Pardubice vs Sparta Prague

Pardubice opened the scoring at the back end of the first period when Jakub Lauko slipped the puck across the slot and Jan Mandát finished. The goal — Pardubice's first of the night — turned out to be the only one anyone needed.

Roman Will was magnificent, and ultimately decisive. The Pardubice netminder held the line through two Sparta power plays and a sustained third-period push, recording his first Game 7 shutout of his career. Across the entire series Will and Sparta's Jakub Kovář had traded duels; the seventh game was Will's masterpiece.

After the game, Pardubice coach Filip Pešán was relieved more than euphoric. "We were somewhat nervous at the start, but we caught the tempo and caught their players," he said. The result extends Pardubice's run of consecutive finals to three.

Pardubice now face Třinec — who closed out Karlovy Vary in five games on the same evening Game 5 of this series was played — in the Extraliga final. For Sparta, an exhausting seven-game series ends one win short of a final the franchise has not reached since 2025. Pardubice and Třinec, the two most decorated Czech clubs of the past decade, will square off for the title beginning later this week.