Mike Berube hits the post on an 80 foot clearance from his own zone. Penalty now on the way against Hamburg. Duvie Westcott gets a roughing minor.

Kowalski eventually covers the puck. Penalty on the way against Nottingham.

Great save by Kowalski, the puck spills to Pettinger who puts the backhand wide on the rebound. So close.

Kotschnew has been pulled for the extra skater. 6 on 5 hockey.

Final two minutes of the third period. All Freezers at the moment.

The Panthers ice the puck.

The Freezers are back to full strength.

Robinson tries to beat Kotschnew short side, but the Freezers goalie kicks away the puck. Good possession play by the Panthers.

Good blocker save by Dmitrij Kotschnew to deny Chris Lawrence.

Time out called by Corey Neilson and the Nottingham Panthers.

Good save by Kowalski on a Kevin Clark wrist shot.

A point shot by Bryan Schmidt is deflected and goes just wide of Kotschnew's net.

The Panthers are called for offside.

Panthers are back to full strength. 5 on 5 hockey.

Lachowicz hits the side of the net with a backhand chance whilst shorthanded.

The Freezers are back to full strength. They have 56 seconds of powerplay time.

Kowalski gloves the puck. Faceoff to his left.

Craig Kowalski gloves a Duvie Westcott wrist shot from the right point.

Good shift by the Freezers forces the Panthers to ice the puck.

Chris Lawrence tries to beat Kotschnew high coming down the right wing, but the Hamburg goaltender makes the save.

The puck is deflected over the boards in the neutral zone. Face off coming.

Panthers back to full strength. Poor powerplay by the Freezers.

Robinson, who has been out for the whole powerplay feathers one but it bounces just over Jacina's stick with the goal gaping.

Good save by Kotschnew as Wild was looking for his second goal of the game.

Robinson is running the show from the right hand side of the zone. He makes a nice pass to Chris Lawrence, but the Panthers forward can't get all of it and Kotschnew has enough time to move laterally and make the save.

Great set play by the Freezers off the faceoff. Kowalski has to make a good save on the Kevin Clark wrist shot.

The Panthers ice the puck.

Oppenheimer gets a wrist shot away from the point but it sails wide.

Evan Mosey fires one from the left wing circle, but a good save by Kotschnew.

Jacina levels Klassen behind the Hamburg net.

The Freezers have made a goaltending change. Caron leaves and Dmitrij Kotschnew takes to the crease.

Oakford shoots from the left wing and Caron makes the save with Lawrence sniffing for a rebound.

Cody Wild lets rip from the point but it is blocked and goes out of play. Faceoff to the left of Caron.

Good play by the Panthers and Nathan Robinson hammers a one timer from the right wing circle, but Caron makes a flashy glove save.

Jonathan Boxill wheels up the right wing on a shorthanded 2 on 1 with Maxime Parent on the other wing. Boxill can't find his teammate and the Freezers carry it the other way.

The Freezers carry the puck offside.

Great chance for Kevin Clark, who should have done better as he blazes the wrist shot wide.

Jakobsen gets shoved into the net from behind the goal line. Parent shoved him into the cage.

The Freezers split the Panthers defence and it's another chance for Westcott, but the Freezers' defenceman shoots high.

Great reactions by Caron allows him to cover the puck before Benedict got to the rebound.

Oppenheimer almost squeaks one past Kowalski. The Nottingham goaltender got away with one there.

Good backhander by Jonathan Boxill but Sebastian Caron denies the Brit with the pad.

Duvie Westcott looks for the top corner but Kowalski makes a good blocker save.

Once again, the Panthers take it offside down the right wing.

The Panthers bring the puck offside with just 40 seconds left in the first period.

Heavy slapshot by Duvie Westcott from the right point but Kowalski gloves it down.

Maxime Parent fires one after a defensive giveaway but Caron saves it easily.

Kowalski does well to track the point shot, which took 2 or 3 deflections on the way through. Two and a half minutes left in the first period and we're still level at the National Ice Centre.

One timer by Nicolas Kraemmer goes just wide. Kowalski was scrambling.

Big point shot from Duvie Wescott is blocked well by Evan Mosey of the Panthers, who are now back to full strength.

The Freezers' powerplay looks in good form. The point shot comes in from Roy, but it gets deflected and goes over the glass. Faceoff in the neutral zone.

