- Färjestad Karlstad outshot their opponents 42-19
- Straubing Tigers racked up 54 penalty minutes
- Michael Lindqvist was the star with 2 goals, 1 assist
Färjestad Karlstad's dominant play continued in their Game Day 2 fixture against the Straubing Tigers as the Swedish side generated 40 shots on goal and scored six goals to garner three more points and position themselves firmly atop their Group F counterparts.
To their credit, the Germans struck first in this one-sided affair. Five and a half minutes into the first a penalty by Färjestad's captain Linus Johansson would prove costly as the visitors would capitalise on the man-advantage.
Travis St. Denis set himself up inside the right circle where Taylor Leier, who had an assist in their first fixture, put it on a tee for St. Denis to one-timer it past Dennis Hildeby to make it 1-0.
Färjestad would answer back a few minutes later off a set play in the offensive zone.
A face-off win found its way to Axel Bergqvist who slapped it from the point, creating a juicy rebound which Marcus Westfält was in perfect position to put home to knot things at 1 apiece.
The hosts took a 2-1 advantage when the puck ping-ponged off Lucas Forsell's skates and trickled through Hunter Miska at 13:07.
With seven minutes gone in the middle frame, the Swedish side made Straubing's mountain a little higher to climb netting goal number 3 on a turnover in the slot. Michael Lindqvist found the loose puck and went forehand backhand before slipping it through Miska's wickets.
Period number two continued with Straubing struggling to contain the Swedes as they manufactured their fourth goal of the game on an initial set up from Axel Bergqvist that eventually found Lindqvist for his second of the contest.
As the final stanza began, Marcus Nilsson earned his team-leading fourth CHL assist on Per Åslund's second of the tournament to increase his club's lead to 5-1 at 45:57. The Swedes added to their lead with a little over seven minutes to play. A powerplay goal off the stick of Johansson cushioned their lead for a fifth time.
This all but sealed the Swedes second victory as Straubing were left chasing pucks in a game that they'll hope to learn from as they make their way back to Germany.