ERC Ingolstadt beat HC Pustertal 4-3 in a shootout after regulation ended tied. The home side built an early lead, then held on through a scoreless overtime to claim the win.
Ingolstadt jumped out 2-0 in the first period and extended the advantage to 3-1 by the end of the second. Pustertal pushed back with two goals in the third to make it 3-3, and neither team broke through in overtime before Ingolstadt took the shootout 1-0.
The shootout margin was the deciding number, as Ingolstadt converted once while Pustertal could not. The result highlighted Ingolstadt's strong start, but also Pustertal's third-period response that forced the extra session.