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After the 4-5 home defeat after extra time against the Dornbirn Bulldogs on Sunday evening, the Steinbach Black Wings will continue with an away game in Villach today. Linz could celebrate two victories today: On the one hand, a protest was lodged against the outcome of the home game yesterday, because the time on the match clock is said to have already run out when the Bulldogs equalized to make it 4: 4. We reported:
On the other hand, with the guest appearance at the VSV there is also a new chance to get points on the ice. The people of Linz urgently needed it. Because for a playoff direct qualification after the regular round (place among the top 6), the Stahlstadt cracks can only allow themselves two defeats (one of them after overtime) in the remaining 21 rounds. A qualification over the top 10, who are still playing a pre-playoff before the quarter-finals, currently still needs 48 points, i.e. 16 wins after regular playing time from the remaining 21 rounds.
So it would be best for the bottom of the table to herald the turnaround at Villacher SV today and get the first of 16 required three-pointers. Ex-Linz trainer Rob Daum will probably have something against it. The Villach coach fell out of the top 6 with his team after the recent home defeat against Ljubljana and is determined to go back there. The VSV currently holds an average of 1.58 points.
The other games of the Tuesday round:
- Klagenfurt AC – Red Bull Salzburg (7.15 p.m.)
- Villacher SV – Black Wings Linz (7.15 p.m.)
- Fehervar AV19 – Vienna Capitals (7.15 p.m.)
- HC Innsbruck – Dornbirn Bulldogs (7.15 p.m.)
- HCB Südtirol – HC Pustertal (7.45 p.m.)
Source: Nachrichten