Clark's booming slapshot takes a deflection on the way through and goes just wide of the post. Kowalski was beaten.

The Panthers' second line is looking the most dangerous. Jacina is central to the play once again, forcing Caron to freeze the puck giving the Panthers a face-off inside the zone.

Icing call against the Panthers. Hamburg have had all the possession since Wild's goal.

Greg Jacina hammers one on the rush from the right, but Caron makes the save with his pads.

Ralf Rinke powers through the Panthers defence but Kowalski gets down well to cover the bobbling puck.

Mathieu Roy can't keep the puck in the Panthers zone, and the linesman blows up for offside.

Defensive mix-up by the Freezers gives Lachowicz a golden opportunity down the right wing, but his wrister is parried by Sebastian Caron.

A long dump in from the neutral zone is frozen by Sebastian Caron.

The Freezers take the puck offside. The score is still 0-0.

Clark shoots wide after bringing the puck down the left wing.

Nathan Robinson forces a good save by Caron in the Hamburg net.

Mitchell to Madsen to Jakobsen, but Kowalski makes the save. Good pressure by the Freezers.

Hamburg Freezers are back to full strength.

Big save by Craig Kowalski, denying Oppenheimer with a quick glove save. The Freezers have looked the better side on the Panthers PP.

Shorthanded chance for Garrett Festerling, but Kowalski makes the save for the Panthers.

Delayed penalty against the Freezers. Graham gets a backhand away but Caron saves.

Good first attacking move by the Panthers. Robinson to Lawrence, but the one timer is saved by Caron

Getting close to faceoff and the lights are out at the National Ice Centre. The puck will drop in five minutes

Starting lineups:

Nottingham Panthers: Kowalski (Green) – Berube, Landry, Schmidt, Oakford, Mosey, S.Lee, Wild – Lachowicz, Lawrence, Robinson – Graham, Benedict (C), Jacina – Parent, Boxill, Betteridge, Hook, Cownie

Hamburg Freezers: Caron (Kotschnew) – Klassen, Roy, Westcott, Clark, Schmidt, Kohl – Madsen, Jakobsen, Mitchell – G.Festerling, Pettinger, Flaake – Oppenheimer (C), Kraemmer, Sertich – Pohl, Verelst, Rinke

Referees: Boman (FIN), Young (GBR) – Pirry (GBR), Kirkham (GBR).

Greetings from the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, as preparations are underway for Gameday 5 of the Champions Hockey League. Face off is at 20:30 CET as the Nottingham Panthers host German side Hamburg Freezers in Group K action. Both teams will be desperate to restore some pride after losing all four games of their CHL campaign so far against group leaders Lulea Hockey and Lukko Rauma.

In fact, Hamburg will be looking for a win to get their season going, as the Freezers have lost the opening four games of their DEL season. Even on home ice, the Freezers have struggled, losing 3-1 to fellow CHL opponents Kolner Haie at the weekend. The side has only managed 8 goals in 4 DEL games and a solitary Adam Mitchell strike in the 4 CHL games so far.

Hamburg will be looking to get their anaemic offence rolling against what has so far been the worst defence in the CHL. The Panthers have conceded 29 goals in 4 CHL games, and arguably it has been goaltender Craig Kowalski, who has been one of their better players. Kowalski was rested for Sunday's EIHL Challenge Cup game against the Coventry Blaze, meaning that the American shotstopper will be fresh to face the Freezers. The Panthers have had a mixed start to their Elite League campaign, with injuries continuing to plague the side. David Clarke has yet to ice this season, and fellow top British forward Robert Farmer has been sidelined with a broken foot. At the weekend the Panthers picked up a tight victory over fierce rivals the Sheffield Steelers before the aforementioned loss to Coventry.

The Freezers also have injury problems of their own, as star defenceman Christoph Schubert, Brett Festerling, Frederick Cabana and Philippe Dupuis have all spent time on the treatment table recently.

The Cramo Top Scorers for both teams are:
Nottingham Panthers: Brandon Benedict
Hamburg Freezers: Adam Mitchell

Both teams will be desperate for a win to claw something back from their CHL campaign, and build momentum from the season, and when the puck drops at 20:30 we will have all the coverage.

Welcome. Game starts at 20:30.