Leader Salzburg plays against second Graz

3 facts to the upcoming seven games:

• Sky Sport Austria will broadcast the match between the HC TWK Innsbruck "The Haie" and the EC-KAC live and exclusively on Friday at 19.00.
• The spusu Vienna Capitals need only one more victory to celebrate their 500th regular season victory in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
• Innsbruck, Vienna, Znojmo and Salzburg will play two matches within 24 hours.

Fr, 27.09.2019, 19.15: EC Panaceo VSV – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: NIKOLIC M., ZRNIC, Nemeth, Soltesz.

• The EC Panaceo VSV is undefeated after two home games. Opponent Hydro Fehérvár AV19 remained goalless in his only away game of the season at the EC-KAC. They lost against the defending champion 5:0.
• The two teams meet each other for the 63rd time. The first duel of these two teams took place on September 27, 2007, exactly twelve years ago. The VSV won a total of 35 matches, while AVS won 27 games.
• From 31 home games, the "Adler" won 22 games so far. In front of their home crowd they won 71% of all games.
• The Hungarians have won the last three matches against the Carinthians.
• The VSV is currently the team with the second best scoring efficiency (13.89%).
• VSV defender Alen Bibic is back in shape after his injury and will make his debut, as well as striker Adis Alagic. Defender Kevin Schmidt is questionable. Newcomer Brodie Reid, who arrives in Villach today, will not be deployed yet.

Fr, 27.09.2019, 19.15: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: GRUBER, SEWELL, Nothegger, Rezek.

• Championship leader EC Red Bull Salzburg will play two home games this weekend. While on Friday they duel with the Moser Medical Graz99ers, on Saturday the eight-time champion will welcome the HC Orli Znojmo.
• The two top teams of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga meet for the 86th time. Salzburg was victorious in 58 games.
• Especially in home games the Red Bulls were successful against the 99ers: 34 of 43 games in the Volksgarten Eisarena went to Salzburg. Just in the last match Graz won (2:1), before that the "red bulls" won 16 times in a row.
• Graz is the only team that is unbeaten this season.
• For Salzburg two players are missing. Both Brendan Mikkelson and Dominique Heinrich pause at least for the game on Friday.
• In Graz the long-time injured Sebastian Collberg and Colton Yellow Horn are missing.

Fr, 27.09.2019, 19.15: Dornbirn Bulldogs – HC Orli Znojmo
Referees: BULOVEC, TRILAR, Martin, Schauer.

• The HC Orli Znojmo starts his first road trip of the season at the Dornbirn Bulldogs. The Czechs will play at the EC Red Bull Salzburg exactly 24 hours later.
• Dornbirn was scoreless in his only home game. They lost to Salzburg 0:5. Znojmo is still undefeated at away games, beating Innsbruck 3:2.
• Both teams already played 44 games against each other. The Bulldogs won 16 times, the "Adler" 28 times.
• The Vorarlbergers have won six of the last eight home games against the Czechs. In both defeats the Bulldogs scored only one goal and received eleven goals.
• Last season Mikko Vainonen played for Znojmo. Since this season he plays in Dornbirn.

Fr, 27.09.2019, 19.15: HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ – EC-KAC (live on Sky Sport HD)
Referees: REIMER, STERNAT, Ankerstierne, Seewald.

• The HC TWK Innsbruck "Die Haie" will play two games in front of their home crowd: on Friday, Innsbruck plays against reigning champions EC-KAC, on Saturday vice champion spusu Vienna Capitals is guest.
• The game will be broadcasted live on Sky Sport HD from 19:15.
• Innsbruck is the only team that has not won yet. The "sharks" lost in the overtime twice, they also lost against Znojmo with only one goal difference.
• The EC-KAC has not won for three games.
• Since the 2003/04 season, the two teams have already faced each other 91 times. The EC-KAC has won 52 games.
• In the previous year the champion from Carinthia won all four games against Innsbruck.
• Not part of the EC-KAC will be Steven Strong and Niki Kraus, both will be out for a few weeks. Martin Schumnig, on the other hand, returns to the lineup. David Madlener will play in the goal.

Fr, 27.09.2019, 19.45: HCB Südtirol Alperia – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: NIKOLIC K., STOLC, Basso, Pardatscher.

• Vice-Champion spusu Vienna Capitals starts his first road trip at the HCB Südtirol Alperia. On Saturday, the Viennese will play in Innsbruck.
• While Bolzano last celebrated its first and so far only victory of the season at home (3:0 vs. KAC), the Caps have gained only one point from two away games (1:2 OT defeat in Graz).
• There were 41 duels between Bolzano and Vienna in the past. The "Foxes" won 16 times, Vienna 25 times.
• Vienna have won eight of the last eleven games in South Tyrol.
• Vienna only misses one win on its 500th victory in the regular season of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
• Bolzano and Vienna are currently the two most unsuccessful teams in power play. While the Caps could not score in thirteen powerplays, the "Foxes" scored only in one of their 24 powerplays.
• Apart from Angelo Miceli (two to three weeks out) and Daniel Frank (one or two weeks), Domenic Albergawill will miss for Bolzano. He was suspended for one game after his hit against the head in the previous game against Graz.

Sa, 28.09.2019, 17.30: HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: SEWELL, SIEGEL, Gatol, Nothegger.

• Not even 24 hours after the match on Friday, the HC TWK Innsbruck "The Haie" and the spusu Vienna Capitals will play on Saturday again.
• Overall, the two teams played 87 games against each other. Innsbruck won 28 times, Vienna won 59 duels.
• Of the last 24 games, Innsbruck could only win four times. They could win only three of their last 21 home games.

Sa, 28.09.2019, 19.15: EC Red Bull Salzburg – HC Orli Znojmo
Referees: NIKOLIC M., REIMER, Ankerstierne, Schauer.

• For the EC Red Bull Salzburg and HC Orli Znojmo it will be the second game within 24 hours as well.
• For the current leader from Salzburg it will be already the sixth game of the season, Znojmo will play its fifth game.
• There have been 46 matches between these two teams so far. Salzburg won 24 games.
• Only three times the Red Bulls have been beaten in the last 15 games against the Czechs.
• However, Znojmo won the last two matches against Salzburg.