HC Škoda Plzeň beat HC Vítkovice Ridera 6–5 after a shootout in round 12 of the Czech Extraliga on 18 October. The game at Pilsen’s LOGSPEED CZ Aréna was tied 5–5 after regulation, and overtime produced no goal.
Pilsen led 3–1 after the first period and 5–3 after the second before the visitors drew level. Ville Petman scored twice. Matyáš Filip converted the deciding attempt in the sixth shootout round. The club’s match record lists shots on goal at 30–30 and attendance of 4,012.
The shootout win earned the home team two points. The cover is a conceptual AI illustration of hockey equipment, not a photograph of the game.
