HC Košice skated away with a clean 3-0 regulation win over HC Prešov, scoring once in every period to control the game from start to finish. The visitors never trailed and kept the home side off the board all night.
Košice struck early at 8:00 to take a 0-1 lead into the first intermission, then doubled the advantage just past the midway mark at 21:00. The final insurance goal arrived at 60:00, sealing the 0-3 scoreline as the game closed.
The defining number was the shutout: HC Prešov was held scoreless across all three periods, while Košice’s consistent one-goal-per-period output proved more than enough in a friendly that never required overtime.