# 2023–24 Czech Extraliga season

The 2023–24 Czech Extraliga season was the 31st season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993. Třinec won the championship for the fifth time in a row, and sixth overall, after beating Pardubice 4–3 in the finals.

## Regular season
### Standings

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other 13 teams four times – twice at home, and twice away. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned winner of the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pardubice | 52 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 203 | 115 | +88 | 121 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 52 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 172 | 119 | +53 | 111 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Třinec | 52 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 172 | 132 | +40 | 99 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Kometa Brno | 52 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 160 | 139 | +21 | 86 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Litvínov | 52 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 163 | 165 | −2 | 83 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 52 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 147 | 149 | −2 | 83 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 7 | Liberec | 52 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 174 | 165 | +9 | 82 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Mountfield HK | 52 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 135 | 137 | −2 | 75 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Vítkovice | 52 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 132 | 138 | −6 | 72 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Olomouc | 52 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 123 | 155 | −32 | 68 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary | 52 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 128 | 146 | −18 | 61 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 12 | Plzeň | 52 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 130 | 155 | −25 | 58 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav | 52 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 106 | 154 | −48 | 54 | |
| 14 | Kladno | 52 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 120 | 196 | −76 | 39 | Qualification to Play Out |

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |

## Relegation series

The promotion/relegation series featured Rytíři Kladno, the last-place team in the regular season, and VHK Vsetín, the 1. Liga winners. Kladno swept the best-of-seven series and will remain in the Extraliga in 2024–25.

## Playoffs

Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.

### Bracket

| Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Wild-card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| | | | 1 | Pardubice | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mountfield HK | 3 | 8 | Mountfield HK | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Vítkovice | 0 | | | | 1 | Pardubice | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Litvínov | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kometa Brno | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 5 | Litvínov | 3 | 5 | Litvínov | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 12 | Plzeň | 0 | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Pardubice | 3 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 3 | Třinec | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Sparta Praha | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 7 | Liberec | 3 | 7 | Liberec | 0 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 10 | Olomouc | 2 | | | | 2 | Sparta Praha | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Třinec | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Třinec | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 3 | 6 | České Budějovice | 3 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Litvínov – Plzeň 3–0 :
| 6.3.2024 | Litvínov | Plzeň | 4-2 |
| 7.3.2024 | Litvínov | Plzeň | 4-1 |
| 9.3.2024 | Plzeň | Litvínov | 1-2 OT |
| Litvínov won the series 3–0. ||||
Liberec – Olomouc 3–2 :
| 6.3.2024 | Liberec | Olomouc | 0-1 OT |
| 7.3.2024 | Liberec | Olomouc | 2-3 OT |
| 9.3.2024 | Olomouc | Liberec | 3-4 |
| 10.3.2024 | Olomouc | Liberec | 3-5 |
| 12.3.2024 | Liberec | Olomouc | 4-1 |
| Liberec won the series 3–2. ||||
České Budějovice – Karlovy Vary 3–0 :
| 6.3.2024 | České Budějovice | Karlovy Vary | 4-2 |
| 7.3.2024 | České Budějovice | Karlovy Vary | 5-4 OT |
| 9.3.2024 | Karlovy Vary | České Budějovice | 1-3 |
| České Budějovice won the series 3–0. ||||
Mountfield HK – Vítkovice 3–0 :
| 6.3.2024 | Mountfield HK | Vítkovice | 4-3 |
| 7.3.2024 | Mountfield HK | Vítkovice | 1-0 |
| 9.3.2024 | Vítkovice | Mountfield HK | 1-3 |
| Mountfield HK won the series 3–0. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Pardubice – Mountfield HK 4–1 :
| 15.3.2024 | Pardubice | Mountfield HK | 5-4 OT |
| 16.3.2024 | Pardubice | Mountfield HK | 3-2 |
| 19.3.2024 | Mountfield HK | Pardubice | 2-1 SO |
| 20.3.2024 | Mountfield HK | Pardubice | 0-1 |
| 23.3.2024 | Pardubice | Mountfield HK | 3-2 |
| Pardubice won the series 4–1. ||||
Třinec – České Budějovice 4–3 :
| 17.3.2024 | Třinec | České Budějovice | 2-0 |
| 18.3.2024 | Třinec | České Budějovice | 2-0 |
| 21.3.2024 | České Budějovice | Třinec | 3-4 |
| 22.3.2024 | České Budějovice | Třinec | 4-1 |
| 24.3.2024 | Třinec | České Budějovice | 2-3 |
| 26.3.2024 | České Budějovice | Třinec | 3-0 |
| 28.3.2024 | Třinec | České Budějovice | 2-0 |
| Třinec won the series 4–3. ||||
Sparta Praha – Liberec 4–0 :
| 15.3.2024 | Sparta Praha | Liberec | 3-2 SO |
| 16.3.2024 | Sparta Praha | Liberec | 3-2 OT |
| 19.3.2024 | Liberec | Sparta Praha | 3-5 |
| 20.3.2024 | Liberec | Sparta Praha | 2-5 |
| Sparta Praha won the series 4–0. ||||
Kometa Brno – Litvínov 2–4 :
| 17.3.2024 | Kometa Brno | Litvínov | 1-2 SO |
| 18.3.2024 | Kometa Brno | Litvínov | 1-5 |
| 21.3.2024 | Litvínov | Kometa Brno | 3-4 |
| 22.3.2024 | Litvínov | Kometa Brno | 1-5 |
| 24.3.2024 | Kometa Brno | Litvínov | 1-2 OT |
| 26.3.2024 | Litvínov | Kometa Brno | 4-1 |
| Litvínov won the series 4–2. ||||

### Semifinals

Pardubice – Litvínov 4–0 :
| 31.3.2024 | Pardubice | Litvínov | 2-1 |
| 1.4.2024 | Pardubice | Litvínov | 3-0 |
| 4.4.2024 | Litvínov | Pardubice | 2-3 |
| 5.4.2024 | Litvínov | Pardubice | 5-6 |
| Pardubice won the series 4–0. ||||
Sparta Praha – Třinec 3–4 :
| 2.4.2024 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 3-0 |
| 3.4.2024 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 3-2 OT |
| 6.4.2024 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 2-3 OT |
| 7.4.2024 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 4-1 |
| 9.4.2024 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 2-3 |
| 11.4.2024 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 2-1 OT |
| 13.4.2024 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 2-3 OT4 |
| Třinec won the series 4–3 . ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | Třinec |
| | Pardubice |
| | Sparta Praha |
| 4 | Litvínov |
| 5 | Kometa Brno |
| 6 | České Budějovice |
| 7 | Liberec |
| 8 | Mountfield HK |
| 9 | Vítkovice |
| 10 | Olomouc |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary |
| 12 | Plzeň |
| 13 | Mladá Boleslav |
| 14 | Kladno |

## Attendances

| # | Ice hockey club | Average attendance |
| 1 | HC Sparta Praha | 11,586 |
| 2 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 9,460 |
| 3 | HC Kometa Brno | 6,875 |
| 4 | Motor České Budějovice | 6,132 |
| 5 | HC Vítkovice Ridera | 5,350 |
| 6 | HC Bílí Tygři Liberec | 5,333 |
| 7 | HC Škoda Plzeň | 4,773 |
| 8 | HC Olomouc | 4,754 |
| 9 | HC Litvínov | 4,639 |
| 10 | HC Oceláři Třinec | 4,586 |
| 11 | Mountfield HK | 4,362 |
| 12 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | 4,346 |
| 13 | BK Mladá Boleslav | 3,016 |
| 14 | Rytíři Kladno | 2,653 |