HC SLOVAN Bratislava vs HK Dukla Michalovce / Tipsport liga

Michalovce managed to win over Slovan nine times in a row, this series was started by the current executive director of the Whites, Peter Kúdelka, in the position of coach in the spring of 2023. It was only in the first meeting of forces this season that Slovan broke the Zemplín curse after a 3:2 result, when Samuel Takáč excelled. Currently, both clubs are on the opposite poles of the table. Slovan is fighting for the top spot, Michalovce will try to avoid the playoff for staying in the extra league after the economic problems of the summer. However, they have interesting legionnaires like Roy, Martel or Virtanen in their middle, and after returning to Slovakia, Spodniak presents himself well.