Robert Rosen’s overtime goal gave the Växjö Lakers a 4-3 win over Bílí Tygři in Liberec to open Group E. It was a back-and-forth game that included two lead changes before an impressive crowd of 4,236.

Växjö's Erik Josefsson scored the lone goal of the first period on a power play when he converted a rebound, but that was the only power-play goal the Lakers would score on eight attempts, while the White Tigers were 0-for-5. They led 2-0 early in the second period, but then Liberec responded with three goals in a span of 3:24 to lead after 40 minutes. Elias Pettersson’s goal with 9:32 left in regulation time tied it, and then Liberec goalie Roman Will made a couple of huge saves in the last couple minutes to get the game to overtime.