HC Pilsen vs HK Nitra

After losing the reverse match-up last week in Nitra, Pilsen play their first CHL home game tonight hoping to avenge the aforementioned defeat. More importantly, with there currently a three-way tie for top spot in the group, both sides will be looking to gain a foothold in the standings.

"We're looking forward to this game and our only goal is to win it," said Pilsen defencemen Peter Ceresnak ahead of the game. "We need to avoid mistakes we made in the previous game in Nitra. They were mostly in our defensive game and we gave them too much space."

Dusan Miro, Nitra's former defenceman turned assistant coach, added: "We want to get some points in Pilsen but it looks like the decisive game will be the last one against Stavanger."

That goes for both teams, who still need to host the Norwegian squad. Indeed neither team can be eliminated or secure a berth in the next round in this game.