Two monster series have been broken

The injury-plagued Salzburg team, who competed without Ty Loney, Troy Bourke, Tyler Lewington, Ali Wukovits and Paul Huber, were aiming for their first home win against the Füchse in 1038 days on Sunday: the last time the Bulls celebrated such a victory was on January 31, 2020. And: They wanted to break Bozen's defensive bulwark, which had not conceded a goal for over 120 minutes. Matt McIlvane's team implemented both plans thanks to the 3-1 win.

The fact that Salzburg left the ice as winners after 60 tactical minutes was deserved. Despite the many absences, they showed an incredibly compact, disciplined team performance. At the back, the defensive team around ex-HCB crack Denis Robertson didn't allow much, while at the front, Peter Hochkofler & Co. impressed with their fast-paced and imaginative ice hockey. The Hanlon troops were usually a step too late, didn't know how to deal with the aggressive forecheck and couldn't find a suitable answer to the sophisticated defensive system in attack. The reason for this was not our own inability, but the bravura of the outstanding bulls. In the final third, the South Tyroleans tried to turn things around, but the Salzburg defense held tight.

Cheers from Thomas Raffl & Co. © GEPA pictures/ Harald Steiner

Goalie Andreas Bernard did a very good job again, made a number of strong saves and was not responsible for any of the three goals conceded. In addition to the Kalterer, goalscorer Dustin Gazley also stood out as he posed the greatest threat to goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen against his former club. The HCB continues on Tuesday with the home game against the Vienna Capitals (19.45 p.m.). The highlights Not much going on in Salzburg The fans don't see more than half chances in the first few minutes of the match. Mario Huber and Cameron Ginetti each find the best opportunities. Raffl's can opener A power play is needed to break the balance. Peter Schneider shoots from the blue line, Thomas Raffl is positioned in front of the goal and makes a decisive deflection. Nissner, the sniper The Foxes lose the puck behind their own goal, it goes to the lurking Benjamin Nissner, who hits the net precisely from the slot. Foxes harmless As in the last few games, the HCB offense is having an extremely difficult time. You can count the chances to score on one hand after the second period. Thaler raises, Gazley answers Lucas Thaler uses a distractor to make the preliminary decision. However, the HCB doesn't think about giving up and gains hope again thanks to Dustin Gazley's win. Tolvanen again and again The Foxes picked up the pace in the final third and kept tying the Bulls into their zone. Sometimes it becomes dangerous, but Tolvanen cannot be defeated. Red Bull Salzburg – HCB Südtirol Alperia 3-1 RBS: Tolvanen (Kickert); Robertson-Heinrich, MacWilliam-Genoway, Stapelfeldt-Schreier; Paul Raffl-Nissner-Schneider, Huber-Baltram-Meyer, Harnisch-Heigl-Hochkofler, Predan-Auer-Thaler. Coach: McIlvane

HSBC: Bernard (Harvey); Culkin-Miglioranzi, Dalhuisen-Cole Hults, Valentine-Ginnetti; Halmo-McClure-Gazley, Frattin-Mitch Hults-Thomas, Frigo-Alberga-Frank, Miceli-Mantenuto-Felicetti, Glück. Coach: Hanlon

Gates: 1:0 Raffl (16.07), 2:0 Nissner (30.14), 3:0 Thaler (35.26), 3:1 Gazley (38.08)

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ICE Hockey League: Villacher SV – Vienna Capitals 5:2 Goals: 0:1 Bradley (6.08), 0:2 Antal (11.50), 1:2 Joslin (13.50), 2:2 Hughes (24.25), 3:2 Richter (27.14), 4:2 Desjardins (28.18), 5:2 Luciani (58.30) Spectators: 2195

EC KAC – Olimpija Ljubljana 3:1 Goals: 1-0 Fraser (6.23), 1-1 Neill (16.45), 2-1 Hochegger (45.39), 3-1 Hundredpound (59.59) Spectators: 3315

AV Fehervar – Asiago 3-0 Goals: 1:0 O'Brien (20.38), 2:0 Kuralt (27.56), 3:0 Kuralt (59.12) Spectators: 2004

The table

SP G U V TV P 1. Innsbruck 23 15 0 8 96:78 47 2. HCB South Tyrol 22 15 0 7 72:52 44 3. Salzburg 21 14 0 7 65:46 42 4. Villach 24 14 0 10 88:76 41 5. Fehervar 24 12 0 12 63:54 40 6. Linz 22 13 0 9 64:55 37 7. Klagenfurt 23 12 0 11 69:60 36 8. Vienna Capitals 22 11 0 11 68:64 34 9. Graz99ers 24 10 0 14 48:64 30 10. Olimpija Ljubljana 23 10 0 13 65:76 29 11. HC Pustertal 23 8 0 15 61:75 24 12. Asiago Hockey 20 7 0 13 52:74 19 13. Vorarlberg 21 5 0 16 37:74 15

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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Two monster series have been broken

HCB Südtirol Alperia failed to win their third away game in a row. In Salzburg, Glen Hanlon's team narrowly lost out, missed out on reaching the top of the table and was therefore unable to prevent two impressive series from coming to an end.

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