Close games on Friday!

Fehervar AV19 had the better start into the game: Janos Hari, who scored already a hat-trick 24 hours ago at Salzburg, outplayed the whole DEC-defense and scored – 0:1. In minute 10 Arttu Luttinen came close to score the 0:2, but DEC-goalie Ronan Quemener finally stopped the puck. The Hungarians, who played just three lines, had the upper hand of the game, but nevertheless Jamie Arniel could make the 1:1 from a solo (16.). The same picture in period two: The guests had the better chances, but Quemener and some luck did not allow a goal for the Devils. Finally in minute 34 Hari poked the puck in for the 2:1. This was a wake-up-call for the Dornbirn Bulldogs. The Austrians fighted and produced now also more scoring-chances. Finally Jamie Arniel got the puck in minute 46 in a Power Play after a rebound, outplayed the goalie and scored the 2:2. Both teams couldn‘t score again in the final minutes and so the game went into Shoot Out were Olivier Latendresse fixed the road-win for Fehervar AV19 at Dornbirn.

 

While KHL Medveščak Zagreb was the home team, a back to back game and a road trip took the toll on both teams. Start of the game was testing for teams, feeling the legs and the lay of the land. First big chance was when Olden and Morley went two-on-one but Morley barely missed the puck on one timer chance. Two minutes later Mahbod found the back of the net. Morley took the puck into neutral to Olden who found lone but fast Mahbod on blue. It was up to Mahbod to race the defenders and score through Swette's legs for 1-0. With 9 minutes into the game, Medveščak made another miniature for 2-0. Tic - tac - toe pass and Rene Swette had to pick it up again from the net. Morley skated with the puck in the o-zone, passed to Mahbod who went left and left it for charging Olden to bury. Period ended with Medveščak failing to capitalize on a 2 man powerplay after Teschauer's boarding. Despite Innsbruck being better offensively in the second they didn't score, once again Medveščak took their chances and scored their final goal of the evening with 23 minutes on the clock. Medveščak defended Netik stole the puck but lost after transitioning it to the offensive zone. Innsbruck's players didn't notice where it was and a racing Koskiranta stole it and found the back of the net from the slot. 3-0 Medveščak and a time to defend the victory.  In the third period Innsbruck had 20 shots on goal but Poulin was once again man of the match, a goalie that stole the show. Andrew Clark scored after Medveščak was denied a change after an icing call. Wahl was behind the net, passed the puck to the slot for Yogan. Medveščak players blocked his first shot, second went along the pads of the goalie on to the Clark's stick. Medveščak didn't clear and Innsbruck scored. 3:1 for the final score of the game. Two minutes to full time, Netik made a tripping penalty while trying to clear the ice in front of Poulin. Swette went out and for two minutes Innsbruck had 6 - on – 4, but no goal was scored. It was a Poulin-Show once again. After 50 saves on Thursday vs. Vienna, the MZA-goalie had 44 saves against Innsbruck and was named another player of the game.

 

HCB Südtirol Alperia played very effectiv in the beginning: After a big shot from the blue line from Carlisle, Angelidis finished the puck into the net and then Oleksuk scored the second goal from a rebound – 2:0. The Foxes continued to make pressure for some minutes. Klagenfurt also was dangerous and finally Matt Neal scored the guest‘s first goal in minute 10 after a mistake from HCB-goalie Marcel Melichercik. Bozen tried to answer, but Halmo and DeSousa missed good chances. Better did the Austrians: Geier finished a nice combination over Fischer and Koch. And the Red Jackets then even turned the match around: Martin Schumnig scored the 3:2 in a Power Play. After the break Jake Smith replaced Melichercik in the HCB net. The Italo-Canadian made three good saves early in the second period. And then Domenic Monardo turned the game around again for Bozen: First he poked the puck in and then he finished a nice combination. Now also the Carinthians changed the goalie: Tomas Duba replaced David Madlener. Late in period 2 Klagefurt made it 4:4. Thomas Hundertpfund surprised Jake Smith with a shot from the blue line. In minute 41 Klagenfurt took the lead again: After the Faceoff Hundertpfund brought the puck to Talbot, who scored the 5:4. The Foxes had no answer anymore and so EC-KAC celebrated their third win in a row.

 

Fri, 27.10.2017: HCB Südtirol Alperia – EC KAC 4:5 (2:3,2:1,0:1)
Referees: PIRAGIC, ZRNIC; spectators: 2.840
Goals: 01:32 Mike Angelidis (1:0) – 03:26 Travis Oleksuk (2:0) – 10:49 Matt Neal (2:1) – 14:45 Stefan Geier (2:2) – 18:18 PP1 Martin Schumnig (2:3) – 23:55 Domenic Monardo (3:3) – 27:14 Domenic Monardo (4:3) – 34:30 Thomas Hundertpfund (4:4) – 40:28 Jullian Talbot (4:5)

Fri, 27.10.2017: Dornbirn Bulldogs – Fehervar AV19 2:3 n.P. (1:1,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:1)
Referees: HEBEISEN, STOLC; spectators: 2.410
Goals DEC: Arniel (16., 46./pp)
Goals AVS: Hari (5./pp, 34.), Latendresse (65./PS)

Referees: K. NIKOLIC, STERNAT; spectators: 6.012
Goals MZA: Mahbod (8.), Olden (10.), Koskiranta (24.)
Goal HCI: Clark (48.)