Release from 06.04.2019

Matchpuck for Jesenice

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On Sunday game 4 of the semi-final series between HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice and HC Pustertal Wolves is on the stage. While the Wolves need to win the game to stay in the series the Slovenians have the big chance to complete the finals.

Sun, 07.04.2019, 19:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice vs. HC Pustertal Wolves
Standings in the best-of-five-series: 2:1

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Sun, 07.04.2019, 19:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice vs. HC Pustertal Wolves
Referees: FICHTNER / OFNER / Bärnthaler / Cristeli
  • best-of-five-series: 2:1
  • ranking after regular season: JES 8. / PUS 1. 
  • streak: JES 1 victory / PUS 1 defeat
  • home-performance JES: 16 wins / 24 games
  • road-performance PUS: 19 victories / 23 games
  • form (performance during the last 5 games): JES 4 wins and 1 defeat / PUS 3 successes and 2 defeats
  • Head-to-head 2018/19: 2 wins JES / 3 victories PUS
    • 2:6 JES @ PUS 
    • 4:1 PUS @ JES
    • 2:3/OT JES @ PUS (SF1)
    • 2:3/OT PUS @ JES (SF2)
    • 1:0 JES @ PUS (SF3)
  • Head-to-head (overall Alps Hockey League): 5 victories JES / 7 wins PUS
  • Their club best scorers: 
    • JES: Tadej Cimzar – 57 points (24G/33A)
    • PUS: Markus Gander – 54 points (29G/25A)
  • After the last-gasp win in Bruneck Jesenice now has the big chance to make the leap into the finals. The Slovenians only need one more victory to make a purely Slovenian final perfect.
  • But in Game 4 Pusteria will do everything in his power to force a deciding game on home ice. The best defense of the League must be stable again. But this time especially the offensive is required to create more pressure on Jesenice goalkeeper Matthew Climie who is the best goalkeeper of the league with a saving percentage of 95 %.
  • Game 3 was also enormously physical. No less than 13 sentences were pronounced. This number also proves that we are in the middle of the playoffs and no player wants to be sent on vacation after the semifinals.