Innsbruck’s ice hockey cracks wanted to take home two wins from the away double. They succeeded. After the 4:1 on Friday in Graz, they won on Saturday after a hard fight 4:3 after extra time at the Vienna Capitals. Now there are three home games waiting.
The Innsbruck team got off to a dream start and took the lead with their first attack. Young star Senna Peeters showed that he has one of the best wrist shots in the league.Cold-snout TyroleansThe Caps were the better team in a row and equalized in the power play through Donohue. But the sharks showed cold-snout. Lukas Bär scored from a tight angle with the second chance to make it 2-1. Caps hit back. The Viennese made a goalie change in the second third, looked a little more robust and made it 2-2. Hackl pulled out of the slot. The Tyroleans were struggling. At 2:3, the usually strong keeper Evan Buitenhuis missed a shot from Franklin. Kevin Roy was then unlucky and hit the crossbar. First Magwood goalNew signing Zach Magwood was able to take advantage of a mistake to score his first goal, bringing the Haie into extra time at 3-3. Nick Albano scored the celebrated extra point. With five very important points in the fight for the top six, we headed home.ICE ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE: Vienna Capitals – Innsbruck 3:4 n. V. (1:2, 1:0, 1:1, 0:1) . Goals: Donohue (9th/PP), Hackl (35th), Franklin (44th); Peeters (1st), Bär (19th), Magwood (57th), Albano (61st).
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