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Salzburg aims 30th win at Linz

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EC Red Bull Salzburg is fighting for its 30th win at Steinbach Black Wings 1992 in Tuesday’s lone bet-at-home ICE Hockey League game - and has also won its last four road games at Linz. In addition, for the fifth-ranked Salzburg side, it is about important points in the fight for the pick round and the early playoff qualification. The game will be available as a pay-per-view video stream on live.ice.hockey from 7.15 pm onwards. 

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Bet-at-home ICE Hockey League | Tuesday, January 26th:
Tue, 26.01.2021, 7.15 pm: Steinbach Black Wings 1992 – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: REZEK, SMETANA, Bärnthaler, Riecken. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

  • In Tuesday’s lone game, last-place Steinbach Black Wings 1992 will host EC Red Bull Salzburg:
    • BWI will finish the regular season phase one in last place. It has no possibility to improve anymore, is already 16 points behind BRC (#10) with five games left to play.
    • RBS is in fifth place, four points ahead of Dornbirn (#6), and wants to defend it with another success and advance again in the fight for the pick round or direct qualification for the playoffs.
  • Both teams lost their last game: BWI lost 2:3 in Klagenfurt on Sunday after a strong finish, while Salzburg lost 0:1 in Bratislava on Friday.
  • While BWI has seven points from its last five games, RBS has five.
  • RBS has lost its last two road games, but has won its last four appearances in Linz. With only three wins on home ice, BWI is the weakest home team in the league (RBS ten home wins | #2).
  • In each of the two games so far this season, the road team has prevailed (3:6 RBS and 2:3 OT BWI). Both games were played before the COVD19-related break.
  • It's a battle of the ICE's top players in the assist charts, John Hughes (RBS | 29A) vs. Dragan Umicevic (BWI | 26A).
  • RBS leads the ranking in both PP (20.71%) and PK (91.11%).
  • It is the 114th duel against each other, 62 games won by RBS. 29 out of 56 games in Linz have been won by RBS.
  • At the "Red Bulls" forward Alexander Rauchenwald is about to make his comeback, but will not play against BWI yet. Filip Varejcka is also missing convalescent.