Release from 11.01.2020

Salzburg and Vienna can grab playoff spots

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On Sunday EC Red Bull Salzburg and spusu Vienna Capitals have both the chance to grab a playoff spot. In the Servus TV live game the Viennese host Villach while Salzburg travels to Linz.

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Facts before game day 39:

  • With Linz against Salzburg and Klagenfurt against Znojmo there are two battles of top-5 clubs
  • Salzburg and Vienna have both the chance to grab a playoff spot
  • Linz forward Marco Brucker plays his 500th Erste Bank Eishockey Liga game


Sun, 12.01.2020, 16:00: EC-KAC - HC Orli Znojmo
Referees: Liam SEWELL (GBR), ZRNIC, Hribar, Kontschieder

  • With their 72th Erste Bank Eishockey Liga shutout (league record!), Klagenfurt moved up to third place on Friday
  • Znojmo lost four of their last six games
  • KAC won the first two season meeting but when both met last time before Christmas Znojmo held the upper hand (6:5)
  • These teams have met 44 times in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga with Klagenfurt winning 31
  • KAC won the last seven home games against the Czech side
  • While Andrew Kozek and Lars Haugen return to the KAC lineup, the appearance of Johannes Bischofberger is doubtful

Pregame Statement: Daniel Obersteiner (KAC)


Sun, 12.01.2020, 16:00: Moser Medical Graz99ers - HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie'
Referees: FICHTNER, SMETANA, Gatol, Zgonc

  • With a 2:1 road win in Bolzano the 99ers came closer to the top 5 again
  • Innsbruck suffered a 7th successive defeat in Linz
  • Graz has a 6-point deficit to 5th-placed Znojmo (one game more played)
  • Injury-plagued 99ers will once again have ponly three lines
  • Innsbruck won two of three season meeting with taking a 6:5 shootout victory in their first visit to Graz

Pregame Statements: Oliver Setzinger (G99) & Scott Darling


Sun, 12.01.2020, 17:30: spusu Vienna Capitals - EC Panaceo VSV (servushockeynight.com live)
Referees: KINCSES, STERNAT, Nagy, Soos

  • The Caps took one point from Salzburg last night
  • Villach earned a second successive win against Fehervar
  • Vienna won their last three home games with having a 18:3 goal difference
  • VSV leads the season h2h with 2:1
  • The Caps can grab a playoff spot
    • 1) with a win they would secure a top 5 placement
    • 2) if they lose after OT/SO, Klagenfurt has to beat Znojmo

Pregame Statement: Felix Maxa (VSV)


Sun, 12.01.2020, 17:30: Hydro Fehérvár AV 19 - Dornbirn Bulldogs (DIGI Sport live)
Referees: OFNER, SIEGEL, Kaspar, Rezek

  • After Friday's 5:6 shootout defeat in Villach, Fehervar has no more chance for the top 5
  • For the 5th time this season Dornbirn was not able to score on Friday
  • The Hungarians need one more win for their 500th Erste Bank Eishockey Liga victory
  • Fehervar won the last eight against Dornbirn but five games were not decided in regulation
  • On 15.2.2017 Dornbirn got their last win at Fehervar (8:2)

Pregame Statements: Hannu Järvenpää (AVS) & Ramón Schnetzer


Sun, 12.01.2020, 17:30: EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz - EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, STEFIK, Bedynek, Nothegger

  • Linz defender Matt Finn decided yesterday's game against Innsbruck with a great OT game winner
  • The Red Bulls defended the lead at top with a home win against Vienna
  • Salzburg won 14 of 17 road games this season
  • The Red Bulls lead several league statistics (power play, efficiency, goaltending)
  • After Linz winning the first season meeting, Salzburg took the two following
  • Salzburg also won three of their last four visits to Linz
  • Both teams will miss some players
  • Salzburg can grab a playoff spot
    • 1) they just need a single point
    • 2) if they lose after regulation, Villach and Znojmo don't have to earn 3 points each




Pregame Statement: Matt Finn (BWL) & Matt McIlvane (RBS)