Release from 13.09.2017

Bottom club vs. Leader on Thursday

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Bottom club EC Red Bull Salzburg welcomes Leader and Champion Vienna Capitals in the opening game of the third Erste Bank Eishockey League-round on Thursday (19:15, SKY Sport Austria live).

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Thu, 14.09.2017: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Vienna Capitals (19:15, SKY Sport Austria live)
Referees: K. NIKOLIC, PIRAGIC, Seewald, Zgonc.
>>With EC Red Bull Salzburg the bottom club welcomes the Leader from Vienna in the opening game of the third round. After two rounds the Mozart Citizens are still without points and made just three goals in 120 minutes. Lately at Znojmo Thomas Raffl and Co. even didn‘t score, they lost with 0:4. Champion Vienna Capitals on the other side got the maximum of six points from their first two games. The Champion was also on Fire in their first two games and scored already 13 goals, while receiving just two goals.
>>For the Capitals scored so far seven different players. Riley Holzapfel (4G/1A), Taylor Vause (1G/4A) and Rafael Rotter (3G/1A) even lead the scoring-statistic. Salzburg scored so far just in Powerplay.  Alexander Rauchenwald (1T/2A) and Dominique Heinrich (3A), who will make his 500. game in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga against Vienna on Thursday, were on the ice, when the Red Bulls made their three goals.
>>Both teams have a strong Power Play: The Vienna Capitals have a PP% of 54.5(!), they made six goals from eleven Powerplays! The Red Bulls have a PP% of 30.0, they scored three goals from ten advantages.
>>Both, Salzburg and Vienna, participated in the Champions Hockey League before the start of the Erste Bank Eishockey League already and collected three points (one win) from four games. In this moment both clubs would miss the Playoffs, two games are still to play.
>>The Vienna Capitals won so far all three games (including CHL) in September, the Red Bulls on the other side lost all four games (including CHL).
 
Quotes:
John Hughes, Forward of EC Red Bull Salzburg, who makes his comeback, knows: „After our last defeats we want to show up against Vienna, who is the best team in this moment.“
Jerry Pollastrone, Forward of Vienna Capitals: „The Red Bulls have a strong team also this year. Their bad start into the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga makes the Mozart Citizens even more dangerous. They will try everything to get the first points at home. We must be ready.“
 
Injuries:
Daniel Jakubitzka (RBS)