Release from 12.01.2019
Sun, 13.01.2019: Fehervar AV19 vs. EC Panaceo VSV (17:30 Uhr)
Referees: BALUSKA, BULOVEC, Hribar, Nagy.
- Despite losing (after overtime) on Friday, Fehervar narrowed the gap to the top-6 to one point
- After two consecutive wins the EC Panaceo VSV had to take a defeat on Friday against Znojmo
- The VSV already has the possibility to prepare for the qualification round, as the bonus points are already out of reach
- Fehervar won the past two duels against the VSV. Villach decided the past duel
- At both defeats against Fehervar, the VSV capture the lead in the first place, before giving up the control in the second period
Hannu Jarvenpaa, Headcoach Fehervar: „Villach has a very interesting team. They were missing a couple of players, which are now back. It will be definitively no easy game. Villach had some good games in the past week. We have to be focused the whole 60 minutes.”
Gerhard Unterlugauer, Player VSV: „It will be a tough game. Fehervar is a talented team. We have to be prepared for the transition and deliver a physical game.”
Sun, 13.01.2019: HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“ vs. Moser Medical Graz99ers (17:30 Uhr)
Referees: KELLNER, STOLC, Kontschieder, Tschrepitsch.
- Innsbruck won the past four game, three of these games were decided in overtime
- The 99ers won seven out of the past eight games and brought themselves in striking distance to the leader
- The 99ers won all three duels this season and scored five goals in average against Innsbruck
- Both teams have a strong offense. The 99ers scored 142 goals so far, no other team scored more this season. Innsbruck scored 130 goals and are on the fourth place in this ranking
- Innsbruck is only trailing by five points to the top-6 anymore
- The 99ers are already near to their playoff ticket, but don’t have the possibility to fix the pick round in the 38th round
Rob Pallin, Headcoach Innsbruck: „The 99ers have a strong team this season. They are playing with four lines and are very compact. It will be a tough game, but we need to capture the points.”
Daniel Natterer, Spieler der 99ers: „It’s always a tough game in Innsbruck. Pushed by our success on Friday, we will start with full focus into the game. Innsbruck will deliver a tough a tough battle, as they need the points urgently. It will be an exciting game.”
Sun, 13.01.2019: EC-KAC vs. Dornbirn Bulldogs (17:30 Uhr)
Referees: FICHTNER, IVERSON, Gatol, Nothegger.
- The EC-KAC is back in reach for the leading position
- The Bulldogs lost only two of their past ten games (both defeats against Innsbruck) and are only trailing by two points to the sixths place
- The EC-KAC decided all three duels against Dornbirn. One time the KAC found the decision in penalty shoot out
- The EC-KAC celebrated a close overtime win in Bolzano on Friday. The Bulldogs won in Zagreb
- Both teams are hunting for important points. The Bulldogs have the possibility to capture the sixths place in the 38th round. The KAC has the possibility to play for the top position
Niki Kraus, Player KAC: „We had a good balance in our past games. We have a compact defense and dangerous in front of the net. Dornbirn is currently hot. As we are playing with four lines, we could have an advantage. We want to capture the three points.”
Raphael Wolf, Player Bulldogs: „It will be a tough game, but we need the three points. In my opinion the KAC is the best team of this league.”
Sun, 13.01.2019: KHL Medvescak Zagreb vs. spusu Vienna Capitals (17:30 Uhr)
Referees: GRUBER, TRILAR, Rezek, Zgonc.
- Leader against the last ranked team are the signs of this game
- After the overtime defeat against Salzburg, the advantage of the Caps decreased to three points
- The Caps have the possibility to fix the Playoffs as first team this season
- The Caps won both duels this season
- Zagreb couldn’t capture a win in the past 18 games
Andreas Nödl, Player Capitals: „We need to start focused right from the beginning. We aim to capture the three points.”
Sun, 13.01.2019: EC Red Bull Salzburg vs. EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz (17:30 Uhr, www.servushockeynight.com live)
Referees: K. NIKOLIC, SCHUTZ, Hofer, Schauer.
- The EC Red Bull Salzburg increased the advantage to the dangerous sevenths place again. The advantage of the Black Wings went down to one point
- The Black Wings lost eight of the past eleven games. Only Zagreb captured less points in this period
- Salzburg won the past two games in the league and delivered an impressive performance in the CHL-semi finals
- Linz struggled offensively in the past three games They didn’t manage to score more than two goals
- Linz decided two out of three duels against Salzburg. But the Red Bulls won the past duel with 7:3.
Ryan Duncan, Spieler Salzburg: „Linz will be motivated, as the aim to stay in the top-6. It will be an exciting game, definitely. But we also have the top-6 as first big goal and need every win. It’s our job now to deliver the points and we will fight for it.”
Sun, 13.01.2019: HC Orli Znojmo vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia (17:30 Uhr, SPORT5 live)
Referees: BABIC, STERNAT, Bärnthaler, Nemeth.
- The HCB Südtirol Alperia lost the past four games and has an advantage of five points to the sevenths place
- The HC Orli Znojmo celebrated a win at Villach on Friday and narrowed the gap to the sixths place to fur points
- The HCB Südtirol Aperia won two out of three duels against Znojmo
- Bolzano is the second to best defensive team of the league. Znojmo already received 140 goals this season
- Znojmo converted only 15% of their powerplays. Against Bolzano it will not be easier as they kill 83,5 % of plays in numerous disadvantages
Tomas Halasz, Goaly Znojmo: “With the win we got on Friday, we know we are still in the run for the top six. We know it´s going to be difficult because there are not many games left, but I think we should focus on ourselves and always the next game. Getting as many points as possible is all we can do and then hope other results will go our way. Bolzano is always a difficult, fast-skating opponent and we owe our fans some good results after last few games where we haven´t been at our best.”