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EC-KAC have scored in each of their last six games, but did not meet expectations in their last match against Fehérvár AV19 on Tuesday night, bowing 2-1 after the extension. At the home encounter with EC Salzburg, the Red Jackets earned 25 points, four points higher than at the same period over the past season. After the Klagenfurt had to defeat the bulls in each of the six confrontations of last year, they decided to embark on a first direct duel this season: on 14 September, Red-White won the Volksgarten with 4 : 2.
The six-time EBEL champion from Salzburg started the season with four straight losses, but has been steadily increasing since: the Bulls have won ten of their last eleven league games, climbed to third place and qualified in parallel (at Swedish champion Växjö) for the knockout stages of the Champions Hockey League. On the ice in Klagenfurt, the Salzburg EC has overall felt well in recent years. 15 of the last 20 appearances at the Stadthalle ended in a win away. With five consecutive victories and 30 shots on goal, the bulls surrendered with great confidence to Wörthersee.
Personal data:
EC-KAC came with Niki Kraus, who played a two-game suspension after the match against Fehérvár AV19, another striker, but overall eased the situation of his staff before the match against EC Salzburg, but because of the last eleven matches Andrew Kozek, missing, and Marco Richter, forced to watch five rounds, have reinstated two regular players. The Canadian played in training with Siim Liivik and Mitch Wahl, the Austrian alongside Patrick Harand and Marcel Witting, while Philipp Kreuzer joined the line with Thomas Hundertpfund and Johannes Bischofberger. On the whole, straitjackets had to do without Christoph Duller and Manuel Geier, injured, and Lars Haugen was in the lineup for his eleventh start of the season.
Facts:
Erste Bank Hockey Hockey League, Day 16
EC-KAC – EC Salzburg 2: 1 (0: 1.1: 0.1: 0)
Stadthalle Klagenfurt, 4,051 spectators, referee K.Nikolić (AUT), Štolc (SVK)
EC-KAC doors:
Thomas Koch (23: 51 / Nick Petersen, Stefan Geier)
Adam Comrie (57: 24 / Nick Petersen, Stefan Geier)
EC Doors Salzburg:
Peter Hochkofler (13: 53 / Michael Schiechl, Dustin Gazley)
EC-KAC installation:
Haugen (Madlener) // Comrie-Fischer, Gartner-Schumnig, Unterweger-Strong, Kernberger // S.Geier-Koch-Petersen, Kozek-Liivik-Wahl, Bischofberger-Hundred-pound Cruiser, Richter-Harand-Witting
The comment:
"I think it was a great game for us, we showed what KAC ice hockey is, we skated well, we fought, we played fast with the target, and our power play was very dangerous, even though we The continuous four – line game allowed us to put a lot of energy on the ice, which ultimately allowed us to never get off the accelerator and win. Matikainen, EC-KAC Head Coach)
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After a long series of away games at the start of the season, the Redjackers have scored all six of their home games, now with 28 points, with EC-KAC placing fifth. Before the first international break, the Klagenfurt players will play tomorrow again Sunday (start of the match: 5.30pm, live on servushockeynight.com), the undefeated tournament record holder on his own ice, the Graz 99ers, currently second in the table.
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