Ice hockey: Innsbruck ended Salzburg’s points streak

Innsbruck took the lead in their own hall in the twelfth minute through ex-Salzburg player Nico Feldner and never gave up this lead. After Ben Betker (35./SH) made it 2-0, Peter Schneider (36./PP) managed to reply immediately, but that was all there was to it that evening. Daniel Leavens (47th) made the decision in the final section.

The spusu Vienna Capitals suffered a 4-5 penalty shootout defeat at Olimpija Ljubljana and are now seventh. The Caps forced extra time in Slovenia with a 3-1 win in the third period, thanks in part to a third goal of the game from the outstanding Matthew Prapavessis. Since no goals were scored in overtime, the penalty shoot-out had to bring the decision, in which Daniel Murphy scored the winning goal for the hosts.

Strong finish from Linz in the basement duel

In the basement duel, bottom player Steinbach Black Wings Linz won 3-2 after a penalty shoot-out at the Dornbirn Bulldogs. The Upper Austrians put in a strong finish, two late goals forced extra time and, thanks to Colin Smith, there was actually a happy ending in the penalty shootout. After a 2:3 defeat after extra time against the Pustertal Wölfe, HCB Südtirol fell back to third place behind KAC.

Bet-at-home ICE Hockey League, 40. Runde

Friday:

Innsbruck – Salzburg 3: 1

(1:0 1:1 1:0)

Goals: Feldner (12th), Betker (35th/SH), Leavens (47th) and Schneider (36th/PP)

Penalty minutes: 6 or 6

Dornbirn – Linz 2:3 n. P.

(1:0 1:0 0:2 – 0:0 – 0:1)

Goals: Schwinger (5th), Beck (29th) and Smith (56th, decisive penalty), Pelletier (59th),

Penalty minutes: 4 or 4

Ljubljana – Vienna Capitals 5:4 i. P.

(1:0 2:1 1:3 – 0:0 – 1:0)

Tore: Murphy (19./PP, entscheidender Penalty), Leclerc (27.), Koblar (39.), Maia (48.) bzw. Prapavessis (26., 45., 50.), Bradley (49.)

Penalty minutes: 8 or 10

Bolzano – Pustertal 2: 3 a.e.t.

(0:0 2:0 0:2 – 0:1)

Goals: Findlay (28′), Alberga (34′) and Hanna (56’/PP), Willcox (58′), Kristensen (62′)

Penalty minutes: 4 or 2

table

		Sp	S	SV	NV	N	TV	P	PS
1.	Red Bull Salzburg	36	17	8	5	6	119:81	72	2,000
2.	HOW MUCH	35	14	5	7	9	106:84	59	1,686
3.	HC Bozen Südtirol Alperia	35	16	4	3	12	104:106	59	1,686
4.	Hydro Fehervar AV19	33	16	2	3	12	109:99	55	1,667
5.	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	34	16	2	3	13	110:103	55	1,618
6.	EC Grand Immo VSV	32	12	6	3	11	115:101	51	1,594
7.	spusu Vienna Capitals	36	16	3	3	14	93:91	57	1,583
8.	Moser Medical Graz 99ers	37	15	4	3	15	118:114	56	1,514
9.	HC Orli Znojmo	33	14	3	1	15	120:107	49	1,485
10.	TIWAG Innsbruck Sharks	35	14	4	1	16	98:109	51	1,457
11.	HC Pustertal wolves	35	12	4	6	13	96:100	50	1,429
12.	Dornbirn Bulldogs	36	7	3	7	19	95:134	34	0,944
13.	Steinbach Black Wings Linz	35	6	3	7	19	78:129	31	0,886