HC Energie Karlovy Vary skated to a decisive 3-0 regulation win over HC Verva Litvínov in Club Friendly action, leaning on an early burst that set the tone. Two goals inside the opening 12 minutes gave the home side a lead it never relinquished.
After the fast start, the score read 2-0 at the first intermission, and a scoreless second period kept Litvínov at bay. The visitors could not claw back, and Karlovy Vary added a third goal at the 60-minute mark to cap the shutout.
The defining number was the 2-0 cushion built before the game was a quarter over, which forced Litvínov into chase mode for the final 48 minutes. Karlovy Vary's early pressure and clean finish in regulation carried the day in a game that never went to overtime.