Goalies, scorers, fans & Co: Bozen and Salzburg in a direct comparison

The previous season games The four games of the regular season between Bozen and Salzburg were always hotly contested until the final siren and were more than evenly matched: each team had two wins each, one at home and one away. The Foxes won 2-1 in the Salzburg ice arena and lost the home game 3-2. The Red Bull won their next home game 2-1 and lost 4-3 in Bolzano. This match on January 3rd initiated the Bolzano turnaround, as the HCB gave up the red lantern and started towards the play-offs. The top scorers Two of the best top scorers in the league play in the Red Bulls' ranks. John Hughes is the second best scorer in the play-offs behind Dan DaSilva from Linz (16 points) with 14 points (4 goals and 10 assists). Ryan Duncan follows with 13 points (6 goals – top scorer – and 7 assists). The people of Bolzano are only further down in the point rankings in the play-offs: Mike Angelidis has so far achieved 8 points (4 goals and assists each, 15th place) and is therefore leading the list within the team, with Austin hot on his heels Smith (7 points, 3+4) and defensemen Matt Tomassoni and Robin Gartner (with 7 points each, 1 goal each and 6 assists). The best goalscorer, however, is Alex Petan with five goals. Top scorer in the play-offs for Bolzano: Alex Petan.

The goalkeepers One of the secrets of the final victory could be the condition of the two goalies. Bolzano showed this in the quarter and semi-final games with a brilliant Pekka Tuokkola. The Finnish goalkeeper has only allowed 11 goals on 20 shots in 358 games, which equates to a fantastic save rate of 94,1%. For Red Bull, Bernhard Starkbaum is in fourth place in this special ranking with 91% (30 goals conceded out of 386 shots on goal). Has done a great job so far: Bozen goalie Pekka Tuokkola.

The special teams After a long negative series at the beginning of the playoffs, Bolzano's power play has improved greatly in the last few games, scoring four goals in the majority, which corresponds to a hit rate of 15,8% (six goals scored in 38 opportunities). Salzburg is clearly better here with 10 goals from 46 power plays, but also conceded one goal: the success rate of coach Greg Poss' team is 21,7%.

When it comes to penalty killing, however, the Foxes have a clear advantage: with 90,5%, the White Reds only allowed four goals in 42 shorthanded games. These special teams are one of the Bolzano team's strengths. The Red Bulls have scored 7 goals with 35 penalty kills, which corresponds to a share of 80%. The public In this playoff series, the Eiswelle audience once again confirmed themselves as the seventh man on the ice. The HCB has the highest average of the EBEL in this final series with 5.536 spectators and holds the season record with 7200 spectators in game 4 against Vienna (27.680 spectators in 5 games). The average for Salzburg is somewhat lower - due to the smaller capacity of the stadium: an average of 3.051 spectators per game attended the Bulls' games. The ice wave is a cauldron – that will be no different in the finale.

EBEL final series, dates: Game 1 | Salzburg – Bolzano (on Sunday, April 8th at 14 p.m. in Salzburg) Game 2 | Salzburg – Bolzano (on Monday, April 9th at 19.20:XNUMX p.m. in Salzburg) Game 3 | Bolzano – Salzburg (on Thursday, April 12th at 20.20:XNUMX p.m. in Bolzano) Game 4 | Bolzano – Salzburg (on Friday, April 13th at 20.20:XNUMX p.m. in Bolzano) Possibly game 5 | Salzburg – Bolzano (on Sunday, April 15th at 17.20:XNUMX p.m. in Salzburg) Possibly game 6 | Bolzano – Salzburg (on Tuesday, April 17th at 20.20:XNUMX p.m. in Bolzano) Possibly game 7 | Salzburg – Bolzano (on Friday, April 20th at 20.20:XNUMX p.m. in Salzburg)

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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Goalies, scorers, fans & Co: Bozen and Salzburg in a direct comparison

Until a few months ago it was utopia, now it is reality: HCB Südtirol Alperia is in the final of the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League. The first act takes place in Salzburg today at 14 p.m. Who is ahead in a direct comparison?

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