HC Sierre beat EHC Basel 9-6 in regulation, and the game was effectively framed by a five-goal first period. Basel kept chipping away, but Sierre never surrendered the lead after the 10th minute.
Noah Fuss opened it for Basel at 4 on a Fabio Haller feed before Sierre answered with five straight, Arnaud Montandon tying it at 10 and scoring again at 15, with Samuel Asselin, Killian Mottet and Leonardo Fuhrer completing the 5-1 period. Asselin's third of the night at 32 made it 7-2, then Basel scored four unanswered to get within 7-6 by the 47th minute; Sierre's goals at 49 and 58 closed it out at 9-6.
Asselin's hat trick and Jayden Halbgewachs' three assists were the separators, and Fuhrer finished with two assists plus a goal. Basel's Dario Kummer scored twice in the comeback attempt, with Sandro Brugger assisting on two Basel goals.