Release from 11.04.2024

Salzburg battles to equalize in the finals in front of a home crowd

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After two away wins at the start of the win2day ICE Hockey League finals, EC-KAC took the lead last Tuesday with their first home win of the final series. EC Red Bull Salzburg will now aim to equalize on Friday - also in front of a home crowd. The fourth final game will be broadcast live on PULS 24 and JOYN.

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The EC-KAC pulled off an impressive comeback win on Tuesday to take the lead for the first time in this finals series. Klagenfurt was already down 2-0 before KAC's leading playoff scorer Lukas Haudum (6 goals in the 2024 postseason) and his team turned things around. In both of EC Red Bull Salzburg's final defeats, the Salzburgers took the lead in the first period but were unable to add to it from the second period onwards. In three games, the Red Bulls have not scored a single goal in the second period and only one goal in the third period. In contrast, Klagenfurt scored a total of eight goals in these two periods. The KAC was much more efficient on offense than its opponent in these periods. Above all, the Salzburg team was unable to capitalize on overtime situations in the final period: While they were unable to score in 4 minutes and 41 seconds of overtime, the KAC scored two goals in just under 20 seconds less of numerical superiority.

In its club history, the EC-KAC has held a 2:1 lead in "best-of-seven" series 16 times, in twelve of these cases the team also won the series, nine times even without another defeat. EC Red Bull Salzburg, however, has often proven that a series deficit does not throw them off track: the Red Bulls were able to turn around six out of nine 1-2 deficits to win the series.

The game from Salzburg will be broadcast LIVE on PULS 24 and JOYN. The EC-KAC is organizing a public viewing at the Heidi Horten Arena in Klagenfurt.

win2day ICE Hockey League | 12.04.2024 | Final 4:
Fri, 12.04.2024, 19:30: EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC-KAC
Referees: NIKOLIC M., OFNER, Durmis, Konc. >> PULS 24 & JOYN <<
Standings in the "best-of-7" series: 1:2