Clear win for the KAC against league leaders Fehérvár | Linz wins in Vienna

After two defeats without a goal against Hydro Fehérvár AV19, the EC-KAC celebrated a clear 7:3 home win in the third duel of the season. For the Hungarians, who nevertheless remain at the top of the table, it was their first defeat after four wins in a row. Klagenfurt celebrated their third win in a row. Mathias From put the home side ahead in the fifth minute. Daniel Obersteiner increased the lead to 2:0 in the ninth minute and the 26-year-old center also scored to make it 4:0 while shorthanded (27.). The KAC also scored the goals for 3:0 (15.) and 5:0 (38.) in the special team, but this time in the powerplay. The final period began with a 5:0 lead, in which the Hungarians came out of the dressing room stronger and quickly closed the gap to 2:5 thanks to a brace from Chris Brown (44., 45.). The league leader also had several great chances in the following period, but failed to reduce the deficit to 3:5. The game was finally decided when Josh Atkinson was sent to the dressing room just under nine minutes before the end of the period due to a disciplinary penalty. Mathias From scored in the five-minute power play to make it 6:2, the Dane's fourth brace of the season. Both teams got on the scoreboard once more in the final minute and a half of the game.

Overtime win for Salzburg against Graz
EC Red Bull Salzburg and the Moser Medical Graz99ers faced each other for the first time this season on Friday. In the end, the Red Bulls narrowly prevailed 3:2 after overtime. Philipp Krening put the home side ahead after just 50 seconds. It was the 20-year-old German's second goal of the season. Peter Hochkofler increased the lead to 2:0 in the 17th minute, but only a short time later Lukas Haudum scored in the powerplay to make it 1:2 from Graz's point of view. The 99ers set the tone in the second period and it was again Lukas Haudum who scored just under two minutes before the end of the third period. It was the center's second brace of the season. No further goals were scored in the final 20 minutes and so the game went into overtime, in which Lukas Haudum was sent to the penalty box after two-and-a-half minutes for a high stick and the Red Bulls promptly took advantage of the powerplay to secure the extra point. Scott Kosmachuk was once again the goalscorer. It was the Canadian's fifth goal in only his eighth game. The Red Bulls remain in fourth place in the table and are now one point ahead of fifth-placed Graz. It was the third defeat in a row for the 99ers.

First win of the season for Linz over Vienna
At the third attempt, the Steinbach Black Wings Linz got their first win of the season against the spusu Vienna Capitals. After losing 3:4/OT and 1:2 in the first two encounters, the Upper Austrians clearly prevailed 4:1 in Vienna on Friday. Overall, it was their fourth win in a row and one of twelve victories from the last thirteen encounters. In third place in the table, the Black Wings are now only four points behind leaders Fehérvár. Vienna are still in ninth place, but suffered their first defeat on Friday after two wins in a row. They were also on an equal footing against the Black Wings at first. It was not until the 26th minute that Niklas Bretschneider put the visitors ahead. Shawn St-Amant increased the lead to 2:0 just a short time later. In the final period, Linz were able to finally decide the game with another brace within a few minutes.Henrik Neubauer first scored while short-handed to make it 3:0 (45.) and Luka Maver made it 4:0 in the 48th minute. Evan Jasper scored the Capitals' consolation goal in the 59th minute.

Villach against Innsbruck without problems | Pioneers win in Ljubljana
In the remaining two games, EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV and the Pioneers Vorarlberg celebrated victories. Villach clearly beat HC TIWAG Innsbruck 8:2 at home and celebrated their sixth win in a row. They remain in seventh place in the table, two points behind local rivals EC-KAC, who hold the all-important sixth place. Innsbruck, who suffered their fifth defeat in a row, remain twelfth in the table. A total of seven different goalscorers got on the scoreboard for VSV. Maximilian Rebernig scored both 1:0 and 2:0, making him the only player to score twice. The 24-year-old now has 16 goals for the season. The forward has scored at least one goal in seven of the last eight games and has also scored twice in three of the last four games.

In the fifth game of the day, the Pioneers won against Olimpija Ljubljana 3:2/SO. The Slovenians got off to the much better start. They were already 2:0 ahead after just six minutes. However, it did not take long for the team at the bottom of the table to respond and the score was tied 2:2 after 14 minutes. After a brilliant start by both teams, not much more happened in the following minutes, so it went to the shootout, in which Kevin Macierzynski scored the decisive penalty for the Pioneers. It was the first win for the Vorarlberg side after eight defeats in a row, while eighth-placed Olimpija suffered their fourth defeat in a row.

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Friday, 13.12.2024:
EC Red Bull Salzburg – Moser Medical Graz99ers 3:2/OT (2:1, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0)
Referees: NIKOLIC K., OFNER. Bedynek, Moidl. | Spectators: 2.851
Goals RBS: 1:0 Krening P. (1.), 2:0 Hochkofler P. (17.), 3:2/OT Kosmachuk S. (64./PP1)
Goals G99: 2:1 Haudum L. (18./PP1), 2:2 Haudum L. (38./PP1)

spusu Vienna Capitals – Steinbach Black Wings Linz 1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)
Referees: FICHTNER, SEEWALD E., Durmis, Wimmler. | Spectators: 4.430
Goal VIC: 1:4 Jasper E. (59.)
Goals BWL: 0:1 Bretschneider N. (26.), 0:2 St-Amant S. (28.), 0:3 Neubauer H. (45./SH1), 0:4 Maver L. (48.)

EC-KAC – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 7:3 (3:0, 2:0, 2:3)
Referees: HRONSKY, SIEGEL, Jedlicka, Konc. | Spectators: 3.826
Goals KAC: 1:0 From M. (5.), 2:0 Obersteiner D. (9.), 3:0 Jensen Aabo J. (15./PP1), 4:0 Obersteiner D. (27./SH1), 5:0 Herburger R. (38./PP1), 6:2 From M. (56./PP1), 7:3 Mursak J. (60.)
Goals AVS: 5:1 Brown C. (44.), 5:2 Brown C. (45.), 6:3 Bartalis I. (59./PP1)

EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV – HC TIWAG Innsbruck 8:2 (4:1, 0:0, 4:1)
Referees: SMETANA, ZRNIC, Bärnthaler, Riecken. | Spectators: 3.084
Goals VSV: 1:0 Rebernig M. (2.), 2:0 Rebernig M. (8.), 3:0 van Nes G. (8.), 4:0 MacPherson D. (18./SH1), 5:1 Pearson C. (43.), 6:2 Hughes J. (48.), 7:2 Hancock K. (51./PP1), 8:2 Rauchenwald A. (52.)
Goals HCI: 4:1 Klassek S. (20.), 5:2 Valentini R. (46.)

Olimpija Ljubljana – Pioneers Vorarlberg 2:3/SO (2:2, 0:0, 0:0, 0:0)
Referees: GROZNIK, REZEK, Hribar, Zgonc. | Spectators: 1.738
Goals OLL: 1:0 Lavoie A. (4.), 2:0 Bericic M. (6.)
Goals PIV: 2:1 Centazzo O. (8.), 2:2 Passolt J. (14.), 2:3/SO Macierzynski K. (65/PS)