Release from 17.03.2018
It is getting tougher! Champion EV Vienna Capitals and EC Red Bull Salzburg would qualify for the semifinals with a home-win on Sunday. Besides, EC-KAC welcomes HCB Südtirol Alperia. KHL Medvescak Zagreb and EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz will face each other for the fifth time in Zagreb on Monday. Each series are tied at 2:2.
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Quarterfinal 5 (best of seven):
Sun, 18.03.2018: Vienna Capitals (1) vs. HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ (6) – 18:15, SKY Sport Austria HD and live-streaming SKY Ticket.
Referees: BERNEKER, M. NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Schauer.
Best-of-seven-series, VIC – HCI: 3:1.
Sun, 18.03.2018: EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) vs. Dornbirn Bulldogs (7) – 16:00.
Referees: PIRAGIC, TRILAR, Seewald, Verworner.
Best-of-seven-series, RBS – DEC: 3:1.
Sun, 18.03.2018: EC-KAC (4) vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) – 18.00, ServusTV and www.servushockeynight.com live.
Referees: BALUSKA, SMETANA, Nagy, Zgonc.
Best-of-seven-series, KAC – HCB: 2:2.
Mon, 19.03.2018: KHL Medvescak Zagreb (5) vs. EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (3) – 19:15, KreatorTV live.
Referees: LEMELIN, STERNAT, Kontschieder, Nemeth.
Best-of-seven-series, BWL – MZA: 2:2.
Infos prior Quarterfinal 5:
>Quarterfinal number 5 will be played on two days: While Vienna Capitals and HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“, EC Red Bull Salzburg and Dornbirn Bulldogs or EC-KAC and HCB Südtirol Alperia will face each other on Sunday, the game KHL Medvescak Zagreb vs. EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz will be played on Monday.
>At least one Quarterfinal series has been decided in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga history (since 2003/04) after Quarterfinal number 5. Champion EV Vienna Capitals and EC Red Bull Salzburg have the chance to qualify for the semifinals with a home-win on Sunday and to extend this series.
>EV Vienna Capitals and EC Red Bull Salzburg have celebrated the hightest Playoff wins in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga: The Capitals have beaten EC Red Bull Salzburg on March 22nd 2011 with 9:1 and EC Red Bull Salzburg has defeated HK Acroni Jesenice with the same result on February 22nd 2009.
Sun, 18.03.2018: Vienna Capitals (1) vs. HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ (6) – 18:15 Uhr, SKY Sport HD and live-streaming SKY Ticket.
Referees: BERNEKER, M. NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Schauer.
Best-of-seven-series, VIC – HCI: 3:1.
>The Vienna Capitals would qualify for the semifinals in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga with a home-win against HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ on Sunday. The Champion has won three consecutive home-games against the Tyroleans in March 2018 (4:3/OT, 4:1, 5:1) and has allowed just five goals.
>HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ tries to end their bad road-run in Vienna on Sunday. The Sharks have been defeated in five straight road-games and have allowed 22 goals.
>The Vienna Capitals are the only Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-team, that has given away a 3:0-series lead. The Champion failed to step up to the #EBELfinals 2009/10 against EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz after a 3:0-lead.
>Vienna Capitals (67 PIM) and HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ (81 PIM) are most penalized teams in the Playoffs.
>Andrew Yogan of HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ has netted at least one goal in three consecutive Playoff-clashes with the Vienna Capitals.
Quotes:
Serge Aubin, Headcoach Vienna Capitals: „It is difficult to win a Playoff-game allowing two goals playing shorthanded. We will be ready for game 5!“
Rob Pallin, Headcoach HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“: „We have the quality to win in Vienna and to be successful in game 6 at home on Tuesday as well!“
Sun, 18.03.2018: EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) vs. Dornbirn Bulldogs (7) – 16:00.
Referees: PIRAGIC, TRILAR, Seewald, Verworner.
Best-of-seven-series, RBS – DEC: 3:1.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg would qualify for the semifinals with a home-win against the Dornbirn Bulldogs on Sunday. The Mozart Citizens have won all (three) home-games in March against the Dornbirn Bulldogs (5:4, 3:2/OT) and against EC-KAC (3:2/SO) by just one goal difference. Matthias Trattnig and Company made it to the semifinals with a home-win against the Moser Medical Graz99ers in game 5 past season.
