Release from 08.04.2022

Salzburg chasing eleventh playoff win in a row

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EC Red Bull Salzburg remain unbeaten in the ongoing win2day ICE Hockey League playoffs and are just two wins away from their seventh league championship. On Saturday - starting at 5:10 p.m. live on PULS24 - the "Red Bulls" are chasing their eleventh consecutive playoff win and would remain in the running for a "Perfect Postseason". Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will hope to rely on its special teams, which successfully carried the Hungarian team through the quarterfinal and semifinal series.

Win2day ICE Hockey League | 09.04.2022 | Finals Game THREE | Schedule:
Sat, 09.04.2022, 5.30 pm: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
„best-of-seven“ final series: 2:0

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EC Red Bull Salzburg also won the second game of the "best-of-seven" final series in the win2day ICE Hockey League at Hydro Fehérvár AV19 on Thursday, as the six-time league champions prevailed 5:3 in the end and triumphed in the tenth playoff game of 2022 as well. It was also the fourth game in the current postseason for Salzburg in which it had to make up a deficit. Head Coach Matt McIlvane's team, with Ty Loney returning to the lineup, was down by one goal twice.

Salzburg lost only once after 2:0 series lead
EC Red Bull Salzburg has had a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven series ten times in the past. Only once did the 21/22 regular-season champions let this advantage slip away: in the 2017 semifinal series, the EC-KAC finally eliminated the "Red Bulls" from the competition with a 4:2 win. In the nine other instances, Salzburg won game three six times. Hydro Fehérvár AV19 has never managed a turnaround after a 0:2 series deficit.

Fehérvár special teams as difference maker
The Hungarians have lost two games in a row for the first time in the current playoffs. They showed an increase in power play and penalty killing compared to the Regular Season. In overtime Kevin Constantin's team increased its percentage from 22% to 32% - Salzburg's PK performance decreased with the postseason. And also in the box play the Hungarians increased to 84.8%.

Win2day ICE Hockey League | 09.04.2022 | Finals Game THREE | Schedule:
Sat, 09.04.2022, 5.30 pm: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: PIRAGIC, STERNAT, Hribar, Nothegger. | >> LIVE AUF PULS24 <<
„best-of-seven“ final series: 2:0