Release from 26.03.2018
HCB Südtirol Alperia will try to get their first Playoff-win against the Vienna Capitals in semifinal 2 at home on Tuesday. EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz will try to end their bad Playoff-run against EC Red Bull Salzburg at home as well. The Mozart Citizens have won eight straight Playoff games against the Upper Austrians.
Plus: HC Orli Znojmo got goalie Patrik Nechvatal back from HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“.
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, semifinals 2 (best of seven):
Tue, 27.03.2018: HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) vs. Vienna Capitals (1) – 19:15, SKY Sport Austria and live-streaming SKY TICKET.
Referees: LEMELIN, K. NIKOLIC, Nothegger, Verworner.
Best-of-seven-semifinal-series, VIC – HCB: 1:0.
Tue, 27.03.2018: EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (3) vs. EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) – 20:20, ServusTV and www.servushockeynight.com live.
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, STOLC, Pardatscher, Seewald.
Best-of-seven-semifinal-series, RBS – BWL: 1:0.
Three facts prior semifinal 2 in Bozen and Linz on Tuesday:
>Champion EV Vienna Capitals and EC Red Bull Salzburg were successful in semifinal 2 on the road last season and got a 2:0-lead in their best-of-seven-series.
>The Vienna Capitals have won all (five) Playoff games against HCB Südtirol Alperia.
>EC Red Bull Salzburg has left the ice as the winner in eight consecutive Playoff-meetings with the Black Wings Linz.
Tue, 27.03.2018: HCB Südtirol Alperia (8) vs. Vienna Capitals (1) – 19:15 Uhr, SKY Sport Austria and Live-streaming SKY TICKET.
Referees: LEMELIN, K. NIKOLIC, Nothegger, Verworner.
Best-of-seven-semifinal-series, VIC – HCB: 1:0.
> HCB Südtirol Alperia will try to get their first Playoff-win against the Vienna Capitals in semifinal 2 at home on Tuesday. The Caps have left the ice as the winner in all five Playoff meetings with the Foxes. The Champions won semifinal 1 at home on Sunday 4:0.
>The Vienna Capitals started their trip to Italy with good memories. Rafael Rotter and Company have won six consecutive games in Bozen. The Foxes celebrated their last home-win against the Champion on October 30th 2016 or 512 days ago.
>The Vienna Capitals have played effectively in this semifinals: The Austrians have netted four goals from just 21 shots in semifinal 1, while goalie JP Lamoureux has allowed no goal by the Italians from 28 shots. The Foxes are the only team still awaiting their first goal in this semifinals.
>Fans should have no plans after the game on Tuesday. The Caps had to go into an Overtime in their last four Playoff-series in game 2 and they have always left the ice as the winner in the end: The Austrians have been successful in game 2 in the Quarterfinals 2017 in Innsbruck 4:3/OT, in the Semifinals 2017 in Bozen 3:2/OT, in the finals 2017 in Klagenfurt 5:4/OT and in the Quarterfinals 2018 in Innsbruck 3:2/OT.
>Semifinals number 2 will start in Bozen on Tuesday at 19:15 and is broadcasted live by SKY Sport Austria and streamed live by SKY TICKET.
Quotes:
Kai Suikkanen, Headcoach HCB Südtirol Alperia: "Vienna was the better and smater team in game 1. We have to learn out of this game and show another face!“
Serge Aubin, Headcoach Vienna Capitals: „We have shown our best Playoff game against Bozen. We have to take the momentum into the next game and we have to show our best hockey again!"
Tue, 27.03.2018: EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (3) vs. EC Red Bull Salzburg (2) – 20:20, ServusTV and www.servushockeynight.com live.
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, STOLC, Pardatscher, Seewald.
Best-of-seven-semifinal-series, RBS – BWL: 1:0.
>EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz will try to end their bad Playoff-run against EC Red Bull Salzburg at home on Tuesday. The Mozart Citizens have won eight straight Playoff games against the Upper Austrians. The Black Wings celebrated their last Playoff-win over Salzburg in the finals 2010 (on March 28th 2010 or 2.920 days ago).
>EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz and EC Red Bull Salzburg have been on fire all season long: The Upper Austrians have potted 225 goals from 61 games, the Red Bulls have netted 222 goals. Besides, the two teams have the best scoring-efficiency and are leading in the Power Play statistics in the Playoffs as well.
>The last four meetings between this two teams have been decided by just one goal in Linz.
>The Upper Austrians have been on fire at home lately: The Black Wings netted intotal 16 goals in their last two home-games. But watch out: The Red Bulls scored six goals in their last road-game (in Dornbirn).
>Ryan Duncan of EC Red Bull Salzburg has potted at least one goal in three consecutive meetings with Linz.
Quotes:
Patrick Spannring, forward EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz: „We must play aggressiv, then we get a lot of chances. We have the qualities to beat Salzburg!“
Greg Poss, Headcoach EC Red Bull Salzburg: „We want to take advantage from our speed in Linz as well. We know Linz as a strong home-team, but we have the qualities to beat them in their arena as well.“
Patrik Nachvatal returns to Znojmo
HC Orli Znojmo got goalie Patrik Nechvatal back from HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“. The 25-years old Czech played for the „Red Eagles“ already from 2014 until 2017. Nechvatal guarded the Sharks net 41 times this season and had a save% of 90.0 and a GAA of 3.06.
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