Release from 22.02.2020

Stakes are high again on Sunday

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On Sunday Liwest Black Wings Linz and EC Panaceo VSV both could secure a playoff spot. In Pick Round, leader EC Red Bull Salzburg hosts spusu Vienna Capitals in the Servus Hockey Night live game. In addition, HC Bolzano could grab a ticket for the upcoming Champions Hockey League season.

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Facts before the game day

  • Seven of the last eight games played in Salzburg between the Red Bulls and Capitals were not decided in regulation
  • Bolzano needs one more point to secure a CHL spot
  • With Znojmo's Anthony Luciani (17 goals, 42 assists) and Dragan Umicevic of Linz (13 goals, 46 assists) the top scorers of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga will face in Qualification Round
  • Linz (need one more points) and Villach (two) could secure a playoff spot


Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, 8th Pick Round:
Sun, 23.02.2020, 17:30: EC Red Bull Salzburg - spusu Vienna Capitals (servushockeynight.com LIVE)
Referees: PEARCE (CAN), PIRAGIC, Nothegger, Weiss

  • In their sixth Pick Round game, Salzburg suffered the first defeat on Friday (1:3 at Bolzano)
  • With losing the last four the Caps dropped to 4th place
  • The Red Bulls have won all five season meetings with Vienna
  • Salzburg also decided the last four home games against the Caps to their favour
  • The leader will still be without Yannic Pilloni, Alexander Rauchenwald and Florian Baltram


Sun, 23.02.2020, 18:00: HCB Südtirol Alperia - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: BULOVEC, K. NIKOLIC, Pardatscher, Rezek

  • With their fifth successive win, Bolzano is just two points behind Salzburg
  • After losing to Klagenfurt on Friday, Graz is still the bottom team of Qualification Round
  • The 99ers won 3 of 5 season meetings with Bolzano
  • The foxes have a home winning streak of 5
  • Bolzano's Anthony Bardaro earned at least one point in the last seven games (5 goals, 7 assists)


Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, 8th Qualification Round:
Sun, 23.02.2020, 17:30: Hydro Fehervar AV 19 - EC Panaceo VSV
Referees: SIEGEL, SMETANA, Gatol, Kaspar

  • While Fehervar suffered a bitter defeat in Innsbruck, VSV came closer to playoffs with an overtime win against Znojmo
  • Now the Carinthians could end a three-year playoff drought
  • The Hungarians dropped to 4th place, being not in control of their own destiny anymore
  • Villach won four of five season meetings
  • VSV goalie Brandon Maxwell has a save percentage of 92% - leaguewide he is third, in Qualification Round he even is the best netminder


Sun, 23.02.2020, 17:30: Dornbirn Bulldogs - HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie'
Referees: STOLC, VIRTA, Martin, Sparer

  • While Dornbirn has just a few chances for playoffs anymore, Innsbruck kept their hopes alive on Friday
  • The 4th-placed sharks are level on points with Znojmo who hold the last postseason spot at the moment
  • This season the Bulldogs lead 3:2 but Innsbruck won the latest meeting in Qualification Round
  • Dornbirn won the last three home games against Innsbruck
  • It's a meetng of the weakest PK units


Sun, 23.02.2020, 17:30: HC Orli Znojmo - EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz
Referees: OFNER, STERNAT, Nagy, Soos

  • While Linz took over at top yesterday, Znojmo suffered their fifth defeat in Qualification Round
  • The Czech side lost lost 11 of 16 games in 2020
  • Znojmo won 4 of 5 season games against Linz with the Upper Austrians taking just the last one
  • Brian Lebler leads scoring charts with 29 goals
  • Linz has the second-best power play available (23,4%), Znojmo has the weakest PP units (11,4%)