Release from 15.12.2021

More than 60 minutes of excitement in the ICE

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Almost a quarter of the 172 games played so far were not decided in regular time. This means that the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League offers even more excitement than in recent years. League leader EC Red Bull Salzburg had to go into overtime eleven times - more than any other team - and took the second point seven times.

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The first half of the regular season in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League has been completed. On the last matchday, EC Red Bull Salzburg replaced the surprise team HK SŽ Olimpija at the top of the table. The Salzburgers have also had to go to overtime the most often so far, with eleven of their 27 games going into extra time with a draw after 60 minutes. Most recently in the home games against Ljubljana and HC Pustertal - although these games were eventually lost in the shootout, the Red Bulls have a clearly positive record with seven wins (4x OT, 3x SO) and four losses (4x SO).

24 of the 172 season games played so far were decided in overtime, 17 times it came to the shootout spectacle. While in 23.8 percent of the games the winner was decided after the regular playing time, the highest value in recent years was 21.6 percent in the 2016/17 season. HCB Südtirol Alperia and HC Tesla Orli Znojmo each went into the extra session only three times. With three wins (2x OT, 1x SO), the Czechs are also the only team that still has an unbeaten record. Ljubljana, Moser Medical Graz99ers and bottom side Steinbach Black Wings Linz, on the other hand, have the worst record in games that are not decided after 60 minutes, with a win rate of only 25%.


HC Tesla Orli Znojmo is still unbeaten in overtime or shootout.

 Teams  Draw after 60 mins  WO  LO   Win ratio in %
 HC Tesla Orli Znojmo  3  3  0  100
 HC TIWAG Innsbruck  5  4  1  80
 spusu Vienna Capitals  4  3  1  75
 HCB Südtirol Alperia  3  2  1  66,7
 EC Red Bull Salzburg  11  7  4  63,6
 EC GRAND Immo VSV  7  4  3  57,1
 EC-KAC  10  5  5  50
 Hydro Fehérvár AV19  5  2  3  40
 HC Pustertal  8  3  5  37,5
 Dornbirn Bulldogs  7  2  5  28,6
 HK SŽ Olimpija  4  1  3  25
 Moser Medical Graz99ers  4  1  3  25
 Steinbach Black Wings Linz  8  2  6  25
         
 * iClinic Bratislava Capitals  3  2  1  66,7

* Withdrawal of the team

60 percent of the games exciting until the last second
The balance and excitement in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League is also reflected in another statistic. This is because 104 games (60%) were decided by only one to a maximum of two goals difference. While the winning team prevailed in 56 matches (33%) with 3-4 goals, only twelve duels (7%) were a very clear affair with more than four goals difference.

  • 1-2 goals difference: 104 matches = 60%
  • 3-4 goals difference: 56 games = 33
  • >4 goals difference: 12 games = 7%

Almost six goals per game
The first teams will soon break the 100-goal mark. Thus, HK SŽ Olimpija, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 and EC GRAND Immo VSV each hold at 88 goals scored. A total of 1,026 goals have already been scored, which means an average of 5.97 goals per game.