Eisbären Regensburg edged EHC Black Wings Linz 3-2 in regulation in a Club Friendly Games meeting, holding a lead they never surrendered. Regensburg scored first and matched Linz goal for goal the rest of the way.
The hosts took the opening period 1-0, the only clean frame of the night. Linz answered in the middle period, but Regensburg also scored to lead 2-1 after 40 minutes, and the third period played out the same way — one goal each, 3-2 on the board at the horn.
The decisive number is the first period: the lone unanswered goal of the game. Over the final two frames the sides split four goals evenly, which left that early edge as the margin.