Overview

• Erik Hördler put Berlin ahead late in the first period before Klagenfurt overturned the lead in the second.
• Nick Petersen equalized, Mathias From made it 2:1, Leo Pföderl leveled on the power play, and Luka Gomboc restored KAC’s advantage on a man advantage.
• Berlin pushed in the third period as coach Serge Aubin pulled Jake Hildebrand for an extra skater in the final minutes without finding an equalizer.
• The CHL group phase lists 24 clubs in a single table, with each facing six different opponents and the top 16 advancing to the knockouts.
• Berlin hosts Lukko Rauma on September 5 at the Wellblechpalast and Grenoble on September 7, while ERC Ingolstadt opened with a 1:4 defeat to KalPa Kuopio.