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Salzburg returns to the ICE

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Sunday night the EC Red Bull Salzburg makes its comeback in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League, after a one-month break, taking on EC-KAC on the road, in team’s 140th battle. Live on PULS 24 leader Moser Medical Graz99ers host the Steinbach Black Wings 1992, league’s lone pointless team since the restart, while Andrew Yogan and his Dornbirn Bulldogs play Hydro Fehérvár AV19.

Both Saturday games (VSV – VIC and HCI – AVS) will be available as a pay-per-view online stream. Live coverage starts 5.30 pm on live.ice.hockey.

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Bet-at-home ICE Hockey League | Sunday, October 22nd:
Moser Medical Graz99ers – Steinbach Black Wings 1992 (4.30 pm | live on PULS 24)
Referees: FICHTNER, SMETANA, Kaspar, Riecken. | >> PULS24 LIVE <<

  • Leader Moser Medical Graz99ers hosts second-last Steinbach Black Wings 1992 on Sunday. The game is broadcasted live by league free TV partner PULSE 24.
  • After the break G99 won four out of five, BWI lost all three games with at least two goals difference.
  • The first season duel of these two teams went 2-0 to Linz at the end of September, from the following ten games BWI grabbed only two points (3:2 OT @RBS).
  • G99 has won four out of five home games so far. On average, Graz scores 4.6 goals per game at home and while BWI makes 2,8 on the road, and there is an offensive imbalance between these two teams after twelve games: Graz scored 45 times, Linz 29 times.
  • Johan Porsberger (5G | 6A) has a three-game winning streak available.
  • The two teams meet each other for the 114th time, BWI won 74 duels - 65% of all games.
  • Of the last eight duels in Graz the home team won seven times.

Dornbirn Bulldogs – Hydro Fehérvár AV19 (5.30 pm | live on live.ice.hockey)
Referees: BERNEKER, RUETZ, Martin, Tschrepitsch. | >> ZUM PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

  • After Saturday's game in Innsbruck, Hydro Fehérvár AV19 will stop by at the Dornbirn Bulldogs, as Vorarlberg side’s form curve points upwards.
  • They have scored in five of their last six games, winning two straight at home. As a result, DEC climbed to sixth place in the standings, trailing one point to Fehérvár with one game more played.
  • AVS has scored in three of its last four games, won two of them.
  • The first game of the season was secured by DEC with 5:4 after overtime. In this game AVS let slip away a 3-0 lead after 5.5 minutes.
  • The two teams will play the 44th duel against each other, AVS won 23 games, at Dornbirn AVS won four of the last five games.
  • Andrew Yogan meets his former club for the first time with Dornbirn. Up to date he posted 197 league points. But even he could not yet improve the PP performance of his team (8.5% | #11).
  • Aron Reisz, who has been playing for AVS since 2011, has asked the club management to terminate his contract and left the club with immediate effect. The center scored 39 scorer points in 219 league games.

EC-KAC – EC Red Bull Salzburg (5.30 pm | live on live.ice.hockey)
Referees: TRILAR, ZRNIC, Miklic, Zgonc. | >> ZUM PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

  • Almost one month ago (October 23rd) RBS played its last, making the comeback Sunday night travelling to KAC.
  • After a good start into the season with four straight wins, RBS lost the past three, scoring only 1,3 goals on average, while having 5,25 during the winning streak. With two goals against per game, KAC has the best defensive value available.
  • KAC played four games after the comeback, winning two, getting a 1:3 defeat in Dornbirn in the last game Friday night.
  • RBS won the first season encounter 4:2.
  • RBS won 77 out of 139 meetings with the KAC and the past four too.
  • RBS grabbed points in 20 of the last 26 games in Klagenfurt.
  • Mario Huber and Filip Varejcka are missing at RBS. Steven Strong will make his comeback for the KAC, while David Fischer, Johannes Bischofberger, Niki Kraus, David Maier and Niklas Würschl will be out.