>The Dornbirn Bulldogs still need three consecutive wins against EC Red Bull Salzburg to step up to the semifinals. In the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga history Linz has been the only club, that managed to step up into the next round after beeing back in a Playoff series 0:3. The Upper Austrians eliminated Vienna in the semifinals 2010.
>The last five meetings between this two teams in Salzburg have ended by just one goal difference, the Red Bulls have had the better end four times.
>The Dornbirn Bulldogs have not scored a Power Play goal in the Playoffs.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg (28 PIM) and Dornbirn Bulldogs (32 PIM) are fairest teams in the Playoffs.
Quotes:
Alexander Cijan, forward EC Red Bull Salzburg: „We must play the whole game as we did in Dornbirn in the final 15 minutes!“
Kevin Macierzynski, forward Dornbirn Bulldogs: „We want to get the second win in Salzburg now. We are already focussed on that game.“
Sun, 18.03.2018: EC-KAC (4) vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) – 18:00, ServusTV and www.servushockeynight.com live.
Referees: BALUSKA, SMETANA, Nagy, Zgonc.
Best-of-seven-series, KAC – HCB: 2:2.
>The Quarterfinal series between EC-KAC and HCB Südtirol Alperia continues best of three in Klagenfurt on Sunday. Each team has two wins.
>Fewest goals have been scored in the Quarterfinal-series between EC-KAC and HCB Südtirol Alperia. The two teams have netted just 17 goals in four games, on average 4,25 goals per game.
>The last two meetings between Klagenfurt and Bozen went into an Overtime. The Austrians won game 3 at home, Bozen has been successful in game 4 at home as well.
>The goalies Pekka Tuokkola (HCB) and David Madlener (KAC) have been the best in the Playoffs. Tuokkola has a save% of 93,7 and a GAA of 1.93 out of four games, Madlener has a save% of 93,2 and a GAA of 1.88 out of three matches.
>HCB Südtirol Alperia has not scored a single Power Play goal in the Playoffs, Klagenfurt has netted one Power Play goal.
Quotes:
Steve Walker, Headcoach EC-KAC: „The team will fight to get the series-lead again!“
Anton Bernard, Forward HCB Südtirol Alperia: „We are ready for the game in Klagenfurt. The team feels good and has the qualities to win there on Sunday as well.“
Mon, 19.03.2018: KHL Medvescak Zagreb (5) vs. EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (3) – 19:15, KreatorTV live.
Referees: LEMELIN, STERNAT, Kontschieder, Nemeth.
Best-of-seven-series, BWL – MZA: 2:2.
>The Quartertfinal-series between KHL Medvescak Zagreb and EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz continues best of three in Zagreb on Monday. Each team has two wins...Game 6 is played in the Croatian City on Tuesday as well.
>Most goals have been scored between EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz and KHL Medvescak Zagreb. The two teams potted 37 goals in four Playoff-meetings, on average 9,25 goals per game. The Upper Austrians celebrated a 8:4-home-win on Friday. For the sixth time in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Playoffs there have been twelve goals in one game.
>The two teams have faced each other four times in Zagreb this season, each club has two wins.
>The Black Wings have been on fire lately: The Upper Austrians netted 16 goals in the last two games. Besides, the Austrians Power Play was top: The Steel Citizens have potted six goals from 16 Power Plays (PP%: 37,5%) in this Playoffs.
>The League’s Top 5 Scorer of this Playoff have been in action in this Quarterfinal series: Brian Lebler (BWL – 4G/3A), Tyler Morley (MZA - 3G/4A) and Dan DaSilva (BWL – 2G/5A) have seven points, Sondre Olden (MZA – 2G/4A) and Marc-Andre Dorion (BWL - 6A) have six points. Besides, Brian Lebler has netted at least one goal in all four Playoff meetings with the Bears and he has 42 goals this season.
Quotes:
Doug Bradley, Headcoach KHL Medvescak Zagreb: „We are ready for the two home-games. Our fans give us an extra boost!“
Fabio Hofer, forward EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz: „We will give our best in Zagreb. It is a tough place to play. We must play as we did in front of our fans.“
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