Release from 23.11.2017
Fehervar AV 19 - KHL Medvescak Zagreb 18:45 Live auf M4
Referees: KALIAN, PIRAGIC, Jobbagy, Zgonc
- Fehervar won the first duel in overtime – this was one of only two home defeats of Zagreb
- Zagreb is struggling on the road, they didn’t capture three points on the road so far.
- Fehervar is the specialist in overtime. They won four out of four games in extra time.
- Fehervar won two out of the past three home games.
- Both teams are struggling in powerplay: Zagreb converts 14,1% of their powerplays, Fehervar only 13,1 %
Benoit Laporte, Headcoach Fehervar: “We cleared our heads before we started the preperation. Friday is a special game for the organization, we have to go back on the winning street. “
HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' - EC-KAC 19:15
Referees: LEMELIN, SCHUTZ, Pardatscher, Schauer
- -The KAC decided the first duel of the season with 3:2
- The KAC won the past five road games
- Innsbruck lost five out of the past six games
- In the last eight duels of these two teams the host captured the win.
- Two of the three best scorers of the league are Innsbruck players. Andrew Yogan (27 points) and Mitch Wall (24 Points) are the go-to-guys for Innsbruck. Best scorer of KAC is Johennes Bischofsberger with 18 points.
Tyler Spurgeon, Captain Innsbruck:„We are currently in a difficult time of the season. The past three weeks weren’t as we expected. But the teams in the standings are very close, only small thing make the difference.”
Kevin Kapstad, Defender KAC: „We had a good rhythm in the past weeks, we keep on improving from game to game. We need to keep a minimum level of quality, also when our rhythm will drop again. It was never easy to play against Innsbruck.”
Absentees HCI: Clemens Paulweber
Absentees KAC: Christoph Duller,Richie Regehr, Manuel Geier, Matthew Neal
EC Red Bull Salzburg – HC Orli Znojmo 19:15
Referees: GRUMSMEN, NIKOLIC M., Haurum, Nothegger
- Znojmo won the first duel with 4:0
- After seven defeats in a row, Znojmo won two out of the past three games.
- Salzburg had to take the most penalty minutes of all teams this season.
- Salzburg (4.) and Znojmo (8.) are only separated by four points.
- Salzburg went only one time into overtime. Znojmo played already fired games in overtime.
Greg Poss, Head Coach Salzburg: „We had too many penalty minutes against Zagreb. This is what we need to chance against Znojmo.”
EC VSV - Dornbirn Bulldogs 19:15
Referees: BALUSKA, BERNEKER, Angerer, Seewald
- Duel of neighbors in standings.Dornbirn is trailing by one time, but also absolved one game less.
- The Bulldogs won the first duel by one goal difference.
- Dornbirn won the past three battles against VSV.T
- The VSV lost the past three games, the Bulldogs have a two-games winning streak.
- Matthew Fraser (DEC) is the second best goal getter of the league (13 goals.). Miha Verlic is leading the internal ranking for the VSV with 10 goals.
Rick Nasheim, Assistant Coach Dornbirn: „To play in Villach is tough. But we have a very good rhythm at the moment and won the past two games. It is important to play like we are playing in front of our home crowd.”
HCB Südtirol Alperia - Moser Medical Graz99ers 19:45
Referees: KELLNER, ZRNIC, Tschrepitsch, Verworner
- The first duel of the first season was decided by 99ers with 8:7 in overtime.
- Bozen lost four out of the past five games.
- The 99ers lost the past five road games
- The 99ers are the most efficient team with a scoring efficiency of 10,31%
- No other teams received as many goals as Bolzano and Graz.
Doug Mason, Headcoach 99ers: „We won a tough battle against the Capitals recently. We do have the momentum on our side. We practiced good during the break and improved our defense.”