Villach spoils the HCP party

Because the arch-rival from Bolzano had to admit defeat on Tuesday and Orli Znojmo only won after a penalty shootout, the spectacular 4:6 defeat is quite bearable from HCP's point of view. The way it came about will still annoy head coach Raimo Helminen. The Wolves were the more active, better team for long stretches. However, carelessness meant that Johan Harju & Co. ultimately had to give way to VIllach and left the ice as losers for the first time in seven games.

In front of 1810 spectators, the Helminen squad only partially displayed the qualities that had brought them into the top 5: On the offensive, the machine driven by the eye-catching Anthony Bardaro ran like clockwork, but Shane Hanna & Co. acted against them at the back Top team like Villach but too careless. Goalie Tomas Sholl didn't have the famous day either, which is why even four of his own goals weren't enough to win the game. The Eagles, on the other hand, showed why they are a serious title candidate and at the same time took revenge for the 2:6 six days ago, which ended an eight-game winning streak.

Despite the defeat, the Wolves have a very good chance of making it directly into the playoffs. A win in the last two games against the Vienna Capitals (Friday) and Znojmo (Sunday) would probably secure participation in the Master Round. The highlights Widely awake, Max Gerlach, Ivan Deluca and Anthony Bardaro fire the first warning shots at VSV goalie Karhunen, who has to admit defeat at the fourth attempt. From an acute angle it is the omnipresent Bardaro who hits the net precisely. Wolves goalkeeper Sholl then surpasses himself several times before Rick Schofield pokes the puck over the line to make it 1-1. Just 30 seconds later, Gerlach restored the lead after a perfectly executed counterattack over Dante Hannoun. In the second 20 minutes, the HCP reduces the intensity slightly and is promptly punished for this. First, Marco Richter equalized in the power play after a pinball action, before Travis Oleksuk benefited from a positional error by Armin Hofer. The home team's reaction was vehement: Shortly before the end of the third, Harju hit the post with a direct shot in the power play, then the hard rubber from Philipp Lindner's knee pads bounced over the goal line to make it 3-3 - a fair result. The final third begins with a shock when Sholl lets a durable Rebernig shot pass. When Reece Willcox equalized again, Sholl's counterpart Karhunen also didn't cut a good figure. The decision comes eight minutes before the end when Oleksuk reacts fastest in front of the opponent's goal. Bitter: Jakob Stukel had hit the post just seconds before. Chris Collins then makes everything clear with an empty net hit. HC Pustertal – EC Grand Immo VSV 4:6 HCP: Sholl (Stoll); Hanna-Willcox, Caruso-Kristensen, Althuber-Glira, Hofer; Carey-Harju-Bardaro, Mantinger-Ikonen-Budish, Stukel-Hannoun-Gerlach; Ivan Deluca-Berger-Andergassen; Stephan Deluca. Trainer: A pearl

VSV: Karhunen (Schmidt); Fraser-Brunner, Flemming-Lindner, Joslin-Zauner, Bacher-Urbanek; Richter-Collins-Hughes, Oleksuk-Schofield-Kosmachuck, Karlsson-Rauchenwald-Rebernig, Tschurnig-Maxa-Moderer. Trainer: Daum

Gates: 1:0 Bardaro (6.20), 1:1 Schofield (16.38), 2:1 Gerlach (17.08), 2:2 Richter (28.25), 2:3 Oleksuk (36.34), 3:3 Harju (39.08), 3: 4 Rebernig (42.07), 4:4 Willcox (45.29), 4:5 Oleksuk (52.01), 4:6 Collins (58.34)

Viewers: 1810 ICE Hockey League: Vienna Capitals – Red Bull Salzburg 2-5 0-1 Brennan (16.34), 0-2 Loney (24.38), 0-3 Loney (26.32), 1-3 Lowry (28.37), 1-4 Brennan (36.20), 2-4 Sheppard (37.00), 2: 5 Auer (55.06) Audience: 2.600

AV Fehervar – HC Innsbruck 4:2 1:0 Shaw (3.36), 2:0 Shaw (22.40), 3:0 Shaw (23.51), 4:0 Kuralt (25.18), 4:1 Huntebrinker (48.38), 4:2 McGauley (53.19) Audience: 1256

Dornbirn Bulldogs – Olimpija Ljubljana 2:4 0:1 Sodja (8.14), 0:2 Piche (19.58), 0:3 Tomazevic (26.07), 0:4 Jezovsek (30.32), 1:4 O' Donnell (37.10), 2:4 Antonitsch (47.01) Audience: 780

EC KAC – Orli Znojmo 0:1 n.P. Decisive penalty: Svoboda Audience: 1.719

The table:

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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Villach spoils the HCP party

HC Pustertal had a great chance to make the playoffs early on Tuesday evening in the Intercable Arena. However, this was not possible against a strong Villacher SV despite an appealing performance. The big wolf party is therefore postponed.

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