After suffering a disappointing loss in Mannheim, Oceláři Třinec arrive in Denmark knowing they have to leave with three points. For Esbjerg, the search for a CHL win this season goes on, but they might fancy their chances against a team that's been on the road now since Wednesday.

"We try to win five minutes at a time, take the little battles and build on that," said Energy Head Coach Mark Pederson. "If we can be better in the first period it will give us a better chance, and also we need to start scoring goals and taking our chances."

Head Coach Vaclav Varada wasn't happy with his team's performance Mannheim, stating "We slept through the first period, and that cost us the game," . What does he want to see tonight? "I want to see us play like we did in the second and third periods.