Two out of the three Budapest teams were playing on the road, MAC Budapest at Corona Brasov with Újpest traveling to DVTK Jegesmedvék.
Brasov-MAC 1-6
Brasov finally started their MOL League season with a game against MAC who is tied for place in the standings. Brasov head coach Ottó Keresztes gave the more experienced Rajmond Fülöp the opening start. MAC countered with Gergely Arany after Bence Bálizs started the night before, István Terbócs was the only player out with an injury. Brasov converted their first power play of the season as Zsolt Molnár put the puck past the young MAC netminder for the first goal of the season. The lead did not last long as MAC matched the home team when Michael Quinn scored on the first power play. In the second period the red hot Jeff Hayes gave the visiting team their first lead of the game and his fifth in two games. MAC really pulled away in the second period as Niko Saarenpaa took a pass from Krisztián Nagy and put it past Rajmond Fülöp to put the visitors up by three. The third period was all MAC as Saarenpaa scored his second of the night and István Mestyán his first of the season to set the final at 6-1.
MAC Head Coach Gergely Majoross: We played great tonight, it was our second game in 24 hours, but the energy level was amazing. We are getting better day by day, we have to keep running.
DVTK-UTE 3-2
Both teams were playing on back to back nights, Diósgyör had to travel home from Fehérvár, the visitors Újpest just hopped over from Debrecen. With Mark Guggenberger still out for DVTK, Bence Kiss started for the second night in a row, Ales Sila started for UTE. Teemu Elomo and Péter Gágyor are still out for the visitors. Balázs Láda scored a crazy opening goal for Diósgyör as he skated down the goal line and flipped it up onto Sila’s back and the puck rolled down his back and into the the net. Újpest, who has been struggling to score goals turned to their power play, Tamás Virág put a rebound into the empty net to tie it up at 1-1. In the opening minutes of second period DVTK had 5 on 3 but Újpest was able to kill it thanks to some great defending by Sila. In the last minute of the period Victor Lindgren scored from the slot, at first the goal was disallowed but after a video review the game officials decided there was no goalie interference and Újpest took a 2-1 lead into the second intermission. Early in the third period Jon Booras scored a power play goal, but it wasn't awarded until video review showed that the puck did infact cross the goal line. Late in the game DVTK took the lead on a power play goal by Balázs Somogyi who was unmarked in front of the UTE net.
DVTK head coach Péter Mayer: Converting scoring chances has not been the best for us, but we came through in the third period today. We played better in some areas of the game that UTE, we picked up the three points and I'm happy with that. I am very satisfied with the performance with both of our young keepers.