The Lahti Pelicans faced a hungry Oceláři Třinec squad in their first-ever Champions Hockey League game but, thanks to a 45-save shutout performance by Tomi Karhunen, they escaped with a 1-0 victory on home ice. 

The first two periods were scoreless and were, for the most part, dominated by Třinec – especially the first period, where they had a 22-5 edge in shots. However, both teams had decent chances to break the deadlock but goaltenders Karhunen and Patrik Barošák were perfect.

The Pelicans finally broke through on the power play four minutes into the third period when captain Hannes Björninen took a pass in the slot from Juhamatti Aaltonenand beat Bartošák to the near-side post. 

Třinec's best chance after that came midway through the third period when Marek Adamský was hooked on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot. Coach Václav Varaďa elected to have Matěj Stranský take the shot and he tried to go five-hole, but couldn't beat Karhunen. Třinec tried to pressure in the late going but Tomáš Marcinko was penalized for goaltender interference with 3:29 left, which greatly hurt their chances of scoring and they never seriously threatened again.