Lots of goals and passion: Now the HCB is in playoff mode

What a crazy game in the Nepela Arena in Bratislava, which holds 10.000 spectators but is now deserted: HC Bozen was once again off track in the starting third, but then turned up big and beat the Capitals 7-2. With their first post-season win, the Foxes level the series at 1-1 and regain home advantage.

The Foxes apparently missed the starting signal for the fifth season this season. The fact is that they only switched to playoff mode after exactly 80 minutes of play. Until then went lost the opening match in Bolzano and the starting phase of the second duel completely passed Brett Findlay and Co. The well-stocked Capitals took the lead 19-1 in the 0th minute after a fine power play relay. Maxime Fortier scored for the home team. 6 hits in a third While the HCB, which was once again missing Karl Stollery, Dylan Di Perna and Ivan Deluca, acted lethargically and without ideas until the break, the tide turned completely when the game restarted. Suddenly there was a lot going on in the ranks of the people of Bolzano! Within three minutes they went from 0:1 to 3:1. Anthony Bardaro with a single action, Findlay with a backhander under the goalkeeper's pad and Marco Insam, who sent the puck from the air into the net, turned things around. In the 32nd minute, Dan Catenacci directed a precise pass from Dustin Gazley under the crossbar.

Jared Coreau, who had been so strong until then, had to give up his place in the Capitals goal after conceding 4 goals in 9 minutes. © Svato Straka, svatostraka.com

The Capitals were completely overwhelmed at this point and tried to pull out all the stops. Before the fourth goal was conceded, Bratislava's star coach Peter Draisaitl took a time out, and immediately after Catenacci's goal to make it 4-1, he sent Samuel Baros onto the ice for goalie Jared Coreau. But nothing helped in this phase: Baros was between the posts for just 38 seconds when Nick Plastino beat him with a harmless shot from the high slot. Bratislava was able to shorten the gap somewhat through Mitch Hults, but Bardaro's second goal gave him a reassuring four-goal lead at the second break. The national striker initially shot at the boards, but then reacted quickest and pushed the target around the post – 6:2! Giliati and Bohunicky fight If the Eastern Europeans still had a spark of hope despite the disastrous middle third, Plastino snuffed it out immediately after the restart. The long-time Swiss legionnaire flicked the puck precisely into the far corner, making the final score 7-2. Because in the remaining 19 minutes there were no more goals - but there were the gloves. Stefano Giliati lured Lukas Bohunicky out of the reserve, who reacted vehemently and started a boxing match. It was the end of this crazy game.

The playoff series now moves back to Bolzano, where both teams will be there on Tuesday (20.15:XNUMX p.m./im SportNews -Ticker) will try to get their second quarter-final victory. iClinic Bratislava Capitals – HCB Südtirol Alperia 2:7 Bratislava: Coreau (from 30.22 Baros); Guimond-Carson, Bohunickey-Chovan, Culkin-Romancik, Kover-Durkech; Bubela-Hults-Fortier, Kostsitsyn-Higgs-Miklik, Ahl-Buc-Hudec, Faith-Bezak-Mrazik Coach: Draisaitl

HSBC: Irving (Fazio); Robertson-Youds, Pietroniro-Plastino, Fournier-Tauferer; Halmo-Catenacci-Bardaro, Frank-Findlay-Gazley, Frigo-Bernard-Miceli, Giliati-Alberga-Insam, Pitschieler Coach: Ireland

Gates: 1:0 Maxime Fortier (18.44), 1:1 Anthony Bardaro (23.38), 1:2 Findlay (24.45), 1:3 Marco Insam (26.50), 1:4 Dan Catenacci (31.21), 1:5 Nick Plastino ( 31.59), 2:5 Mitchell Hults (35.17), 2:6 Anthony Bardaro (37.46), 2:7 Nick Plastino (41.01)

Standings in the best-of-7 series: 1:1 The other quarter-final duels: Fehervar AV19 – Vienna Capitals 2:3 Goals: 0:1 Loney (19.49), 1:1 Hari (28.27), 1:2 Archibald (29.51), 1:3 Nissner (39.43), 2:3 Stipsicz (44.58) Series: 0:2

Villacher SV – Klagenfurter AC 6:3 Goals: 1:0 Kosmachuk (1.55), 2:0 Gill (4.36), 2:1 Strong (6.21), 2:2 Haudum (9.09), 3:2 Fraser (12.53), 4:2 Ulmer (29.00), 4-3 Hundred Pounds (38.46), 5-3 Caron (51.32), 6-3 Fraser (59.52) Series: 1:1

Dornbirn Bulldogs – Red Bulls Salzburg 6:3 Goals: 1:0 Salmela (1.16), 2:0 MacKenzie (6.27), 3:0 Nilsson (7.22), 4:0 Woger (23.54), 4:1 Huber (27.28), 4:2 Rauchwald (48.36), 5:2 Luciani (49.00), 6:2 Nilsson (56.05), 6:3 Huber (58.06) Series: 2:0

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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Lots of goals and passion: Now the HCB is in playoff mode

The disappointing start to the quarter-finals has been forgotten, the Foxes are hungry for the title again! On Sunday evening, HCB Südtirol buried the Bratislava Capitals under an avalanche of goals and achieved its first playoff win.

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