In the last game for both teams of the Champions Hockey League Regular Season, Luleå Hockey host HC Bolzano in northern Sweden. Luleå enter Game Day 6 in 11th place with eight points, while Bolzano sit 20th in the standings with five points – a regulation win would pull them even with Luleå on points.

Through their first five games, both teams have been outscored by their opponents – Luleå 11-10 and Bolzano 18-12. Luleå have a decisive advantage in special teams. Their powerplay is fourth-best at 22.22%, while Bolzano’s is 17th at 11.76%, and their penalty-killing is fifth-best at 95.00% while Bolzano’s is 23rd at 69.23%.

Luleå’s top two scorers are Mathias Bromé and defenceman Frédéric Allard, who both have four points – all assists. Another rearguard who figures prominently in the stats is Jesper Sellgren, whose 11 blocked shots rank third in the entire CHL. Sellgren is second on the team in ice time, just seconds per game behind Erik Gustafsson’s 22:29 TOI.

Bolzano have three players who lead the team with six points each: Shane Gersich, Matthew James Bradley and Dustin Gazley. Defenceman Maxwell Heston Gildon’s 20 shots on goal not only lead the team, but are fifth overall in the CHL and tops among CHL defencemen. He’s also seventh in ice time per game at 23:30.