Release from 27.03.2025

First match puck for Salzburg | Linz travels to KAC again

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On the fifth semi-final matchday of the win2day ICE Hockey League, EC Red Bull Salzburg will host HCB Südtirol Alperia. The reigning champions have the first chance to advance to the final - the game will be broadcast in a free livestream. With the score tied at 2:2, the series between the EC-KAC and Steinbach Black Wings Linz enters its fifth act. This encounter will be shown on PULS 24, in a free livestream on puls24.at and on the free streaming service JOYN.

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The EC-KAC and Steinbach Black Wings Linz have each recorded one home and one away win so far. The Heidi Horten Arena will be sold out for the 16th time in a row on Friday for the fifth game of the series. At 2:2, the KAC has won the series seven times and lost it eight times. The fifth encounter was always of great importance, with the winner of this game ultimately winning the respective playoff duel in twelve out of 15 cases. Following Tuesday's home win, the Black Wings Linz now have six post-season victories, the last time they celebrated more was in their most recent championship season in 2011/12. Linz are the only current club in the win2day ICE Hockey League to have won more games in Klagenfurt (40) than they have lost (39). The Upper Austrians have drawn 2:2 in a best-of-seven duel eight times so far, with Linz having won three and lost five. The match will be shown on PULS 24, in a free live stream on puls24.at and on the free streaming service JOYN.

The second semi-final clash between EC Red Bull Salzburg and HCB Südtirol Alperia will go to a first deciding game. On Friday, the reigning champions can secure their place in the final in front of a home crowd. After the recent 3:2 away win in the second overtime in Bolzano, the Red Bulls hold all the trump cards. The four duels so far have been very exciting and had strikingly similar outcomes. The Red Bulls always had the better start and were 2:0 ahead. Only in the opening game did this lead to a 3:1 victory. In the three games that followed, Bolzano was able to level the score at 2:2 each time, benefiting from a strong second period. Both teams have already won away games in this series, and both teams have each prevailed once in overtime. In last year's semi-final series, Bolzano also trailed 1:3 before forcing a deciding game. HCB won game five in Salzburg exactly one year ago (28 March 2024) by 3:2. The game will be shown in a free livestream on live.ice.hockeypuls24.at/eishockey and JOYN. Fans in Italy can watch the game on DAZN Italia and TV33.

win2dy ICE Hockey League, Semi-finals 5
Fri, 28.03.2025:
19:15: EC Red Bull Salzburg – HCB Südtirol Alperia
Referees: HRONSKY, K. NIKOLIC, Durmis, Konc | >> live.ice.hockey, puls24.atJOYN <<
Standings in the "best-of-7" series 3:1

19:30: EC-KAC – Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Referees: OFNER, STERNAT, Nothegger, Zgonc | >> PULS 24JOYN <<
Standings in the "best-of-7" series 2:2