ICE Hockey League – KAC defeats Vienna Capitals, first win for Linz

The KAC clinched its third win after regular playing time in the ICE Hockey League in the sixth game. Last year’s finalists had the upper hand against the Vienna Capitals 3:2 (1:0,1:1,1:1) on Tuesday in front of 3,626 spectators in the Klagenfurt town hall.

Nicholas Petersen scored the decisive goal in the 50th minute, immediately after the Viennese equalized. Previously, Daniel Obersteiner (12th) and Luka Gomboc (32nd) had taken a 2-0 lead. Zane Franklin (40th/PP) and Nikolaus Hartl (49th) scored for the Viennese, who took the third in the fifth game Once left the ice as a loser. For the Carinthians it was the next sense of achievement after they had recently defeated VSV 5-3 in the derby after being 0-2 behind. In the table, the KAC moved up to third place, with HCB Südtirol and the Graz99ers, who have won all four games so far, on equal points. The Black Wings Linz, who beat the winless Asiago at home 8th, were celebrating their first win in the fifth attempt :2 left no chance. The decisive factor was a strong middle third, which went to the home team with a score of 5:1.
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