After a twelve-day Corona break, KAC returned victorious to the ICE Hockey League. The champions prevailed 2-0 (1-0, 1-0, 0-0) against the Vienna Capitals on Tuesday evening. The Klagenfurt team moved up to third place in the table for the time being, while the Viennese remain sixth. Leaders Salzburg didn’t show any weaknesses in another follow-up game in Linz. The guests won 4:1 (1:0,0:1,3:0) against the Black Wings, who were bottom of the table.
In the end, KAC, who are strong on the road, celebrated a shutout with the best home team in the league. Even without injured players like Nick Petersen or Thomas Koch, the Red Jackets managed to take the lead in what was often a chaotic game. Matt Fraser (19th) scored just before the first third break. Shortly thereafter, KAC struck again outnumbered (21st). Manuel Geier served his brother Stefan successfully. Both teams missed power plays afterwards. The Capitals even acted six against three in the finish, no more goals were scored. Salzburg’s match winners were Peter Schneider and Benjamin Nissner. Nissner scored assists on goals from TJ Brennan (12th) and Schneider (42nd) and scored an empty goal in the final minute to make it 3-1. Schneider also wrote two assists in addition to his goal. Brian Lebler (22nd) was only able to equalize for the Black Wings at the beginning of the second period. In Salzburg, Thomas Raffl was back on the ice after his corona infection. The game date for the postponed 342nd Carinthian Derby was also fixed on Tuesday. The fourth duel of the season between KAC and VSV will now be added next Tuesday (January 25, 7:15 p.m.). ICE Hockey League 18th round: Vienna Capitals – EC-KAC 0: 2 (0: 1.0: 1.0 :0)36. Round: Black Wings Linz – EC Red Bull Salzburg 1: 4 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 3)
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