Red Bull Salzburg went nine rounds against Ilves Tampere and secured their second shootout victory in as many games in a 2-1 win over the Finns to climb in the standings and all but secure their trip to the Playoffs.

Salzburg cashed in on the man-advantage 2:40 into the first to go up by one. Skating into the slot, Thomas Raffl finished a nifty give-and-go with Peter Schneider to put one past Marek Langhamer and give his team the early edge.

With time winding down in the initial stanza, it was all Salzburg as their shot total climbed to 16 while Ilves, who were guilty of a handful of unforced errors throughout the period, only managed four for their side.

Shot totals continued to tell the story in the second period as Salzburg set up shop in the home team's zone to begin the middle frame. As the period went on, Ilves were awarded five consecutive powerplay opportunities but all went by the wayside as their special teams went invisible through 40 minutes.

Despite a plethora of powerplay time, the Finnish side only managed to add six shots to their SOG total in the second and were still scoreless to start the third.

But a long range shot from Joona Ikonen would shift that narrative two minutes into the final stanza. The Finn's shorthanded tally came with four seconds remaining on the Salzburg powerplay to stun the visitors and tie the game 1-1.

Near the five-minute mark, Ilves went on the powerplay where a superb set-up play would be denied by Atte Tolvanen who stretched out to make a spectacular cross-ice save in close to keep the score knotted.

Teams traded chances but both goalies stayed perfect the rest of the way and with the game still undecided in regulation, the clubs entered the extra session. In a bold move, Ilves pulled their netminder in the final seconds of OT as they established zone presence in an effort to find the game-winner. But their gamble didn't pay off giving way to the shootout.

It would take nine rounds but Troy Bourke's fourth attempt would prove to be the game-winner as Salzburg took this one in Finland and Ilves left the building winless at home.