Release from 22.11.2017

Top-clash opens round 22 on Thursday

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EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz welcomes Leader EV Vienna Capitals in the top-clash of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on Thursday (19:15).

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, round 22:
Thu, 23.11.2017: EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz – Vienna Capitals (19:15, SKY Sport 9 HD live or Live-streaming SKYTicket).
Referees: KINCSES, SMETANA, Nagy, Nemeth.
>>EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz welcomes Leader Vienna Capitals in the top-clash of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga on Thursday. The Champion collected already 46 points (15 wins) from 20 games, the first persecutor Linz got so far 38 points (twelve wins) from 21 matches.
>>EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz and Vienna Capitals are the best offensive clubs in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga: Both teams made already 71 goals. The Upper Austrians were on Fire also on Tuesday, the Black Wings beat at home HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ 6:2. Brian Lebler (BWL) scored so far also the most goals in the League (14). Vienna on the other side lost in the last round at Graz 2:3 even they had 51:29-shots. The Caps most dangerous player is Riley Holzapfel, he scored so far ten goals.
>>Home-strength faces road-power:  EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz is with 25 points (eight wins) from ten home-games, in which they scored 48 goals (this is top), the second best team at home. In their last eight home-games the Steel Citizens always collected points (seven wins). The Vienna Capitals on the other side got already 22 points (seven wins) from ten road-games, in which they scored 40 goals and received only 21 – each point is top!
>>Vienna Capitals won the last two meetings with one goal difference, inter alia the first season-clash at home 2:1.
>>Both teams have strong Special Teams. In the Power Play statistic the two teams are ahead: Vienna (1) has a PP-efficiency of 29,5% and the Black Wings (2) of 25,3%. Vienna also leads the Penalty Killing statistic with a efficiency of  87,2%, Linz (83,3%) is third.
Quotes:
Jake Dowell, player of EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz: „Our aim is to win close games per one, two goals. But it is also good to have some high wins, this wins give you extra confidence. And it is important to have many players, who score. This leads to the biggest successes.“
Andreas Nödl, Captain of Vienna Capitals, knows: „We had chances at Graz, but sometimes pucks don‘t go in.“