Red Bull Munich and Brynäs IF have both already secured their spots in the Round of 16 and now will play two games to determine which team will finish 1st in Group G and which will finish 2nd. Munich hold a slight 1-point advantage after impressively winning all of their first four games in regulation time, while Brynäs dropped a point when they beat IFK Helsinki in a shootout. The teams will play first in Munich this week and then in Gävle, Sweden next week. Meanwhile, IFK Helsinki and Comarch Cracovia meet twice to determine 3rd place in the group, with the Finnish squad starting with a 1-point advantage.
Group G | Pts | GP | W | OW | L | OL | GF | GA | Dif |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Red Bull Munich – Q | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | + 10 |
2. Brynäs IF – Q | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | + 13 |
3. IFK Helsinki | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | – 9 |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | – 14 |
What's at stake:
Munich
- have already secured a berth in the Round of 16.
- can secure 1st place in the group with a regulation win at home on Tuesday.
- If they don't get all 3 points, will have another chance on Gameday 6 in Gävle.
Brynäs
- have already secured a berth in the Round of 16.
- need a total of 4 points from the two games against Munich to secure 1st place in the group.
- must take 1 point at a minimum on Tuesday in Munich to keep their chances of finishing 1st alive on Gameday 6 at home.
IFK Helsinki
- cannot qualify for the Round of 16.
- can secure 3rd place in the group with a regulation win in Krakow on Tuesday.
- If they don't get all 3 points, will have another chance at home on Gameday 6.
Cracovia
- cannot qualify for the Round of 16.
- need a total of 4 points from the two games against IFK Helsinki to secure 3rd place in the group.
- must take 1 point at a minimum on Tuesday at home to keep their chances of finishing 3rd alive in Helsinki on Gameday 6.
Gameday 5:
Red Bull Munich vs Brynäs IF, Tuesday 3 October, 18:00 CET, Olympia-Eisstadion.
Comarch Cracovia vs IFK Helsinki, Tuesday 3 October, 19:30 CET/20:30 EET, Tauron Arena Krakow.