Release from 30.11.2018
On Friday Moser Medical Graz99ers took over at the top of the standings again. While the Styrians beat spusu Vienna Capitals at home, EC Red Bull Salzburg dethroned EC-KAC.
Moser Medical Graz99ers vs. spusu Vienna Capitals 4:2 (1:0|1:0|2:2)
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, STERNAT, Hribar, Zgonc; 3.477 spectators
On Friday spusu Vienna Capitals announced the signing of 21-years old defender Lucas Birnbaum who made his debut in Graz. While the guests had the better of the play early, Robin Weihager opened the scoring on power play. There was just one more goal in the second with Colton Yellow Horn doubling the lead. Early in the third Weihager scored his second but the Caps came back to make it a one-goal game again. Finally Daniel Natter rounded off the scoring and Graz took over at the top again.
Goals Graz: 1:0 Weihager (9./PP), 2:0 Yellow Horn (29.), 3:0 Weihager (41./PP), 4:2 Natter (52.)
Goals Wien: 3:1 Großlercher (43.), 3:2 Wall (49.)
EC-KAC vs. EC Red Bull Salzburg 2:4 (1:1, 1:3, 0:0)
Referees: SMETANA, STOLC, Nagy, Nemeth; 3.953 spectators
After just one game day on top, EC Red Bull Salzburg dethroned EC-KAC with their first win in the third season meeting. Thomas Raffl equalized an early Petersen goal for a 1:1 score after 20 minutes. In the second Harris (32.), Hughes (38.) and VandeVelde (40.) scored for the Red Bulls while Kozek made Klagenfurt's only goal. The visitors were not in trouble anymore and gained a 4:2 road win.
Goals Klagenfurt: Petersen (4.), Kozek (34.)
Goals Salzburg: Raffl (13.), Harris (32.), Hughes (38.), VandeVelde (40.)
HCB Südtirol Alperia vs. Fehervar AV19 3:4 OT (2:0 – 1:1 - 0:2 – 0:1)
Referees: KELLNER, K. NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Schauer; 2.120 spectators
For a long time it looked as Bolzano could come back to winning ways in their home win against Fehervar AV19. The foxes scored two early goals in the first and second and had a 3:1 lead until the 56th minute. With two late goals the Hungarians forced overtime, though, and in the extra session Bence Stipsicz finally turned it around. After four road games without a single point, Fehervar left Bolzano with two.
Goals Bozen: 01:05 Brett Findlay (1:0) – 12:13 Mike Blunden (2:0) – 21:06 Alex Petan (3:0)
Goals Fehervar: 33:45 Janos Hari (3:1) – 55:29 Csanad Erdely (3:2) – 58:37 Janos Hari (3:3) – 60:51 Bence Stipsicz (3:4)
HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ vs. EC Panaceo VSV 7:3 (3:1, 2:0, 2:2)
Referees: BULOVEC, PIRAGIC, Nothegger, Seewald; 2.200 spectators
After eleven away games without gaining a single point, EC Panaceo got off a great start in Innsbruck when Nico Brunner made the breakthrough. Halfway through the first Mario Lamoureux tied it on power play and the Tirolese added six more unanswered goal with Andrew Clark and Andrew Yogan each getting a brace. Villach scored twice in the final minutes but Innsbruck celebrated their highest season win.
Goals HCI: Lamoureux (11./pp), Clark (14.), Yogan (17., 37.), Sedivy (21./pp), Clark (42./pp), Spurgeon (52./pp)
Goals VSV: Brunner (2.), Maxa (58./pp2), Spannring (58./pp).
HC Orli Znojmo vs. Dornbirn Bulldogs 4:5 (1:3, 2:1, 1:1)
Referees: GRUBER, SIEGEL, Gatol, Rezek; 2.369 spectators
HC Orli Znojmo opened November with a victory against Dornbirn and had some more wins in the following games. On Friday they ended this month with a 4:5 home defeat against the Vorarlberg side. The Bulldogs had a two-goal lead twice but Spacek tied it at three after 34 minutes. Brendan O'Donnell restored Dornbirn's lead but Znojmo equalized again when Kalus found the back of the net. With five minutes to go O'Donnell made the hat trick on power play and Dornbirn ended their losing streak on the road.
Goals Znojmo: 1:2 Parkkonen (13.), 2:3 Kalus (32.), 3:3 Spacek (35.), 4:4 Kalus (53.)
Goals Dornbirn: 0:1 Parks (7.), 0:2 Trotter (12./pp1), 1:3 O`Donnell (13.), 3:4 O`Donnell (39./pp1), 4:5 O`Donnell (55./pp1)