Three more teams have added themselves to the final group of 16 teams as Frolunda Gothenburg and Red Bull Salzburg secured 7–1 victories while the Vienna Capitals won 5–3 on home ice. Meanwhile Krefeld Pinguine, ERC Ingolstadt, the Hamburg Freezers and PSG Zlin all won their last CHL games of the season.
Vienna Capitals 5–3 ZSC Lions Zurich
ZSC Lions Zurich needed three points and led 3–2 heading into the third period in Vienna, but the hometown Capitals scored three times in the final frame to win 5–3 and claim first place in Group B. Jamie Fraser scored the tying and winning goals in the third period to finish off a hat-trick for Vienna, while while Rafael Rotter had three assists. Roman Wick had two points for Zurich, who are now finished.
SonderjyskE Vojens 4–5 Krefeld Pinguine
Krefeld Pinguine waited until the late in their last CHL game to get their first win, as Norman Haumer broke a 4–4 tie with 2:12 on the clock to give the German club its first three points of the tournament. They weren't enough to get out of the Group J basement, however, as SonderjyskE already had four points. The loss spoiled a hat-trick by Patrick Asselin, who had tied the game on the power play with 10:09 remaining.
ERC Ingolstadt 3–2 EV Zug (OT)
Petr Taticek's second goal of the game, 29 seconds into overtime, gave ERC Ingolstadt a 3–2 home-ice victory to close out their CHL run. Ingolstadt were dominant in the first two periods with a 28–11 shots advantage and a 2–0 lead, but Zug battled back with two goals in the third to tie it. Ingolstadt tie Vitkovice Ostrava for third place in Group H but lose the tie-breaker. Zug finish second with 10 points, and their CHL run is also over.
Hamburg Freezers 6–0 Nottingham Panthers
After scoring only twice in their first five CHL games, the Hamburg Freezers broke out of their offensive funk with a 6–0 win over the Nottingham Panthers. That outcome ties both teams with three points and Hamburg takes third place in Group K by out-scoring Nottingham head-to-head. Dimitrij Kotschnew made 25 saves for the shutout.
"We were able to create momentum because of how we played away from the puck," said new Hamburg head coach Serge Aubin, who was behind the bench for his first CHL game. "This play allowed us to defend the way we want, get the puck, and then do what we do best when we attack. We were all very pleased with our play and needed this victory to help continue to create momentum and get ready for our league play this upcoming weekend."
"Obviously it’s a vast difference from the standard of hockey we’re used to playing back home in the EIHL," Nottingham winger Robert Lachowicz said about playing in the CHL. "Everyone on the team knew it would be a tough task to play against teams at this level. I think we showed ourselves well and represented hockey from England in the manner we wanted. Hopefully it will lead to bigger and better things for the league in general."
Villach SV 1–7 Frolunda Gothenburg
Frolunda scored two goals 1:01 apart in the first period and then pulled away in the second, building up a six-goal lead for a 7–1 victory to clinch Group C. Geneve-Servette can only tie them in points, but Frolunda hold the tie-breaker. While top scorers Mathis Olimb and Andreas Johnsson were relatively quiet with one point each, Frolunda was led by three points each by Mikael Wikstrand and Erik Gustafsson.
Red Bull Salzburg 7–1 Kloten Flyers
Red Bull Salzburg got two goals in the first five minutes, led 5–1 after 25 minutes and eventually won 7–1 to claim first place in Group I. Thomas Raffl scored twice, while Matthias Trattnig and Manuel Latusa both turned in three-point performances.
PSG Zlin 4–2 Eisbaren Berlin
In a game between two teams who knew they were playing their last games of this year's CHL, PSG Zlin secured third place in Group D with a 4–2 win over Eisbaren Berlin. It was an evenly played game that was tied 1–1 after two periods, but Zlin got two goals early in the third to pull ahead. Roman Vlach scored two goals and Tomas Zizka added two assists.
"Although there wasn’t much to play for it was a good game and the pace was satisfactory," said Zlin coach Rostislav Vlach. "We were facing a team that had a lot of injuries but played really well. No surprise that they are one of the top teams in the German league. Our performance was good and of course I'm happy with the victory. We scored more than two goals for the first time in a while, so I hope we continue that into the future."
"It was a really difficult game for us," Berlin coach Jeff Tommlinson began. "We arrived in Zlin with eight players missing and also lost our captain after the first period. There were mostly young players on the team left and they battled. I think our pace was quite good. Zlin was smarter at the end, so unfortunately we allowed some goals."