Tappara – Djurgården | 2:3 (after OT) | | | Kärpät – Krefeld | 4:1 (end) | | | Lukko – Fribourg | 4:2 (end) |
Litvínov – Grenoble | 6:4 (end) | | | Skellefteå – Nitra | 3:2 (5:2 after SO) | | | Salzburg – SønderjyskE | 7:2 (end) |
Linz – TPS | 2:3 (after OT) | | | Mannheim – Neman | 2:1 (end) | | | Zürich – Gap | 6:1 (end) |
Växjö – Ingolstadt | 4:2 (end) |
final
HC VERVA Litvinov
6:4
(1:0, 5:2, 0:2)
Kryštof Kousal
Goals and assists:
2. Travnicek (Gula), 21. Hübl (Jansky), 21. Jurcik, 34. Smolka (Travnicek, Martynek), 38. Pavlik (Martynek, Travnicek), 40. Lukes (Hübl, Jansky) – 24. Bouchard (Thinel, Lebrecque), 29. Kalus (Chouinard, Favarin), 49. Labrecque (Bouchard), 60. Bouchard (Labrecque)
Referees: Nikolic (AUT), Pesina – Frodl, Ondracek (All CZE)
Attendance: 1 905
Penalty missed:
HC VERVA Litvinov:
Petrasek (Janus) – Kubat, Chaloupka, Pavelka, Gula, Kokes, Pavlik – Lukes, Hübl, Jansky – Travnicek, Smolka, Martynek – Horava, Gerhat, Jurcik – Sramek, Piros, Pisarik.
Subs:
Coach:
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups: Mustukovs (Goy) – Bisaillon, Barlock, Scolary, Harty, Faure, Favarin – Baylacq, Kalus, Tartari – Gauthier, Chouinard, Perret – Thinel, Labrecque, Bouchard – Lamirault, Lamboley, Chapuis.
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups: Mustukovs (Goy) – Bisaillon, Barlock, Scolary, Harty, Faure, Favarin – Baylacq, Kalus, Tartari – Gauthier, Chouinard, Perret – Thinel, Labrecque, Bouchard – Lamirault, Lamboley, Chapuis.
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Nikolic (AUT), Pesina – Frodl, Ondracek (All CZE)
Attendance: 1 905
The game had been decided in the second period. Litvinov scored five goals and that was far too much for Burning Wolves to reduce.
With just two seconds to go DANICK BOUCHARD makes it 4-6 from Grenoble's view. Assistence: Dave Labrecque.
DAVE LABRECQUE scores from a nice pass by Bouchard and a spark of hope suddenly appears for Grenoble. The game is not over yet. Assistence: Danick Bouchard.
Late in the second period VERVA makes it 6-2. FRANTISEK LUKES finds the puck in front of an empty net and has no problems with scoring. Assistences: Viktor Hübl, Peter Jansky.
Powerplay goal by FILIP PAVLIK! His hard slap shot from the blue line ended up untouched in visitors' net. Assistences: Rostislav Martynek, Michal Travnicek.
PAVEL SMOLKA gives Litvninov back the two goal lead with a wrist shot from right in front of the net. Assistences: Michal Trevnicek, Rostislav Martynek.
And the visitors are now down by one! Czech PETR KALUS scores from a rebound on a breakaway and the Burning Wolves are back in the game! Assistence: Eric Chouinard, Nicolas Favarin.
Deja vu of the previous game between Litvinov and Grenoble. The French make it 1-3 as DANICK BOUCHARD scores from a rebound on powerplay. Assistences: Sebastien Thinnel, Dave Labrecque.
ONDREJ JURCIK makes it 3-0 with a beautiful individual effort in front of the net! His shot just above Mustukovs' pad was out of the goalie's reach. Unassisted.
VIKTOR HÜBL fired hard from the left circle from an astounding set up by Jansky. Assistence: Peter Jansky.
MICHAL TRAVNICEK puts Litvinov on the board. Assistence: Jiri Gula.
HC VERVA Litvinov: Petrasek (Janus) – Kubat, Chaloupka, Pavelka, Gula, Kokes, Pavlik – Lukes, Hübl, Jansky – Travnicek, Smolka, Martynek – Horava, Gerhat, Jurcik – Sramek, Piros, Pisarik.
Grenoble Brûleurs de Loups: Mustukovs (Goy) – Bisaillon, Barlock, Scolary, Harty, Faure, Favarin – Baylacq, Kalus, Tartari – Gauthier, Chouinard, Perret – Thinel, Labrecque, Bouchard – Lamirault, Lamboley, Chapuis.
Referees: Nikolic (AUT), Pesina – Frodl, Ondracek (All CZE).
The reigning Czech champion HC VERVA Litvionv will face the Burning Wolves of Grenoble for the second time in this CHL season. And it was the black-and-yellow team which came up stronger in the previous game. VERVA had decided the game in the second period. They took a 3-0 lead and there was no valid answer by Grenoble, 4-1 being the final score.
Litvinov reigns the Group F table with six points after beating Espoo Blues as well, bearing in mind that Espoo and Grenoble has not played each other yet.