After a few long weeks off, the action in Europe's biggest club ice hockey competition returns this week with two days of Champions Hockey League action lined up. With just three places taken on our 16-long list of Playoffs qualifiers, the time to shine is NOW!

Our Spotlight Game of the round - HC Pilsen vs. Skellefteå AIK at 17:30 CEST - will get the October action rolling, as the two very best teams of the Regular Season clash head to head! Read more about this very special game here!

Bílí Tygři Liberec will take on the mighty reigning CHL Champions Frölunda Gothenburg at 18:00 CEST, followed by the Växjö Lakers who will welcome Genève-Servette to Sweden for a game scheduled for 19:00 CEST.

19:00 CEST will also see Rögle Ängelholm take on HC Davos for a tough clash of two teams hungry for points.

KAC Klagenfurt and KooKoo Kouvola will face off at 19:15 CEST, as the pair both look to turn their unspectacular seasons around with a statement win.

Fribourg-Gottéron and HK Nitra will face each other in Switzerland at 19:45 CEST, with the Swiss looking to take as many points as possible to help them secure their place in the upcoming CHL Playoffs.

The final game of the first day of Game Day 5 action will feature the Graz99ers and SaiPa Lappeenranta, with the two facing each other at 20:20 CEST in Austria to round out the action with a bang.