HC Pilsen get a shutout win in their first-ever CHL game, winning 3-0 in Stavanger against the Oilers. Read more in Gamecentre.

In HC Pilsen's first-ever CHL game, they got two goals and one assist from Dominik Kubalik and a 23-save shutout from Marek Machovsky to beat the Stavanger Oilers 3-0. 

After a defensively-played first period with few scoring chances, Kubalik who put his stamp on the game -n the second with two goals three minutes apart. The first was a brilliant wrist shot from the top of the right-wing circle for the left-shooting Kubalik that beat Ruben Smith over the glove. The second came from a nice behind-the-back pass from Miroslav Indrak, with Kubalik then whipping another great wrister that beat Smith short-side.

The biggest threat to Machovsky's shutout came on a Josh Soares breakaway in the 47th minute, but the Pilsen goalie refused to yield. Then Kubalik and Indrak again combined to finish the scoring – Indrak putting in the rebound after Smith stopped Kubalik in alone.

"Obviously it was a good game for us," stated Pilsen head coach Michal Straka. "We had a little advantage because we saw Stavanger’s first game versus Nitra, so we could prepare a bit better for the game. We knew the rink is smaller here and that they would try to put us under pressure, so we had to make quick decisions and move the puck quickly. But we also wanted to play our style and we though that power plays would decide the game, which eventually happened. We knew they wouldn’t wait for us and they would forecheck, so we prepared for that and it went well."

Stavanger coach Pal Guldbrandsen responded, "I thought we started badly in the first period. We looked like we were standing around waiting for something. I honestly expected us to come out with some more energy in the second period, but we came out flat again. Pilsen simply skated more than we did. I thought the third period was slightly better, but we weren't direct enough in front of goal to get the breakthrough."