Release from 19.03.2019

Quarterfinals game two look ahead

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On Wednesday the Alps Hockey League “best-of-7” quarterfinals continue with the three top-ranked teams hitting the road for the first-time during playoffs and defending their 1:0 lead in the series. Fourth-ranked Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey plays at HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice for retaking the home-advantage in the quarterfinals, after the tight 1:2-loss in game one. 

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Wed, 20.03.2019, 20:00: Rittner Buam (5) – HK SZ Olimpija (2)
Referees: BULOVEC, MOSCHEN, Bergant, Cristeli. 

  • “best-of-7”-series standing: 0:1
  • Final ranking of the regular season: HKO 2. | RIT 5.
  • Streak: HKO 3 wins in a row
  • Home performance RIT: 16 wins / 20 games
  • Away performance HKO: 15 wins / 20 games 
  • Form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RIT 2 wins | HKO 4 wins 
  • Head-to-head in the 2018-19 season: 
    • 5:1 for HKO @Ljubljana
    • 5:1 for HKO @Klobenstein
    • 3:0 for HKO @Ljubljana (1QF)
  • Head-to-head overall (AHL): 4 wins HKO | 1 win RIT
  • Top scorer:
    • HKO: Ales Music – 49 Points | 22 G | 21 A
    • RIT: Henrik Eriksson – 48 Points | 21 G | 27 A
  • Playoff history:
    • Ljubljana lost their only playoff series last year against Jesenice 0:4
    • After clinching the title in the AHL debut season, Ritten was stopped by Asiago in the finals last season
  • About game #1 in QF:
    • After a non-goal opening frame, Ljubljana dominated the second period making the preliminary decision. Slovenian sides top-scorer Ales Music had three points (2G|1A) in the opening game of quarterfinals.

 

Wed, 20.03.2019, 19:30: EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau (6) – Red Bull Hockey Juniors (3)     
Referees: FICHTNER, GAMPER, Legat, Martin.

  • “best-of-7”-series standing: 0:1
  • Final ranking of the regular season: RBJ 3. | EHC 5.
  • Streak: RBJ 15 wins in a row 
  • Home performance EHC: 16 wins / 21 games
  • Away performance RBJ: 15 wins / 20 games 
  • Form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RBJ 5 wins | EHC 4 wins
  • Head-to-head in the 2018-19 season: 
    • 4:2 for EHC @Lustenau
    • 4:3 OT for EHC @Salzburg
    • 3:2 for RBJ @Salzburg (1QF)
  • Head-to-head overall (AHL): 2 wins RBJ | 5 wins EHC
  • Top scorer:
    • RBJ: Oliver Nordberg – 72 Points | 27 G | 45 A
    • EHC: Marc-Olivier Vallerand – 67 Points | 36 G | 31 A
  • Playoff history:
    • Last season the Juniors qualified for playoffs for the first time - after winning the series opener against Ritten, they lost 1:4
    • Lustenau made the playoffs in the AHL debut season but were eliminated 1:3
  • About game #1 in QF: 
    • Red Bull Hockey Juniors turned around an early 0:2-deficit, for moving up in the “best-of-7”-series 1:0. 

 

Wed, 20.03.2019, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro (8) – HC Pustertal Wölfe (1)
Referees: LEGA, OFNER, Basso, Bedynek. 

  • “best-of-7”-series standing: 0:1
  • Final ranking of the regular season: PUS 1. | SGC 10.
  • Streak: PUS 5 wins in a row 
  • Home performance SGC: 11 wins / 21 games
  • Away performance PUS: 17 wins / 20 games 
  • Form (performance during the last 5 rounds): PUS 4 wins | SGC 2 wins
  • Head-to-head in the 2018-19 season: 
    • 5:0 for PUS @Cortina
    • 3:1 for PUS @Bruneck
    • 2:1 SO for PUS @Cortina
    • 3:2 for PUS @Bruneck
    • 1:0 for PUS @Bruneck (1QF)
  • Head-to-head overall (AHL): 10 wins PUS | 6 wins SGC
  • Top scorer:
    • PUS: Markus Gander – 49 Points | 26 G | 23 A
    • SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli – 36 Points | 19 G | 17 A
  • Playoff history:
    • In the AHL debut season Cortina got a 3:0 sweep against the favourite Pustertal and were just stopped in semis
    • Last season Pustertal went through thanks to a 4:2 series win against Feldkirch but suffered a 0:3 defeat against Asiago in semis
  • About game #1 in QF: 
    • Pustertal grabbed its 12th shutout this season with Markus Gander netting the game winner in the first and Colin Furlong having 22 saves. 

 

Wed, 20.03.2019, 19:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (7) – Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey (4)
Referees: LAZZERI, SUPPER, Bärnthaler, Giacomozzi P.

  • “best-of-7”-series standing: 1:0
  • Final ranking of the regular season: ASH 4. | JES 7.
  • Streak: JES 7 wins in a row
  • Home performance JES: 13 wins / 21 games
  • Away performance ASH: 13 wins / 20 games 
  • Form (performance during the last 5 rounds): ASH 4 wins | JES 5 wins
  • Head-to-head in the 2018-19 season: 
    • 2:1 OT for JES @Jesenice
    • 3:2 SO for ASH @Asiago
    • 2:1 for JES @Asiago (1QF)
  • Head-to-head overall (AHL): 9 wins ASH | 5 wins JES
  • Top scorer:
    • ASH: Anthony Bardaro – 68 Points | 31 G | 37 A
    • JES: Tadej Cimzar – 57 Points | 24G | 33 A
  • Playoff history:
    • Asiago won five of six playoff series, suffering the only defeat in the finals series 2017 against Ritten
    • Jesenice made it to semis twice but then both times they were stopped by Ritten and Asiago (last season)
  • About game #1 in QF: 
    • Jesenice was the only road-team in the quarterfinals snatching up a victory and gaining home-advantage thanks to a late game winner of Jaka Sodja. Matthew Climie had 34 saves this game. 
 Fotocredit: Max Pattis