' next tally made the score 3-2 Rostock Piranhas with 9:28 left in the second period. Viatcheslav Koubenski assisted on the tally. Petr Sulcik also scored for Rostock Piranhas. Other players who recorded assists for Rostock Piranhas were Christopher Schimming and Vitalij Blank, who contributed one a piece and Anton Marsall and Jens Stramkowski, who each chipped in two.

Erik Reukauf made seven saves before being replaced by Steve Themm, who took the win and made three saves. Icefighters Leipzig incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Rostislav Kosarek took the loss and made eight saves before being replaced by Tobias John who made six saves. Rostock Piranhas registered two goals on six power play opportunities.