Round 5: Lions rally past Dragons, Peaks stumble at home

Lions 5, Dragons 3 (Traisen Ice Hall). The Lions trailed 3-1 in the third period before scoring four straight goals. Mario Pirker and Manuel Gallo dropped the gloves at 6:28 of the second.

Hammers 6, Peaks 1 (Nordkette Arena). The Hammers scored two power-play goals on seven opportunities. Attendance at Nordkette Arena was 4,851.

Mariners 3, Lynx 1 (Rheintal Arena). Norbert Barta scored the game-winning goal at 0:51 of the second period. The Lynx outshot the Mariners 36-27 but could not solve Marcel Haider.

Royals 2, Steel Wolves 1 (Stahlhalle Linz). Otto Tuominen put the Royals ahead to stay at 10:00 of the second period, with Marcel Kofler assisting. Attendance at Stahlhalle Linz was 5,139.

Ravens 5, Knights 2 (Theresien Arena). Dominik Bauer put the Ravens ahead to stay at 10:04 of the second period, with Benjamin Schober and Kyle Gauthier assisting. The Knights are winless in five games (0-3-2).

Thunder 2, Ice Barons 1 (Baron Halle). Kalle Lappalainen scored the game-winning goal at 11:38 of the second period. The Ice Barons have lost three straight.

After 5 rounds, the Royals lead the standings with 15 points, ahead of the Lynx (11) and the Thunder (11). The Knights are last with 2 points.