Release from 13.11.2026
In the win2day ICE Hockey League, the opening goal has been worth a lot this season. In 85 of the 120 games played so far, the team that scored first went on to win. Six games are on tonight's schedule, and for several of them, the numbers point to intriguing storylines.
Linz and Klagenfurt don't let leads slip
The Steinbach Black Wings Linz set the standard in this category: eleven times they scored first, eleven times they won. EC-KAC is just as flawless, going eight-for-eight after taking a 1-0 lead. HCB Südtirol Alperia has yet to lose in regulation after scoring first, with all three of those losses coming in overtime. Bolzano and league newcomer Milano Hockey Club have opened the scoring more often than anyone else, twelve times each. Milano, however, is still looking for its first win after falling behind, while the Pioneers Vorarlberg are still chasing their first win of the season.
Bolzano and the Capitals turn games around
Bolzano and the Vienna Capitals have shown that an early goal against is not the end. Both have already won four times after trailing 0-1, more than any other team. For Bolzano, that means four wins in the five games in which they conceded first.
Linz in Vienna, Graz in Bolzano
Tonight, exactly these trends collide. The Capitals host Linz at 19:15, a team that has not lost a single game after taking the lead. Bolzano, perfect in all seven home games, faces the Moser Medical Graz99ers at 19:45. In September, Graz became the first team to beat Bolzano after the Foxes had scored first. HC Falkensteiner Pustertal visits Vorarlberg after losing to Olimpija Ljubljana on Wednesday despite a 1-0 lead, a defeat that ended a six-game winning streak.
win2day ICE Hockey League
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
6.30 pm | FTC-Telekom vs. Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: HRONSKY, PIRAGIC, Kovacs, Sabian
7.15 pm | EC-KAC vs. HC TIWAG Innsbruck – The Sharks
Referees: REZEK, SNOJ, Bedynek, Jeram
7.15 pm | Olimpija Ljubljana vs. EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: RIVIS F., ZRNIC, Murnik, Pardatscher
7.15 pm | Vienna Capitals vs. Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Referees: HUBER, STERNAT, Muzsik, Riecken
7.30 pm | Pioneers Vorarlberg vs. HC Falkensteiner Pustertal
Referees: NIKOLIC M., WINKLER, Divis, Dummermuth-Haas
7.45 pm | HCB Südtirol Alperia vs. Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: GROZNIK, NIKOLIC K., Fleischmann, Zgonc