What was the final score of Jihlava vs Litvínov Game 4?

HC Dukla Jihlava beat HC Verva Litvínov 4:2 (2:0, 0:0, 2:2).

What was the series state after Game 4?

Litvínov led 3:1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 was scheduled in Litvínov on April 25, 2026, with Verva holding a second match-point.

Who scored for Jihlava?

Lukáš Lhoták (5th min., PP), Tomáš Jiránek (20th min.), Ilarion Kuprijanov (44th min., PP) and Tomáš Čachotský (59th min., PP, empty-net).

Who scored for Litvínov?

Theodor Pištěk in the 53rd (assist Gut) and Ondřej Baláž in the 54th (Koblasa, Zygmunt).

What did Ondřej Dlapa say after the game?

"We've put our beer back on ice," the Dukla defender quipped to iSport.cz, referring to the postponed end-of-season celebrations.

What was the attendance?

Horácká multifunkční aréna was sold out with 5,750 spectators.

Jihlava Stave Off Match-Point — Beat Litvínov 4:2, Series 1:3

HC Dukla Jihlava beat HC Verva Litvínov 4:2 in Game 4 of the Czech Tipsport Extraliga relegation/promotion play-off and bagged their first win of the series. Jihlava cut the best-of-seven series to 1:3 and forced Game 5 back in Litvínov. "We've put our beer back on ice," Dukla defenceman Ondřej Dlapa quipped after the game.

HC Dukla Jihlava – HC Verva Litvínov 4:2 (2:0, 0:0, 2:2)

Goals: 5. Lhoták (Čachotský, Strejček, PP), 20. Jiránek (Pořízek), 44. Kuprijanov (Harkabus, PP), 59. Čachotský (PP, empty net) – 53. Pištěk (Gut), 54. Baláž (Koblasa, Zygmunt).

Goalies: Beran – Čajan. Shots: 16:34.

/series: Litvínov leads 3:1/

Lhoták Opens, Jiránek Strikes Just Before the Second Intermission

{{homeTeam}} came out aggressive and got rewarded on a 5th-minute power play through Lukáš Lhoták (Čachotský, Strejček) — 1:0. The middle frame was scoreless, but four seconds before the second intermission Tomáš Jiránek beat Pavel Čajan from a Pořízek feed — 2:0. {{awayTeam}} entered the third period chasing for the first time in the series.

Kuprijanov Adds Insurance, Litvínov Comes Back

In the 44th minute Ilarion Kuprijanov scored on the power play from Harkabus to make it 3:0 — and the Horácká aréna found its voice. {{awayTeam}} pushed back: in the 53rd Theodor Pištěk converted a Gut feed for 1:3, and 45 seconds later defenceman Ondřej Baláž — Game 1's overtime hero — pulled within one (assists Koblasa, Zygmunt).

Čachotský Seals It with Empty-Netter

Litvínov pulled the goalie and the visitors pressed for the equaliser, but in the 59th captain Tomáš Čachotský found the empty net on a 6-on-4 power play to cap the score 4:2. Beran and Dukla's structure absorbed the late charge for the series's first home win.

What It Means

{{homeTeam}} stayed alive and cut the series to 1:3. {{awayTeam}} carries a second match-point home to a sold-out Litvínov for Game 5 on April 25, knowing the series is not over yet. Dukla's path to promotion still requires three straight wins — but for one night, the dream lived on.

Less chance. More data.

Jihlava Stave Off Match-Point — Beat Litvínov 4:2, Series 1:3