Release from 21.04.2019

Vienna and Klagenfurt will be in a fight for the first matchpuck in finals game #5

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The Erste Bank Eishockey Liga finals between the spusu Vienna Capitals (1.) and EC-KAC (3.) will continue best of three in Vienna on Easter-Monday. The winner will have the first matchpuck in finals match #6 in Klagenfurt on Wednesday. The team having home-advantage has left the ice as the winner in this finals-series so far. Plus: Power-Forward Matt Garbowsky (CAN) will go for goals and points for the Moser Medical Graz99ers in the upcoming season as well…

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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, Finals - game #5 (best of seven):

Mon, 22.04.2019: spusu Vienna Capitals (1.) vs. EC-KAC (3.) – 17:00, www.servushockeynight.com, ServusTV and SKY Sport HD live.
best of seven series: 2:2
Referees: K. NIKOLIC, PIRAGIC, Nothegger, Seewald.
• The Erste Bank Eishockey Liga finals between spusu Vienna Capitals (1.) and EC-KAC (3.) will continue best of three in Vienna on Easter-Monday. The winner will have the first matchpuck in finals game #6 in Klagenfurt on Wednesday. The club having home-advantage has left the ice as the winner in this finals-series so far (3:2/OT, 1:0, 3:2, 3:2).
• The team having scored the first goal of the game has left the ice as the winner in six straight clashes.
• spusu Vienna Capitals vs. EC-KAC is the meeting of the best offense with the best defense. While the Capitals have potted most goals so far this season (260), Klagenfurt has allowed fewest goals (142).
• The League’s-top-3-scorers – Vienna‘s Chris DeSousa (82 points - 45G/37A) and Peter Schneider (80 points - 40G/40A) and Klagenfurt's Nicholas Petersen (76 points - 30G/46A) will be in action in finals game #5 in Vienna on Monday.
• EC-KAC is better ranked than Vienna in all special statistics (Power Play, scoring efficiency, Penalty Killing and Fair Play). So, the penaltys have decided finals game #3 in favour of Vienna or finals game #4 in favour of Klagenfurt.
Quotes:
Ali Wukovits, forward spusu Vienna Capitals: „We are the better team, when playing 5-on-5. Therefore, we have to stay out of the penalty box, we have to apply pressure on our opponent and earn the third win with the support from our fans!“
Marcel Witting, forward EC-KAC: „To be successful in Vienna too, we have to start well, apply pressure on our opponent and we have to score from our chances too!“

Garbowsky stays in Graz
Power-Forward Matt Garbowsky will go for goals and points for the Moser Medical Graz99ers in the upcoming season as well. The 28-years old Canadian Center has been a key-player in Graz 2018/19, he had 46 points out of 64 Erste Bank Eishockey League games.