When the THOMAS SABO Ice Tigers visited Hradec Králové last Friday, host Mountfield HK held a wide edge in play and fired 40 shots on goal. However, in a performance that earned him first-star honours for Gameday 1, goalkeeper Niklas Treutle stopped 39 of them, backstopping his team to a 2-1 win. The two teams reversed their fortunes in the next round, however, with Mountfield edging the Rouen Dragons 3-2 and Nuremburg losing big in Oulu, 9-3. So the question for both sides is, which teams will show up when the teams meet again in the first-ever CHL game in Nuremberg?

Through two games, Leonhardt Pföder is the Ice Tigers’ LGT Top Scorer with four points (2 goals, 2 assists). Meanwhile, Tomáš Vincour is the only Mountfield player with more than a single point – he has a goal and an assist.