Emil Kristensen becomes a Puster hero again

Emil Kristensen will be with the this year Olympic Games for Denmark . This also means that HC Pustertal will miss him in the crucial phase of the regular season. A fact that is likely to hurt Puster fans' hearts enormously after the 29-year-old's two most recent appearances. As is well known, the Dane had the derby against him on Friday HC Bozen with his goal to make it 3:2 decided and on Sunday he also slipped into the role of match winner against Innsbruck: against his North Tyrolean neighbors, the defender scored the much celebrated winning goal to make it 95-3 2 seconds before the end.

Beforehand, the slightly more than 1000 spectators in the Intercable Arena saw an emotional rollercoaster. In the first third, HC Pustertal was vastly superior to the shockingly weak guests from Innsbruck (only 3 shots in the first 20 minutes). After 22 minutes, the ICE newcomers were leading 2-0, then Innsbruck - driven by league top scorer Tim McGauley - flipped the switch and equalized 2-2 in the final period. But the Wolves still had an ace up their sleeve in Kristensen.

The victory was extremely important for the HCP. In the table, the Wolves have now overtaken the Innsbruck team and are in 10th place. As a reminder: The teams in places 7 to 10 are playing for two remaining playoff tickets after the regular season; the season is over for all teams behind them. Pustertal can dream of the fifth season - after performances like against Bolzano and Innsbruck more than ever. The highlights HCP right there After a tough first few minutes, the HCP gained momentum and took the lead: the in-form Dante Hannoun had an eye behind the goal for Max Gerlach, who scored from close range (10th). Wolves superior The strong Wolves play cat and mouse with Innsbruck and increase after the break: Greg Carey sees the better positioned Raphael Andergassen, who puts the biscuit in the empty goal (22nd). HCI balancing Innsbruck takes the reins more and more into their hands and gets a deserved equalizer in the final third: Tim McGauley first hits the far corner (46th), then Reece Willcox, the last man, negligently misses the goal to Michael Huntebrinker - and it's 2-2 ( 53.). Kristensen! But the HCP strikes back coldly! 95 seconds before the end, Kristensen hammers the disc into the corner of the cross, giving the Wolves victory. HC Pustertal continues on Tuesday with the home game against bottom team Linz (19.45 p.m.). HC Bozen, on the other hand, will only face Fehervar on Friday. HC Pustertal – HC Innsbruck 3:2 HCP: Sholl (Stoll); Hanna-Willcox, Caruso-Kristensen, Glira-Hofer, Althuber-Hasler; Carey-Harju-Andergassen, Mantinger-Ikonen-Budish, Stukel-Hannoun-Gerlach, Ivan Deluca-Berger-Stephan Deluca Coach: Helminen

HCI: McCollum (Swett); Bourque-Messner, Lattner-Betker, Jakubitzka-Boruta; Feldner-McGauley-Leavens, Dostie-Magwood-Muigg, Bär-Hunterbrinker-Ulmer, Ludin-Lupinski Coach: O'Keeve

Gates: 1:0 Max Gerlach (9.25), 2:0 Raphael Andergassen (21.57), 2:1 Timothy McGauley (45.09), 2:2 Michael Huntebrinker (52.51), 3:2 Emil Kristensen (58.25)

Viewers: 1085 The other games Dornbirn – Graz 2:1 0:1 Kainz (19.24), 1:1 Padakin (22.12), 2:1 Schwinger (29.17) Audience: 500

Salzburg – Klagenfurt 3-0 1:0 Baltram (7.15), 2:0 Schneider (34.24), 3:0 Raffl (57.18) Audience: 700

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. Klagenfurt	47	183:101	102
2. Fehervar	46	146:126	89
3. Salzburg	46	142:107	87
4. HCB South Tyrol	46	137:125	76
5. Linz	46	146:116	75
6. Villach	46	155:136	74
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Emil Kristensen becomes a Puster hero again

HC Pustertal can dream of the playoffs – more than ever after Sunday evening. The Wolves celebrated their next memorable victory against their direct rivals from Innsbruck.

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