Two top games on Sunday

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Sun, 11.12.2022, 16:00: EC-KAC - BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg
Referees: STERNAT, TRILAR, Puff, Zgonc | >> Live in PPV stream <<

EC-KAC, which has been plagued by numerous absences for weeks, defeated champions Salzburg 3:2 after overtime on Friday with only 13 skaters. It was the third home win in a row for the seventh-placed Carinthians. With the Pioneers Vorarlberg, the last of the twelve ICE rivals of the Red Jackets will now also be guests in the Heidi-Horten-Arena for the first time this season on Sunday. Of their 22 games so far this campaign, the last-placed team from Vorarlberg has only managed to win five, but three of those were against the last three title holders from Salzburg, Klagenfurt and Bolzano. On September 18, the Pioneers prevailed 2:1 in their league home debut against Klagenfurt, with former KAC goalie David Madlener recording 53 saves.

Sun, 11.12.2022, 16:30: EC Red Bull Salzburg - HC TIWAG Innsbruck
Referees: BERNEKER, ZRNIC, Bärnthaler, Martin | >> Live on PULS 24 <<

After previously winning three games in a row, Salzburg had to admit defeat after overtime in Klagenfurt on Friday. Innsbruck, on the other hand, prevailed at home against Asiago. With the fifth win from the last six games, the Sharks also returned to the top of the table. The Tyroleans have the best offense available. With 101 goals scored in 24 games, they lead this ranking by a wide margin. The Red Bulls have scored 69 times in 23 games - but have the best defense with only 50 goals conceded. The two teams met for the first time this season just eight days ago, with the currently third-placed Salzburg side winning 5:2 on the road. Salzburg have won their past two home games against Innsbruck, with the last HCI away win dating back to 3.2.2021 (2:4). The Red Bulls continue to have convalescents Ty Loney, Troy Bourke and Paul Huber unavailable.

Sun, 11.12.2022, 17:30: Hydro Fehervar AV 19 - HC Pustertal
Referees: FICHTNER, RENCZ, Gatol-Schafranek, Vaczi | >> Live in PPV stream <<

Fehervar came in swing in the last weeks, the vice-champion won six of seven games and improved to sixth place. Most recently, the Hungarians even celebrated two shutouts in a row, they have now gone 159:28 minutes without conceding a goal. HC Pustertal ended a three-game losing streak on Friday, the South Tyroleans prevailed 3:1 in Graz. Currently, the eleventh-placed Wolves are one point behind the pre-playoff places. The Hungarians have a strong record against the team from Bruneck, winning seven of nine duels - including a sweep in the last quarterfinal. All four meetings in Székesfehérvár went to the hosts, in the only duel of the season so far the "red devils" won 4:1 away from home.

Sun, 11.12.2022, 17:30: Steinbach Black Wings Linz - spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: HLAVATY, SIEGEL, Nothegger, Seewald | >> Live in PPV stream <<

In the race for the top-6, the Black Wings managed an important 5:4 win in Ljubljana on Friday. While the Upper Austrians are in fifth place, the Capitals slipped to eighth position after three losses in a row. Now the Viennese want to get back on track in the "derby", as they won the last seven duels (6x league, 1x test match) with the Linz team. In the only season meeting so far, the capital city team won 5:2 on the road - James Sheppard, who scored twice at the time, is missing this time due to injury. His teammate Matt Bradley leads the ICE scoring list with 15 goals (together with Innsbruck's Coulter, Helewka and Shaw). On the Linz side, Michael Haga is the team's top scorer with 23 points.

Sun, 11.12.2022, 18:00: HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
Referees: M. NIKOLIC, K. NIKOLIC, Eisl, Pardatscher | >> Live in PPV stream <<

While Bolzano won three of its past four games, Villach even celebrated three victories in a row recently. With ten wins from eleven games, the South Tyroleans are the best home team in the league. HCB, currently in second place, has also won its last nine home games against Villach. The fourth-placed Carinthians have the second-best offense in the league with 93 goals - led by Canadian Chris Collins (10 goals and 16 assists). For the two teams, it is the second meeting this season: in the first game on November 19 in Villach, the home side kept the upper hand with 6:3. With the exception of the injured Di Perna, all players are available for the Bolzano team. VSV head coach Rob Daum will still have to do without the injured Julian Payr, Elias Wallenta and Philipp Lindner. Maximilian Rebernig will celebrate his comeback after a six-week injury break.