13 April 2026 at 16:45
Match Summary
Sparta Prague defeated Pardubice 3:2. The match was played in Extraliga 2025. Goals were scored by M. Kaut 18′, M. Spacek 7′, M. Spacek 12′, R. Cervenka 2′, F. Chlapik 5′. League standings: Sparta Prague #7, Pardubice #1. Score by period: P1: 0–1, P2: 2–0, P3: 1–1.
Match Context
Tipsport Extraliga 2025/26 — Play-off semi-final, Game 6
Game 6 of the Czech Extraliga semi-final play-off. Pardubice led the series 3-2; a Sparta win would force a decisive seventh game in Pardubice.
Pre-Match Analysis
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague trailed 2-3 in the series after losing Game 5 in OT (4:3). Regular-season form: L-W-L-W-W (7th place, 86 pts).
Pardubice Form
Pardubice held a 3-2 series lead after Vondráček's overtime winner in Game 5. Regular-season champions with 99 pts.
Head to Head
Of the first five games in this series, four were decided by one goal — Sparta won Games 2 (2:1) and the night before this match Pardubice took Game 5 4:3 in OT.
Match Report
Pardubice opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Martin Kaut on the power play (assists: Košťálek, Červenka). Sparta turned the game in the second period: Michael Špaček tied the match in the 28th minute and converted his second of the night on a power play in the 33rd minute (Horák, Krejčík). Roman Červenka levelled the score on a power play in the 43rd minute (Košťálek, Kondelík), but Filip Chlapík restored Sparta's lead in the 46th minute from a Horák pass — and that goal proved to be the winner. Goalies: Jakub Kovář (Sparta) and Roman Will (Pardubice).
Turning Point
Chlapík's 46th-minute winner. With the game tied 2-2 at 5-on-5, the Sparta captain hammered home Horák's feed and the home crowd of 17,220 carried Sparta through the rest of the third.
Sparta levels the series 3-3 and forces a decisive Game 7 in Pardubice. The club extends its season — and its bid for a first Extraliga final since 2024/25 — by 48 hours.
Match Events
Key match events between Sparta Prague and Pardubice — 5 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.
High sticking
High sticking
R. Cervenka
High sticking
J. Krejcik
Tripping
Illegal check to the head
J. Kostalek
Holding
Sparta Prague vs Pardubice Head to Head Results
Sparta Prague and Pardubice have met 84 times — Sparta Prague won 52, Pardubice won 32, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Sparta Prague leads the head-to-head with 52 victories from 84 meetings. A combined 464 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.52 per match (263 for the home side, 201 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 75 matches (89%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 82 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 9–2 in 2013.
52
Sparta Prague
0
Drawn
32
Pardubice
Recent Meetings (84)
Standings
Sparta Prague sit #7 and Pardubice are #1 in the Extraliga table heading into this match.
Match Analysis AI
Špaček Brace and Chlapík Force Game 7
Sparta Prague beat Pardubice 3:2 in front of a sold-out O2 arena on Monday night to level the Czech Extraliga semi-final series 3-3 and force a decisive seventh game in Pardubice on Wednesday. Michael Špaček netted twice in the second period and captain Filip Chlapík delivered the 46th-minute winner.
HC Sparta Praha – HC Dynamo Pardubice 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1)
Goals: 28. M. Špaček, 33. M. Špaček (Horák, Krejčík, power play), 46. Chlapík (Horák) – 19. Kaut (Košťálek, Červenka, power play), 43. Červenka (Košťálek, Kondelík, power play).
Goalies: Kovář (Sparta) – Will (Pardubice). Penalties: 3:3. Power plays: 1:2. Attendance: 17,220 (sold out).
/series: 3-3/
Kaut opened, Špaček turned it around
Pardubice opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Martin Kaut converted on a Sparta penalty, finishing a Košťálek-Červenka exchange. Sparta were stunned but came out for the second period at full pressure. In the 28th minute Špaček rifled past Roman Will to equalise; five minutes later, on a Pardubice tripping minor, Špaček added his second from a Horák feed.
Červenka levelled, Chlapík delivered
Pardubice answered in the 43rd minute when Roman Červenka — the playoff scoring leader — buried a power-play chance from Košťálek and Kondelík for 2:2. The crowd briefly froze. Three minutes later, on the next shift, Filip Chlapík stepped into a Roman Horák cross-ice pass and beat Will to make it 3:2.
Nedvěd: "We were one goal better today"
After the game, Sparta head coach Jaroslav Nedvěd was measured. "Once we matched their pace, it became a battle like all the previous games. Then it came down to one mistake, one goal. We were one goal better today," he said.
What it means
The series is tied 3-3 and shifts back to Enteria Arena for Game 7 on Wednesday. Pardubice are still favoured at home — they have not lost a play-off game in their building this season — but Sparta have just stolen back the momentum of the series with their best 30-minute stretch since Game 1.
Player Ratings
Michael Špaček (Sparta Prague)
Brace in the 28th and 33rd minutes — equalised then put Sparta ahead. Forty-eight hours from elimination, he was the catalyst.
Filip Chlapík (Sparta Prague)
Captain's goal in the 46th minute proved decisive. Won crucial face-offs and led Sparta's third-period defensive shell.
Roman Červenka (Pardubice)
Power-play goal in the 43rd minute, his seventh of the play-offs — leading the scoring race. Two assists earlier in the series prevented blowout.
Martin Kaut (Pardubice)
Opened the scoring in the 19th minute on the power play. Had been a constant threat across the series.
Match Videos
Highlights SF6 | HC Sparta Praha vs. HC Dynamo Pardubice 3:2 | 13.04.2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Game 6 between Sparta Prague and Pardubice?
Sparta Prague won 3:2 (0:1, 2:0, 1:1) at O2 arena on 13 April 2026 to level the semi-final series 3-3.
Who scored for Sparta Prague?
Michael Špaček (28th and 33rd minutes — second on the power play, assists Horák and Krejčík) and Filip Chlapík (46th minute, Horák).
Who scored for Pardubice?
Martin Kaut in the 19th minute on the power play (Košťálek, Červenka) and Roman Červenka on the power play in the 43rd minute (Košťálek, Kondelík).
What was the attendance?
17,220 — sold out at O2 arena, the largest crowd of the series.
Who was in goal?
Jakub Kovář for Sparta Prague and Roman Will for Pardubice.
When is Game 7?
Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at Enteria Arena in Pardubice — winner advances to the Extraliga final.
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