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Do or die in the Linz AG Eisarena: The Steinbach Black Wings have the chance to make it into the playoff quarter-finals tonight. For that you need a win against the Graz 99ers. The Linzers come with a tailwind from the 6-2 away win in Graz, but know that it will not be a walk in the park. So far, the Grazers have won all three duels of the season in Linz. Most recently on Tuesday even after the home side had taken a 2-0 lead. So the Black Wings have been warned.
Andreas Kristler before the game:
It can be assumed that Graz will start with one goalie Christian Engstrand in goal. The Swede missed the first game of this best-of-three series through injury and replaced Nicolas Wieser on Friday when the score was 4-0. It will take Linzer to be very efficient again to make it into the quarter-finals. The chances are there, especially since Linz were the better team in both games of this series. But: At the latest after the home defeat on Tuesday you know that you don’t always have to be the better team to win.
Head coach Philipp Lukas before the game:
By the way: Due to the explosive nature of this game, we have decided not to record a series part for the 20-year series of the icebreaker podcast this week and to concentrate on this duel. The next part of the series will follow on Thursday next week. Robert Lukas was a guest in the current part of the series. Rating: Worth listening to:
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