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)
after shootout (5:2)
Skellefteå AIK
3:2 (2:2, 0:0, 0:0 - 0:0)
HK Nitra
Thursday 27.08.2015, 19:00 • Skellefteå Kraft Arena • Champions League • Group 4
     
    Erik Hanses (Goaltender of Skellefteå AIK)
    - I think that we started this game really good and got that fast goal, but after that we just stopped playing good by some reason and they got two easy goals. Luckily we managed to tie the game before the buzzer of the first period. The second and third period wasnt much to talk about, just a bad icehockey game from both sides.
    And in the shootouts it seemed like we wouldnt see a end of this game, have you ever experienced a situation like this with so many penalty shots?
     - No i never experienced something like this, but i felt like i got better and better control of their shooters the longer the shootout proceeded and it was a nice feeling when Terry scored that game winner! (22:18:13)
     
    Marcus Pettersson (Defenseman of Skellefteå AIK):
    With this victory you clinched the playoff spot and probably you´ll get the first place in the group, congratulations!
    - Thanks a lot, it is true that we are in the playoffs now and that has been our ambition since day one so thats a really good feeling. Regarding the first place we still have one match yet to play and we will aim our focus toward that game against Liberec first of all and then we can talk about the playoffs.
    - I think it will be a really fun playoff with a lot of Swedish teams just as last year
     
    Andrej Kmeč (HK Nitra assistant coach):
    - We knew coming up here would be tough because Skellefteå AIK is a very good team and it was very hard out there tonight for sure and even though im very happy with one point against this team i feel like maybe we should have won this in the shootouts but failed to succeed in that stage.
    You now have one point and next game against Liberec will be a key game to clinch a playoff spot, what do you think about your chances?
    - Our chances is good i think, we´re gonna play against them on Saturday and if we win that match we will have a very good chance to clinch that playoff spot. But i think it will take a good effort to beat them, but i dont doubt my team.
    You had some great support in this game with many fans that had traveled with you to Sweden, that must be a nice feeling?
    - Yes indeed, they are incredible for us. They truly are our sixth player.
     
    1-0 (01:03) EQ Janne Pesonen (Andrew Calof, Anton Lindholm) | 1-1 (02.00) EQ Peter Konig (Radoslav Macik) | 1-2 (03:13) PP1 Marek Slovak (Petr Stloukal, Peter Konig) | 2-2 (15:44) PP1 Jimmie Ericsson (Patrik Zackrisson, Janne Pesonen) | 3-2 (SO) Terry Broadhurst

    Shots on goal: Skellefteå – Nitra 38-15
    Penalty minutes:
    Skellefteå 3x2 minutes, HK Nitra 6x2 minutes.
     
    After a intense first period the match really stepped down big time and the last two periods wasnt something to write home about. Skellefteå now secured their spot in the playoffs with 8 out of 9 possible points. HK Nitra won their first points and now stand on second place with one point.
     
    Skellefteå wins in shootout after plenty of missed penalty shots. The man that wins it for Skellefteå is Terry Broadhurst.
     
    Game over.
    65:00. Terry BROADHURST - 3:2
     
    65:00
    Skellefteå AIK has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    The winning goal is scored by Terry BROADHURST.
     
    12. series
    3:2
    Terry BROADHURST scores.
     
    12. series
    2:2
    Samuel BUCEK fails.
     
    11. series
    2:2
    Patrik ZACKRISSON fails.
     
    11. series
    2:2
    Jameson MILAM fails.
     
    10. series
    2:2
    Axel HOLMSTROM fails.
     
    10. series
    2:2
    Peter KONIG fails.
     
    9. series
    2:2
    Erik FORSSELL fails.
     
    9. series
    2:2
    Petr STLOUKAL fails.
     
    8. series
    2:2
    Jimmie ERICSSON fails.
     
    8. series
    2:2
    Josef STUMPEL fails.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Pesonen (Calof, Lindholm A.), 16. Ericsson (Zackrisson, Pesonen), dec. goal Broadhurst – 2. Konig (Macik), 4. Slovak (Stloukal, Konig)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Pesonen (SKE)
    0:1   Jozef Stumpel (NIT)
    2. series:
    0:1   Tim Heed (SKE)
    0:1   Tibor Kutalek (NIT)
    3. series:
    0:1   Axel Holmström (SKE)
    0:2   Petr Stloukal (NIT)
    4. series:
    1:2   Erik Forssell (SKE)
    1:2   Marek Slovak (NIT)
    5. series:
    2:2   Jimmie Ericsson (SKE)
    2:2   Simir Saliji (NIT)
    6. series:
    2:2   Tibor Kutalek (NIT)
    2:2   Erik Forssell (SKE)
    7. series:
    2:2   Lukas Novak (NIT)
    2:2   Janne Pessonen (SKE)
    8. series:
    2:2   Josef Stumpel (NIT)
    2:2   Jimmie Ericsson (SKE)
    9. series:
    2:2   Petr Stloukal (NIT)
    2:2   Erik Forssell (SKE)
    10. series:
    2:2   Peter Konig (NIT)
    2:2   Axel Holmstrom (SKE)
    11. series:
    2:2   Jameson Milam (NIT)
    2:2   Patrik Zackrisson (SKE)
    12. series:
    2:2   Samuel Bucek (NIT)
    3:2   Terry Broadhurst (SKE)

    Skellefteå AIK: Hanses (Svensson) – Burstrom, Heed, Pettersson M., Lindgren, Lundberg A., Lindholm A., Andersson – Lindholm P., Ericsson, Lundberg M. – Zackrisson, Calof, Pesonen – Pettersson A., Holmstrom, Broadhurst – Edstrom, Petterstrom, Forssell.
    HK Nitra: Valent (Trencan) – Ordzovensky, König, Milam, Mezei, Milo, Novak M., Guoth, Devecka – Stumpel, Kutalek, Novak L. – Stloukal, Slovak, Saliji – Pupak, Piacka, Bucek – Macik, Bajtek, Bene.
    Referees: Leppänen (FIN), Öhlund – Käck, Yletyinen (All FIN)