Only one point in the Regular Season Standings separate HC Bolzano and ERC Ingolstadt on Game Day 5 of the Champions Hockey League Regular Season, with both teams straddling the Playoff cut-off line. As such, this match-up in South Tyrol could go a long way to determine if one or both of these teams are among the last 16 teams standing. Each team has advanced that far once in their previous four CHL appearances.

Bolzano have five points and enter the round outside of the Top 16. Matthew James Bradley is the team’s top scorer with five points, four of those assists, with no player on the team scoring more than two goals. Bradley also leads the team with 11 shots on goal. At the other end of the ice, goaltender Samuel Harvey has played every minute of Bolzano’s first four games and is ranked third in the CHL with 103 saves.

Ingolstadt have only one more point than Bolzano but are ranked within the Top 16, with many teams in a close fight. Defenceman Maury Edwards is the team’s top scorer with five points, while forwards Andrew Rowe and Wojciech Stachowiak have three goals each. Stachowiak leads the team with 20 shots on goal, while Edwards and Rowe are each +5.

Neither team has been outstanding on special teams, with Ingolstadt’s powerplay ranked 16th and its penalty-killing 12th, while Bolzano’s powerplay is 15th and its PK 23rd in the CHL.