Top teams face away tests in the sixth ÖEL round

The sixth round of the Austrian Ice Hockey League (ÖEL) will be played on Saturday (31 October). Notably, the top two teams in both the West Division and the East Division will be away from home. The home sides therefore have the opportunity to reduce the gap to the top. All five games in the round will be broadcast live on RED+. Dornbirner Eishockey Club and WSG Swarovski Wattens Penguins have a bye.

In the West Division, both games begin at 17:30. EHC Kundl host SC Samina Hohenems and will be looking to return to winning ways after three consecutive defeats. Hohenems won the first meeting on 17 October by 4:2. HC Kufstein have taken seven points from their last three games and, in third place, host EHC Lustenau. The defending champions won the first meeting on 10 October by 6:4, but most recently lost 3:6 to the Penguins.

The East Division gets the round under way as early as 16:00. ASKÖ Grizzlies Linz host Wiener Eislauf-Verein, to whom they lost 0:5 at the start of the season. WEV suffered their first defeat last time out, losing 0:3 to KSV Kängurus. Two further games follow at 18:30. HDK Maribor face the Kängurus and will be looking to avenge the 2:5 defeat on 3 October. UEHV CAM4DENT Sharks Gmunden host ATSE Graz. The two teams are separated by just one point in the standings, with the Sharks winning the first meeting 2:1 after overtime.