Release from 19.04.2019

Finals continue with game #4 in Klagenfurt on Saturday

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The finals in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga between the spusu Vienna Capitals and EC-KAC will continue with game #4 in Klagenfurt on Saturday. The Capitals would earn three matchpucks with a road-win. The team having scored the first goal has won in five straight meetings. Plus: Transfer news from Linz and Szekesfehervar.

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Finals - game #4 (best of seven):

Sat, 20.04.2019: EC-KAC vs. spusu Vienna Capitals (17:00, ServusTV, www.servushockeynight.com and SKY Sport HD live)
best of seven series: 1:2
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, ZRNIC, Kontschieder, Zgonc.
• The spusu Vienna Capitals would earn three matchpucks with a road-win in finals game #4 in Klagenfurt on Saturday. The spusu Vienna Capitals, who are leading 2:1 in the best of seven series, will travel with good memories to Carinthia. The team of Head Coach Dave Cameron has won two out of the last three games in Klagenfurt, allowing just one goal in each match.
• But, watch out: Klagenfurt has been impregnable during the last few days and weeks: The „Red Jackets“ have won all six home-games in the Playoffs so far, allowing just twelve goals in total, while the spusu Vienna Capitals have been defeated in three consecutive road-games.
• The team having scored the first goal has left the ice as the winner in five straight meetings.
• EC-KAC vs. spusu Vienna Capitals is the meeting of the best defense with the best offense. While the Carinthians have given away fewest goals so far this season (140), the Capitals have potted most goals (258). Besides, the Erste Bank Eishockey League’s best goalies - Klagenfurt’s Lars Haugen (Save%: 93,2 and GAA: 1.77) and Vienna‘s JP Lamoureux (Save%: 92.0 and GAA: 2.35) - will be in action in finals game #4 in Klagenfurt on Saturday as well.
• EC-KAC is better ranked then the spusu Vienna Capitals in all special statistics (Power Play, scoring efficiency, Penalty Killing and Fair Play).
Quotes:
Patrick Harand, defenseman EC-KAC: „We will give our best to tie the best-of-seven-series with a home-win. Therefore, we have to be focussed, we must play aggressiv and we have to stay patiently and wait for our chances.“
Patrick Peter, defenseman spusu Vienna Capitals „We are expecting another hard game in Klagenfurt. Each team is playing hard and good defense.“

Transfer-news from Linz and Szekesfehervar
Forward Alexander Cijan is the first new signing of EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz for the upcoming season. The 24-years old forward played in Salzburg since 2014, scoring 41 points (21G/20A) out of 262 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga games and earning two titles (2015 and 2016). Besides, the Austrian rocked with the Mozart Citizens the Champions Hockey League. Fehervar AV19 is building their team for the 2019/20-season too: The Hungarians have extended the contracts with forward Anze Kuralt (SLO) and defenseman Michael Caruso (CAN). Each has been a key-player in Szekesfehervar past season. Kuralt had 16 goals and 19 Assists out of 37 League-games and Caruso 20 points (4G/16A) out of 57 matches.