EHC Chur skated to a regulation win over HC Košice, taking the game 1-4. The visitors controlled the match from the opening frame, building a two-goal lead before the first intermission and never allowing the home side back into it.
Chur struck twice in the first period to make it 0-2, then the second period passed goalless, leaving the same margin at the second break. Košice finally got on the board in the third, but Chur responded with two more goals to finish the scoring at 1-4. The early burst was the decisive stretch.
The numbers point to a clean road performance: Chur outscored Košice 4-1 across regulation, with two goals in the first period and two more in the third. A scoreless middle frame preserved the visitors' advantage and kept Košice from ever finding a foothold.