EC VSV took control with a three-goal first period and closed out a 6-3 regulation win over EV Landshut. The home side never trailed after building an early cushion, and the final score reflected a game that was largely decided in the opening 20 minutes.
The hosts led 3-0 after the first, then conceded twice but added one of their own in the middle frame to carry a 4-2 lead into the third. Landshut kept pressing, yet EC VSV answered with two more goals in the final period to extend the margin to 6-3.
The most decisive number was the first-period advantage — a three-goal buffer that forced Landshut into a chase from the start. Even as the visitors split the remaining 40 minutes evenly, 3-3, they never got closer than two goals after the opening stanza.