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354th Carinthian Derby live on PULS 24

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The 354th Carinthian derby is the highlight of the last round before the International Break. The fifth-placed EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV will host the fourth-placed EC-KAC. PULS 24 will broadcast the game live from 17:05. The other three matches of the 29th round of the win2day ICE Hockey League are also set to be exciting. League leader Hydro Fehérvár AV19 plays at the HC Pustertal, second-placed Steinbach Black Wings Linz is aiming for the third win of the season against the HCB Südtirol Alperia and third-placed EC Red Bull Salzburg is facing the HC TIWAG Innsbruck.

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win2day ICE Hockey League | 10.12.2023
Sun, 10.12.2023, 15:00: EC Red Bull Salzburg - HC TIWAG Innsbruck
Referees: NIKOLIC K., SEEWALD E., Eisl, Wimmler. >> live.ice.hockey <<
The EC Red Bull Salzburg, who did not play on Friday, slipped back from the top of the table to the third place. However, they are only three points behind leader Fehérvár, and the Red Bulls have played two games less than the Hungarians and second-placed Linz. The HC TIWAG Innsbruck lost 0:3 at home to Olimpija on Friday, the second defeat in a row for the eighth-placed team from Tyrol. Salzburg lost 3:4 in Villach last Sunday, having previously won four games in a row. Salzburg has only lost one game at home this season after overtime. They have picked up a total of 32 out of possible 36 points so far. HCI, on the other hand, have only picked up twelve out of possible 36 points away from home. In the first two duels of the season, the home team prevailed.

Sun, 10.12.2023, 16:00: HC Pustertal Wölfe - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: PIRAGIC, REZEK, Mantovani, Miklic. >> live.ice.hockey <<
The HC Pustertal Wölfe's narrow 2:1 away win in Graz on Friday put them back in the top six in the table. In sixth place, they are three points ahead of seventh-placed Bolzano. On Sunday, the league's best power play (25.68%) and best penalty killing (86.46%) will face league leader Hydro Fehérvár AV19. The Hungarians beat Asiago 4:2 at home on Friday and celebrated their fourth win in a row. However, they have played all four games in front of a home crowd. The Hungarians have lost their last two games away from home. Pustertal, on the other hand, has been beaten in their last two home games. With 100 goals scored, Fehérvár became the first team in the win2day ICE Hockey League to break the 100-goal mark on Friday. With Janos Hari (33 points) and Guillaume Leclerc (31), the Hungarians have two players in the top 10 of the top scorer charts. Pustertal has scored 73 goals so far. Fehérvár won the first two duels of the season (5:2, 5:3).

Sun, 10.12.2023, 17:30: EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV - EC-KAC
Referees: SMETANA, ZRNIC, Gatol-Schafranek, Nothegger. >> PULS 24 <<
Watch the 354th Carinthian derby between the EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV and the EC-KAC for free on PULS 24 or Joyn from 17:05. The derby promises plenty of excitement, as the two teams are only separated by four points in the table. Klagenfurt is fourth with 48 points, Villach follows in fifth place with 44 points. On Friday, the KAC beat Bolzano 5:3 at home and celebrated their third win in a row. VSV lost 2:3 at the Pioneers and conceded their fourth defeat in the last five games. However, the Eagles are a force at home. They have only lost two of their thirteen home games. In the first duel of the season with the KAC, the VSV won 4:2. The KAC also won 4:2 in Klagenfurt.

Sun, 10.12.2023, 18:00: HCB Südtirol Alperia - Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Referees: NIKOLIC M., STERNAT, Puff, Sparer. >> live.ice.hockey <<
The HCB Südtirol Alperia and the Steinbach Black Wings Linz will play the last game before the International Break. The Upper Austrians won against Vienna 8:1 on Friday and climbed to the second place in the table. The Upper Austrians are now just two points behind leader Fehérvár. Bolzano lost 3:5 in Klagenfurt and slipped to the seventh place in the table, but are only three points behind sixth-placed Pustertal. It was the second defeat in the last 14 games for the Foxes. The Black Wings have won seven of their last ten games. Bolzano has not lost at home since October 20. Back then, the Black Wings were the visitors and won 5:2. The HCB was also beaten in Linz (0:2). Last season, the two teams faced each other in the quarter-finals. In a dramatic series, the South Tyroleans only prevailed in overtime of game seven. Dustin Gazley scored the game-winner back then. The 35-year-old American is Bolzano's top goal scorer this season with eleven goals. On the Black Wings' side, Graham Knott is still on top. The Canadian is the league's top scorer with 40 points, while the 26-year-old is second in the goal scoring charts with 19 goals.