Release from 15.04.2021

Finals series returns to Bolzano

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The bet-at-home ICE Hockey League final series returns to Bolzano on Friday with Game 3. After two defeats, HCB Südtirol Alperia, who have never been able to turn around a 0:2 series deficit in their league history, are under a lot of pressure. With another win, EC-KAC, who scored a total of eleven goals in the first two final games, would already secure match pucks.

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Bet-at-home ICE Hockey League | Final #3:
Fri, 16.04.2021, 19.30: HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC-KAC
Standings in the "best-of-7" final series: 0:2
Referees: PIRAGIC, TRILAR, Seewald, Zgonc
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  • On Tuesday, the Klagenfurt side fought their way to a 5-4 home win to take a 2-0 series lead
  • Bolzano has thus lost two games in a row for the first time in the ongoing playoffs
  • Out of twelve games in the ICE playoffs, the KAC has won ten
  • Klagenfurt have now won five final games in a row across the seasons
  • Bolzano are 2-0 down for the third time in their league history (2016 and 2019 quarterfinals against Linz and Klagenfurt, 2017 semifinal against Vienna) - none of the series the South Tyroleans have been able to turn in their favour
  • The EC-KAC has taken a 2-0 lead in best-of-seven series 13 times in its history, and they have won 12 of them
  • HCB have won 23 of 31 home games so far this season
  • KAC have beaten the Foxes three times on the road this season
  • The Klagenfurt team has won 20 of their 29 away games this season
  • KAC have already scored eight even strength goals in the finals series so far - HCB only their three
  • In 19 finals series since the league was newly founded, the team that won Game 3 has won the title ten times
  • League top scorer Nick Petersen has scored in each of his last ten appearances. The Canadian has already recorded a total of 19 points (nine goals, ten assists) in the post-season
  • No changes are planned for the EC-KAC compared to the first two final games
  • HCB will still be without the suspended Mike Halmo


Photo: HCB/Vanna Antonello