Caps defeat VSV – Bozen Salzburg falls from the top of the table

HCB Südtirol clearly won the top game of the ICE ice hockey league against Salzburg on Friday. After a lightning start, the Bolzano team won 5-2 away and replaced the Red Bulls as leaders. The Black Wings Linz improved to third place with a 2:1 home win over bottom-placed Pustertal, which was secured in the finish. HC Innsbruck won a peat festival in Asiago 6-5 and is now fourth.

The Vienna Capitals celebrated a 3-2 home win against VSV. The Graz99ers won 2-1 at Fehervar after extra time. In Feldkirch, the Pioneers Vorarlberg Olimpja Ljubljana were beaten 1:4. In the duel first versus second, Bozen was ahead 2:0 early on with two goals within 30 seconds from Angelo Miceli (8th) and Daniel Mantenuto (9th). . After Paul Huber’s goal (25′), Mike Halmo (35′), Mitchell Hults (49′) and Dustin Gazley into the empty goal (52′) completed the top-of-the-table move. Salzburg, who had to do without five regular players, including captain Thomas Raffl and league MVP Peter Schneider due to injury, conceded their third defeat in ICE and CHL within five days. With their third win, the Vienna Capitals moved into mid-table and scored the first power play goals of the season. The Viennese managed to turn things around in the final third: Rafael Rotter, who made his season debut after the end of his suspension, crowned his comeback with the Caps with the equalizer to make it 2: 2 (48th), Maxwell Zimmer fixed the majority with a majority Victory (52nd). The Black Wings were behind in Linz against the Wolves from Bruneck until late in the final third. Defender veteran Marc-Andre Dorion, who had been raised by the Steel Wings farm team due to personnel concerns, made the tie in the 54th minute, Stefan Gaffal scored the winning goal 58 seconds before the end. Innsbruck also won the second duel of the season with Asiago Hockey. The Haie lost a two-goal lead twice before Adam Hewelka decided the game in favor of the Tyroleans with his third goal of the evening (57./PP). League newcomer Asiago conceded the fifth defeat in a row and always conceded at least five goals. In Szekesfehervar the Graz99ers had to accept the equalizer in the final minute, but thanks to Zintis Zusevics they celebrated their third win of the season in extra time.ICE Hockey League – 46th round: EC Salzburg – HCB Südtirol 2:5 (0:2,1:1,1:2)Fehervar AV19 – Graz99ers 1:2 aet (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:1)Black Wings Linz – Pustertal Wolves 2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)Pioneers Vorarlberg – Olimpija Ljubljana 1:4 (1:2,0:1,0:1)Vienna Capitals – EC VSV 3:2 (0: 1.1:1.2:0)Asiago Hockey – HC Innsbruck 5:6 (2:3,3:2,0:1)
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