Swiss newcomers Rapperswil-Jona Lakers welcomed Slovan Bratislava for their second duel in the 2022/23 season. The first time both teams met, Rapperswil managed to take a 6-4 win on the road, despite Slovan's persistent fighting spirit, and it was a similar story this time around with the Rapperswil beating the Slovaks 4-1 in front of their home fans.

With no time wasted, Maxim Noreau swept the first one in for Rapperswil with just 30 seconds on the clock! Following his lead, Yannick Capaul got the next one passed the net at the 4:53 minute mark.

With Slovan feeling the heat, Daniel Demo was called for interference, allowing Nando Eggenberger to capitalise on the man advantage, bringing a comfortable 3-0 lead with less than eight minutes on the clock. 

Hoping to turn the tide, Slovan decided to swap goalies, taking Samuel Baroš out and bringing in Jared Coreau. Those efforts would prove fruitless, as just seconds later Daniel Gachulinec's slashing call would hand Rapperswil their next opportunity to score. At the 8:49 mark, Maxim Noreau would close the opening period in the same way he opened it, by putting one into the net. 

The middle frame had much less action than the first, resulting only in a single goal for Slovan at the hands of Liam Pecararo with the assist by Brant Harris. 

At the top of the final stanza, roughing calls were distributed on both ends of the ice, namely for Tomáš Matoušek and Inaki Baragano. With Slovan looking to change things around again, an empty net in exchange for the man advantage was taken, but to no avail. 

The swiftness of the first period appears to have already sealed Slovan's fate, as Rapperswil closed out the Group Stage and their debut campaign on Europe's biggest stage with a stellar 4-1 win at home!