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Kubiesa's OT Goal Sends Třinec to the Final
Třinec beat Karlovy Vary 3:2 in overtime to take the Extraliga semi-final 4-1. Kubiesa's 68th-minute winner from Daňo's pass sent the Steelers to the final.
Kubiesa's OT Goal Sends Třinec to the Final
Třinec defeated Karlovy Vary 3:2 in overtime at Werk Arena on Saturday afternoon to win the Czech Extraliga semi-final series 4-1 and reach a first final since 2024. Nineteen-year-old Matěj Kubiesa finished a Petr Daňo pass in the 8th minute of overtime — game minute 68 — for the clincher; the Steelers will chase a seventh title against the winner of Pardubice vs. Sparta Prague.
HC Oceláři Třinec – HC Energie Karlovy Vary 3:2 OT (2:2, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals: 10. Galvas (Nestrašil, Kovařčík), 15. Flynn (L. Hudáček, Galvas), 68. Kubiesa (Daňo, Cienciala) – 2. Lukošík (N. Jones, J. Myšák), 11. N. Jones (unassisted).
Goalies: Mazanec (Třinec) – Frodl (Karlovy Vary). Penalties: 2:3. Power plays: 0:0. Attendance: 5,400 (sold out).
/series: Třinec 4-1/
Vary struck first, Třinec answered fast
Karlovy Vary surprised the home crowd with a 2nd-minute goal — Lukošík beat Mazanec on a clean rush set up by Jones. Třinec answered through Jakub Galvas in the 10th, but Karlovy Vary went back ahead a minute later when Jones scored unassisted off the rush. Oscar Flynn tied it again in the 15th and the first period ended 2:2.
A Frodl masterclass holds the line
Periods two and three were a goaltending duel. David Frodl stopped a string of high-danger Třinec chances; Marek Mazanec held the line at the other end. The teams traded power plays without conversion; the game pushed to overtime tied at 2.
Kubiesa's clinch
In the 8th minute of overtime, Petr Daňo wheeled the puck behind the Karlovy Vary net and slid it across the crease. Matěj Kubiesa — Třinec's youngest forward — settled it and lifted a wrist shot over Frodl's blocker at game-minute 68. Werk Arena erupted.
Žabka: "We tried to stay active"
After the game, Třinec coach Boris Žabka said: "We tried from the beginning to stay active shift after shift, period after period. In the third we created scoring chances and entered overtime again." Karlovy Vary goalie Frodl admitted: "Třinec definitely had to sweat for it — the semi-final is a success."
What it means
Třinec advance to the Extraliga final for the first time since 2024 and will chase a seventh league title. Their opponent — Pardubice or Sparta Prague — will be decided in Game 7 on Wednesday.