Record championship duel as a guide

On Friday at 19.45 p.m. the traditional duel between the Italian and Austrian record champions will take place in the Eiswelle. Both teams have significantly upgraded their squads before the start of the season in order to polish up the shine of days gone by, but have not yet been able to fully live up to the expectations of the fans. The upcoming duel has a trend-setting character for both Bolzano and Klagenfurt. The HCB was able to convince on the away weekend in Vienna and Znojmo, but was unable to win a full point. Egger & Co. now want to follow the overtime success in the Czech Republic with a home win in order to finally find consistency and at the same time stay in the top 6. The Red Jackets are in the playoff zone, but only with a win in Bolzano - it would be the third in a row - could they establish themselves in the top third of the table. A defeat, on the other hand, would be tantamount to a new setback. The foxes sense their chance in the power play The duel in the Eiswelle is the 21st EBEL encounter between the two traditional clubs, with the balance being completely even. Bolzano has eleven wins and Klagenfut has ten successes. The person who particularly enjoys this encounter is Manuel Ganahl, who has scored points in the last three games against Bozen (three goals, two assists). Meanwhile, the Foxes' hopes continue to rest on the trio of Alex Petan, Austin Smith (both 21 points) and Mike Halmo (20), who are hot on the heels of league top scorer Andrew Yogan from HC Innsbruck. Bolzano's chance could lie in the power play in particular: While the HCB was usually able to convince in the majority, the KAC has a notorious weakness in penalty killing. They conceded a goal in 14 of the 53 outnumbered situations, which is the worst in the league. The extent to which the Foxes can take advantage of this will be shown in the ice wave from 19.45 p.m.

The EBEL games at a glance: Thursday 26 October

Salzburg - Fehervar 8:4 (2:1, 2:2, 4:1) Dornbirn - Znojmo 8:5 (1:0, 5:2, 2:3) Villach - Innsbruck 1:2 OT (0:0, 1:0, 0:1) Linz - Graz 5:2 (2:1, 2:1, 1:0) Zagreb - Vienna 4:1 (1:0,2, 1:1, 0:XNUMX)

Friday October 27 Zagreb - Innsbruck (19.15 p.m.) Dornbirn - Fehervar (19.15 p.m.) Bolzano - Klagenfurt (19.45 p.m.)

Saturday October 28th Vienna - Salzburg (19.15 p.m.) Sunday, October 29th Graz - Znojmo (17.30 p.m.) Klagenfurt - Villach (17.45 p.m.)

The table: 1. Vienna Capitals 37 points (-1 game) 2. EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 30 3. HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' 25 4. HC Orli Znojmo 23 5. EC Red Bull Salzburg 21 6. EC Klagenfurter AC 21 (-1 game) 7. EC Villacher SV 20 8. Moser Medical Graz99ers 20 9. KHL Medvescak Zagreb 18 (-2 games) 10. EC Dornbirn Bulldogs 17 (-1 game) 11.HCB Südtirol Alperia 16 (-1 game) 12.Fehervar AV 13 SN/fop

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Record championship duel as a guide

The HCB Südtirol Alperia has been going through a rollercoaster of emotions for weeks. The Foxes often oscillated between convincing victories and hair-raising defeats. Now they finally want to find consistency in results - starting with the home game against KAC.

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