Round 9: Ice Barons rally past Hammers, Steel Wolves fall in St. Pölten

Ice Barons 3, Hammers 2 (OT) (Enns Arena). The Ice Barons trailed 2-0 in the third period before scoring three straight goals. The Ice Barons outshot the Hammers 42-28.

Lions 5, Steel Wolves 4 (Traisen Ice Hall). The Lions trailed 3-0 in the first period before scoring four straight goals. The Steel Wolves outshot the Lions 40-23 but could not solve Justin Beck.

Royals 3, Lynx 2 (Donau Arena). The game-winner came from Cole MacLeod at 18:52 of the second. Tobias Höller scored twice for the Lynx in the loss.

Dragons 5, Knights 2 (Lindwurm Arena). Moritz Gschwandtner put the Dragons ahead to stay at 9:03 of the third period, with Jürgen Pötscher and Urban Fajdiga assisting. The Knights have lost six straight.

Peaks 4, Mariners 3 (Bodensee Arena). Michael Sanna scored twice for the Peaks. The Peaks outshot the Mariners 39-28.

Thunder 2, Ravens 1 (Drau Arena). The game-winner came from Jonas Günther at 16:22 of the second. The Thunder went 0-for-5 on the power play.

After 9 rounds, the Royals lead the standings with 26 points, ahead of the Lynx (19) and the Thunder (17). The Knights are last with 2 points.