Release from 05.02.2022

Day 6 and 7 of the perfect ICE week

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Four games on Sunday and one game on Monday will conclude the "perfect" week of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League - with games on every day. On Sunday, the two top-6 teams EC Grand Immo VSV and Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will face off, while the clash between table neighbors HC Pustertal and Moser Medical Graz99ers, who are both fighting to stay in the top-10, also promises to be exciting.

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bet-at-home ICE Hockey League:
Sun, 06.02.2022, 16:30: EC Red Bull Salzburg - spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: BERNEKER, NIKOLIC M., Bedynek, Martin | >> PPV-Stream <<

EC Red Bull Salzburg will meet the spusu Vienna Capitals for only the second time this season. However, the "third leg" will follow already two days later. The Viennese ended their five-game losing streak only on Friday with a 5-3 win over Innsbruck, thus making it back into the top six, but the chasers are lurking close behind. The six teams down to eleventh place are within 0.1 points per game. EC Red Bull Salzburg, which has a larger lead over the second-place team than the Viennese over eleventh place, feels much less pressured. The league leader prevailed 1:0 in a shootout in the only duel of the season so far. This was also the only game this season in which no goal was scored in either regular time or overtime. Jan-Mikael Järvinen was responsible for the decision in the penalty shootout.

Sun, 06.02.2022, 17:30: EC Grand Immo VSV - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: GROZNIK, SMETANA, Gatol, Wimmler >> PPV-Stream <<

EC Grand Immo VSV and Hydro Fehérvár AV19 meet in the duel between two top-6 teams. While the Villach team is still in action on Saturday night against Dornbirn, the Hungarians completed their "regular-season sweep" against HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana on Friday. It is the clash of two of the hottest teams. Villach won (before their encounter on Saturday) the last three games and climbed to the fourth place in the table. Fehérvár, on the other hand, currently has the longest winning streak with five straight victories. The Hungarians prevailed in each of the first three duels of the season. However, the last meeting was on October 26 and things have changed since then. Scott Kosmachuk, in particular, has really gotten going. The NHL-experienced Canadian currently has a scoring streak of four games and has scored the third most goals in the league this season (20th). In his past nine appearances, he has always recorded a save percentage of over 90%.

Sun, 06.02.2022, 17:30: Steinbach Black Wings Linz - EC-KAC
Referees: BAJT, HRONSKY, Durmis, Konc >> PPV-Stream <<

EC-KAC lost some ground in the last few days. From the past four games, only three of twelve possible points could be conquered. Especially offensively, the KAC engine seems to have started sputtering - in only one of their recent seven encounters they scored more than two goals. A problem that has plagued the Steinbach Black Wings Linz for the entire season. The bottom team in the standings is the only team in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League that has yet to crack the 100-goal mark this season. After their shutout win against Dornbirn on Tuesday, the Upper Austrians promptly suffered another significant defeat against the Graz99ers. While the top 10 is clearly out of reach for Linz in purely mathematical terms, it is important for the Klagenfurt team to stay in the top six. The lead over seventh place is currently just 0.059 points per game.

Sun, 06.02.2022, 18:00: HC Pustertal - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: OFNER, STERNAT, Pardatscher, Seewald >> PPV-Stream <<

In the match between HC Pustertal and Moser Medical Graz99ers, two immediate neighbors in the table meet, who currently cannot afford to lose points. The lead over the "dangerous" eleventh place, where HC TIWAG Innsbruck is lurking, is currently too narrow. Both the South Tyroleans and the Styrians were able to record successes on Friday, which is why they are in the top 10 in the first place. While the Graz team was able to beat the last team in the table, Linz, the Wolves celebrated a full success over the EC-KAC. In the three duels so far, the home team has always been the winner.

Mon, 07.02.2022, 18:30: HC Tesla Orli Znojmo - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: HRONSKY, SMETANA, Konc, Riecken >> PPV-Stream <<

In the only Monday match, HC Tesla Orli Znojmo meets Hydro Fehérvár AV19. While the Czechs are in action against Innsbruck on Saturday night, the Hungarians duel with EC Grand Immo VSV 24 hours earlier. The three season duels so far have each gone well for the home team, which has always managed to score at least five goals.