A historic moment lies ahead for one of these two sides, who will battle it out to progress into a position that they’ve previously failed to achieve. The Swiss visitors’ dominance in Group D doesn't necessarily reflect their form in the National League, where they are situated fourth. Establishing form has been a problem for Zug, which can be seen in their previous two fixtures; an 8-1 demolishing of HC Davos, with seven different goal scorers, wasn't built upon after they lost 4-1 to Lausanne. Fellow second line forwards Reto Suri and Lino Martschini have been their standout players so far, with Martschini currently on four tournament goals and assists alike.

Munich know that they can’t slump to second place in this fixture, which is where they’re currently accustomed to being as of late. The final Group Stage Game Day, alongside their league form, is proof that they haven’t quite hit the form that resulted in them becoming the champions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Despite this they’ve undoubtedly put the Malmö result behind them, going on to win their last five games while registering three shutouts in the process. Netminder Danny aus den Birken currently boasts a 0.94% save percentage having already achieved one shutout in the tournament. The home side will have to be clinical if they’re to dispatch of Zug, who’re only conceding two goals on average per game.