Round 2: Neuhold hat trick lifts Ice Barons, Lions stumble at home

Ice Barons 8, Peaks 5 (Nordkette Arena). Lukas Neuhold completed his hat trick at 19:09 of the third period. The Peaks scored twice on the power play but could not keep pace.

Lynx 5, Lions 3 (Traisen Ice Hall). The game-winner came from Fredrik Nyberg at 19:37 of the second. Tommy Butler scored twice for the Lions in the loss.

Steel Wolves 5, Knights 2 (Theresien Arena). Nathan Larivière put the Steel Wolves ahead to stay at 9:12 of the third period, with Tim Lange assisting. The Knights outshot the Steel Wolves 38-26 but could not solve Matic Ažman.

Royals 2, Mariners 0 (Donau Arena). The game-winner came from Jannik Schmidt at 12:34 of the first. Lorenz Strasser stopped 35 of 37 shots in the loss.

Thunder 2, Dragons 1 (SO) (Mur Arena). The Thunder scored on two of their three shootout attempts; the Dragons converted one. Mattias Lundberg and Kalle Lappalainen dropped the gloves at 2:34 of the second.

Ravens 4, Hammers 3 (Enns Arena). Bobby Ford scored twice for the Ravens. The Ravens went 0-for-3 on the power play.

After 2 rounds, the Lynx lead the standings with 6 points, level on points with the Royals (6) and the Ravens (6). The Lions are last with 0 points.