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Pustertal ends Salzburg’s winning streak | Graz celebrates shutout home win

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On Sunday, HC Falkensteiner Pustertal brought EC Red Bull Salzburg’s winning streak to an end. Meanwhile, Graz defeated Vienna for the fifth time in a row, Ljubljana set the tone early in their win over Linz, and Villach snapped its losing streak with a strong comeback.

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Moser Medical Graz99ers – Vienna Capitals 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
Graz recorded a commanding home win over the Vienna Capitals. In the only power play of the opening period, Manuel Ganahl found the back of the net. Kainz (34′), Haudum (37′, PP), and Bailen (49′) added further goals for the Styrians. Goaltender Wieser stood tall with a shutout, while Bailen contributed three points to take over the league scoring lead. The second-placed Styrians extended their dominance over Vienna — it was their fifth consecutive win against the Capitals.

HC Falkensteiner Pustertal – EC Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)
A packed crowd in the sold-out Intercable Arena created a fantastic atmosphere for the fourth game in a row. The noise level peaked twice in the opening period as the hosts struck twice. After Saracino’s early opener, Salzburg quickly equalized through Huber, but 25 seconds before the first intermission Greg Di Tomaso made it 2–1. Despite chances on both sides, the score remained unchanged for a long time. In a hectic final phase, the Red Bulls took several penalties, and Di Tomaso capitalized on one of them to make it 3–1 before Rueschhoff sealed the 4–1 result with an empty-net goal. Pustertal thus ended a four-game skid, while Salzburg’s 12-game winning streak came to an end.

HCB Südtirol Alperia – EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV 4–5 OT (0–1, 3–1, 1–2, 0–1)
Bolzano and Villach delivered a wild game in which the hosts dominated the shot count (46–20) but still skated off as losers. Strong opened the scoring in the first period, and the Carinthians doubled their lead after the break. However, within just seven minutes, Bolzano turned the game around before the second intermission. Pascal Brunner started the comeback by perfectly deflecting a shot. Gildon and Gersich followed with power-play goals for a 3–2 advantage. Gazley extended the lead to 4–2 in the third, but Rebernig and Hutchison tied it up. In overtime, Scherbak netted the game-winner, ending VSV’s three-game losing streak.

Olimpija Ljubljana – Steinbach Black Wings Linz 4–1 (2–0, 0–0, 2–1)
Ljubljana cruised to a clear home victory over Linz. The hosts got off to the better start and went into the first intermission up 2–0. In the 10th minute, the Slovenian fans celebrated for the first time when Mahkovec coolly finished a Kirichenko pass with his backhand. Brennan added another in the 19th minute. Despite an even second period, Linz couldn’t find a way back. Early in the third, Meyer capitalized on a Linz mistake to make it 3–0, before Pance put the game beyond reach in the 57th minute. Pusnik scored a late consolation goal for the Upper Austrians.

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Sun, 11.01.2026:
HCB Südtirol Alperia – EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV 4:5 OT (0:1, 3:1, 1:2)
Referees: HUBER, KAINBERGER, Martin, Rigoni
Goals: 0:1 VSV Steven Strong (15:14 / Nikita Scherbak / Mark Katic / EQ), 0:2 VSV Nick Hutchison (23:36 / Alex Wall / Adam Helewka / EQ), 1:2 HCB Pascal Brunner (32:43 / Matthew Ronald Cairns / Bryce Gianni Alcock Misley / EQ), 2:2 HCB Max Gildon (36:29 / Brad McClure / Brett Pollock / PP2), 3:2 HCB Shane Gersich (39:44 / Brett Pollock / Max Gildon / PP1), 4:2 HCB Dustin Gazley (51:11 / Shane Gersich / SH1), 4:3 VSV Maximilian Rebernig (51:38 / Mark Katic / Kevin Hancock / PP1), 4:4 VSV Nick Hutchison (58:43 / Dylan MacPherson / Nikita Scherbak / EQ), 4:5 VSV Nikita Scherbak (61:42 / EQ)

Olimpija Ljubljana – Steinbach Black Wings Linz 4:1 (2:0, 0:0, 2:1)
Referees: NAGY, SOOS, Nothegger, Puff
Goals: 1:0 OLL Marcel Mahkovec (9:09 / Clayton Kirichenko / Alex Petan / EQ), 2:0 OLL Terrence James Brennan (18:30 / Nicolai Meyer / EQ), 3:0 OLL Nicolai Meyer (41:05 / Bine Masic / Terrence James Brennan / EQ), 4:0 OLL Ziga Pance (56:32 / Zach Boychuk / Nathanael Halbert / EQ), 4:1 BWL Julian Pusnik (59:01 / Luis Lindner / Luka Maver / EQ)

Moser Medical Graz99ers – Vienna Capitals 4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Referees: FICHTNER, OFNER, Muzsik, Riecken
Goals: 1:0 G99 Manuel Ganahl (9:38 / Lukas Haudum / Nicholas Bailen / PP1), 2:0 G99 Lukas Kainz (33:38 / Nicholas Bailen / EQ), 3:0 G99 Lukas Haudum (36:37 / Paul Huber / Manuel Ganahl / PP1), 4:0 G99 Nicholas Bailen (48:44 / Josh Currie / Marcus Vela / EQ)

HC Falkensteiner Pustertal – EC Red Bull Salzburg 4:1 (2:1, 0:0, 2:0)
Referees: HOLZER, NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Wimmler
Goals: 1:0 HCP Nicholas Samuel Saracino (0:57 / Rok Ticar / Henry Bowlby / PP1), 1:1 RBS Mario Huber (4:33 / Nikolaus Kraus / Florian Baltram / EQ), 2:1 HCP Greg Di Tomaso (19:35 / Nicholas Samuel Saracino / Markus Lauridsen / EQ), 3:1 HCP Greg Di Tomaso (55:45 / Rok Ticar / PP1), 4:1 HCP Austin Rueschhoff (59:24 / Greg Di Tomaso / Markus Lauridsen / PP1)