# 2022–23 Czech Extraliga season

The 2022–23 Czech Extraliga season was the 30th 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 Extraliga for the fourth consecutive season, beating Hradec Králové-based Mountfield HK in the finals by 4 games to 2.

## 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 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 159 | 110 | +49 | 108 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Vítkovice | 52 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 159 | 122 | +37 | 102 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 52 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 155 | 122 | +33 | 99 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Mountfield HK | 52 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 141 | 124 | +17 | 88 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Liberec | 52 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 156 | 129 | +27 | 87 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 6 | Třinec | 52 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 149 | 121 | +28 | 80 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 7 | Kometa Brno | 52 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 134 | 150 | −16 | 72 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Olomouc | 52 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 121 | 141 | −20 | 71 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 9 | Karlovy Vary | 52 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 129 | 163 | −34 | 68 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 52 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 116 | 128 | −12 | 67 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 11 | Litvínov | 52 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 137 | 144 | −7 | 67 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 12 | Plzeň | 52 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 127 | 146 | −19 | 65 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 52 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 132 | 158 | −26 | 61 | |
| 14 | Kladno | 52 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 122 | 179 | −57 | 57 | 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 |
| Martin Růžička | HC Oceláři Třinec | 52 | 23 | 29 | 52 | +7 | 18 |
| Marko Daňo | HC Oceláři Třinec | 51 | 29 | 22 | 51 | +15 | 36 |
| Tomáš Plekanec | Rytíři Kladno | 52 | 16 | 33 | 49 | −6 | 34 |
| Petr Holík | HC Kometa Brno | 52 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −4 | 22 |
| Roberts Bukarts | HC Vítkovice Ridera | 52 | 21 | 26 | 47 | +7 | 10 |
| Dominik Lakatoš | HC Vítkovice Ridera | 51 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +20 | 53 |
| Andrej Nestrašil | HC Oceláři Třinec | 44 | 10 | 36 | 46 | +10 | 10 |
| Lukáš Pech | HC Motor České Budějovice | 49 | 8 | 38 | 46 | −4 | 48 |
| Milan Gulaš | HC Motor České Budějovice | 47 | 24 | 18 | 42 | −8 | 24 |
| Lukáš Radil | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 49 | 14 | 26 | 40 | +29 | 30 |

#### 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

A relegation series was played between Rytíři Kladno, the 14th team in the regular season, and PSG Berani Zlín, the winner of the same season's 1. Liga. The winner of the best-of-seven series would play in the 2023–24 Czech Extraliga.

## 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) |
| | | | 2 | Vítkovice | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kometa Brno | 3 | 7 | Kometa Brno | 2 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 | | | | 2 | Vítkovice | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Mountfield HK | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mountfield HK | 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) | | | |
| 5 | Liberec | 3 | 5 | Liberec | 1 | (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 | 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) | 4 | Mountfield HK | 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) | 6 | Třinec | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Pardubice | 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) | | | |
| 8 | Olomouc | 3 | 8 | Olomouc | 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) | | | |
| 9 | Karlovy Vary | 1 | | | | 1 | Pardubice | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Třinec | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Sparta Praha | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Třinec | 3 | 6 | Třinec | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Litvínov | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

