Release from 19.03.2024

Momentum from winning a game 7

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The concept of "momentum" is a frequently used term, especially in the playoffs. However, the question arises as to whether a recent success actually gives a team a "push" for the challenges ahead, or whether it is merely a deceptive impression.

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There are various theories as to how a supposed momentum can be generated within a team. One of these theories can even be statistically substantiated in the win2day ICE Hockey League: the momentum generated by winning a seventh game. In eleven out of thirteen cases (corresponding to 85%), the team that decided its series over the full distance of seven games won the first game of the next playoff round. (Note: Finals that were won in seven games were not taken into account here)

Only twice (15% of the time) did a team manage to hold off an opponent that had successfully played a decisive seventh game just a few days earlier. In the 2011 final, the EC KAC was able to at least temporarily stop the EC Red Bull Salzburg, which had previously beaten the Vienna Capitals in seven games in the semi-finals: Although the KAC won the first final game, the Red Bulls ultimately secured the championship title - also in a 7-games-series.

In 2022, the spusu Vienna Capitals made it to the semi-finals in an arduous seven-game battle against the KAC despite considerable personnel difficulties due to the Covid pandemic. There they had to pay tribute to the feat of strength of the quarter-finals and lost 4-0 in the series against the eventual champions Salzburg.

Pustertal wants to take momentum to Klagenfurt
HC Pustertal now has the chance to further underpin the concept of "momentum" in the semifinal opener. The South Tyroleans fought their way through seven games in the quarter-finals to reach the semifinals for the first time in the club's history. The question now is whether the "momentum" will be enough to pull off the next surprise when they host the dominators of the basic round. The answer: LIVE from 7.05 pm on PULS 24 and JOYN Sport - EC-KAC vs HC Pustertal.
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