Liberec – Plzeň 3–2 :
| 8.3.2023 | Liberec | Plzeň | 4-1 |
| 9.3.2023 | Liberec | Plzeň | 0-6 |
| 11.3.2023 | Plzeň | Liberec | 1-3 |
| 12.3.2023 | Plzeň | Liberec | 2-1 OT |
| 14.3.2023 | Liberec | Plzeň | 4-3 OT |
| Liberec won the series 3–2. ||||
Kometa Brno – Mladá Boleslav 3–1 :
| 8.3.2023. | Kometa Brno | Mladá Boleslav | 4-2 |
| 9.3.2023 | Kometa Brno | Mladá Boleslav | 2-1 |
| 11.3.2023 | Mladá Boleslav | Kometa Brno | 2-1 |
| 12.3.2023 | Mladá Boleslav | Kometa Brno | 1-5 |
| Kometa Brno won the series 3–1. ||||
Třinec – Litvínov 3–0 :
| 8.3.2023 | Třinec | Litvínov | 3-1 |
| 9.3.2023 | Třinec | Litvínov | 5-4 OT |
| 11.3.2023 | Litvínov | Třinec | 2-4 |
| Třinec won the series 3–0. ||||
Olomouc – Karlovy Vary 3–1 :
| 9.3.2023 | Olomouc | Karlovy Vary | 4-1 |
| 11.3.2023 | Karlovy Vary | Olomouc | 7-4 |
| 12.3.2023 | Karlovy Vary | Olomouc | 2-3 OT |
| 14.3.2023 | Olomouc | Karlovy Vary | 3-0 |
| Olomouc won the series 3–1. ||||

### Quarterfinals

Pardubice – Olomouc 4–0 :
| 17.3.2023 | Pardubice | Olomouc | 5-1 |
| 18.3.2023 | Pardubice | Olomouc | 2-0 |
| 21.3.2023 | Olomouc | Pardubice | 4-5 OT |
| 22.3.2023 | Olomouc | Pardubice | 2-3 |
| Pardubice won the series 4–0. ||||
Sparta Praha – Třinec 2–4 :
| 19.3.2023 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 3-2 |
| 20.3.2023 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 2-3 OT |
| 23.3.2023 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 2-4 |
| 24.3.2023 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 3-1 |
| 26.3.2023 | Sparta Praha | Třinec | 0-3 |
| 28.3.2023 | Třinec | Sparta Praha | 5-1 |
| Třinec won the series 4–2. ||||
Vítkovice – Kometa Brno 4–2 :
| 17.3.2023 | Vítkovice | Kometa Brno | 3-2 |
| 18.3.2023 | Vítkovice | Kometa Brno | 0-3 |
| 21.3.2023 | Kometa Brno | Vítkovice | 1-4 |
| 22.3.2023 | Kometa Brno | Vítkovice | 2-1 |
| 25.3.2023 | Vítkovice | Kometa Brno | 1-0 |
| 27.3.2023 | Kometa Brno | Vítkovice | 3-4 OT |
| Vítkovice won the series 4–2. ||||
Mountfield HK – Liberec 4–1 :
| 19.3.2023 | Mountfield HK | Liberec | 2-4 |
| 20.3.2023 | Mountfield HK | Liberec | 3-2 |
| 23.3.2023 | Liberec | Mountfield HK | 1-2 OT |
| 24.3.2023 | Liberec | Mountfield HK | 1-2 |
| 26.3.2023 | Mountfield HK | Liberec | 6-4 |
| Mountfield won the series 4–1. ||||

### Semifinals

Pardubice – Třinec 3–4 :
| 2.4.2023 | Pardubice | Třinec | 4-2 |
| 3.4.2023 | Pardubice | Třinec | 0-3 |
| 6.4.2023 | Třinec | Pardubice | 2-1 |
| 7.4.2023 | Třinec | Pardubice | 0-2 |
| 10.4.2023 | Pardubice | Třinec | 2-4 |
| 12.4.2023 | Třinec | Pardubice | 3-5 |
| 14.4.2023 | Pardubice | Třinec | 1-2 |
| Třinec won the series 4–3. ||||
Vítkovice – Mountfield HK 3–4 :
| 4.4.2023 | Vítkovice | Mountfield HK | 0-1 SO |
| 5.4.2023 | Vítkovice | Mountfield HK | 2-3 OT |
| 8.4.2023 | Mountfield HK | Vítkovice | 4-2 |
| 9.4.2023 | Mountfield HK | Vítkovice | 1-2 |
| 11.4.2023 | Vítkovice | Mountfield HK | 3-2 OT2 |
| 13.4.2023 | Mountfield HK | Vítkovice | 1-2 OT4 |
| 15.4.2023 | Vítkovice | Mountfield HK | 1-2 OT |
| Mountfield HK won the series 4–3. ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

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