The South Tyroleans celebrated a 5-3 home win against KAC and are the only team in the league undefeated. Pustertal now leads the ICE League with 14 points, two points ahead of Salzburg. After a 2-1 home win after extra time against bottom team Migross Asiago, the EC iDM Heat Pumps VSV is level on points with the “Bulls” in third place. The spusu Vienna Capitals took their third win in the fourth game against the Pioneers Vorarlberg with 6:4. The Moser Medical Graz99ers are still holding on to just two points after four games and a clear 1:6 defeat at Hydro Fehervar. The Hungarians scored four times in the final third.
Innsbruck’s Brady Shaw scored what was supposed to be the decisive goal in the twelfth minute of the power play against the defending champions. As the final minute approached, Salzburg defender Chay Genoway made it 1-1 and thus botched the first shut-out by the busy Evan Buitenhuis (parried 45 shots) in the Innsbruck goal. With 40 seconds left in overtime, Corey Mackin struck.
Ex-Asiago striker decides match for VSV
Villach were also just a few seconds away from a home win against Asiago after regular playing time and thus three points instead of two. After John Hughes made it 1-0 (48th), Alexander Ierullo punished the “Eagle” with a shorthanded goal (59th). In the penalty shootout, former Asiago striker Anthony Luciani scored the decisive try for VSV.
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Schedule and table
The KAC was behind most of the time against Pustertal. After a 0-2 defeat, the Klagenfurt team, who were once again without regular goalkeeper Sebastian Dahm, came back with goals from Jan Mursak (16th) and Lukas Haudum (18th) in the power play. After the South Tyroleans increased the score to 4:2, the comeback was no longer successful. The final phase was still exciting because Alex Petan deflected a cross pass from Manuel Ganahl into his own goal to make it 3-4 (50′). Daniel Catenacci scored into the empty KAC goal (60th).
Emotional rollercoaster for Caps coach at former club
The victorious return of Capitals coach Marc Habscheid to his previous position was an emotional roller coaster ride. The Viennese turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead by the middle of the final third, but gave it away with a double strike (Steven Owre 51st, 54th). The fact that the game ended with an away win was also due to Lukas Kainz, who set up Oscar Drugge’s 5:4 with his third point of the evening. Owre and Clayton Kirichenko (one goal, three assists) were noticeable for the home team.
Win2day ICE Hockey League, week three
Tuesday:
Innsbruck – Salzburg 2:1 n. V.
(1:0 0:0 0:1 – 1:0)
Tore: Shaw (12./PP), Rockwood (65.) bzw. Genoway (60.)
Penalty minutes: 4 and 14 respectively
VSV – Asiago 2:1 n. P.
(0:0 0:0 1:1 – 0:0 – 1:0)
Goals: Hughes (48th), Luciani (decisive penalty) and Ierullo (59th/SH)
Penalty minutes: 6 or 6
Fehervar – Graz 6:1
(1:1 1:0 4:0)
Tore: Kuralt (2nd/PP), Phillips (25th), Leavens (43rd/PP), Leclerc (46th), Mihaly (47th), Terbocs (58th) etc. Salinity (8.)
Penalty minutes: 10 or 14
Vorarlberg – Vienna 4:6
(1:0 1:2 2:4)
Tore: Woger (2nd), Kirichenko (31st/PP), Owre (51st, 54th) etc. Eriksson (35th/SH), Ticar (39th/PP), Brunner (45th), Kainz (48th), Drugge (55th), Weinger (60th/EN)
Penalty minutes: 6 or 10
Pustertal – KAC 5:3
(3:2 0:0 2:1)
Tore: Messner (10th), Akeson (15th/PP), Petan (20th), Morley (47th/PP), Catenacci (60th/EN) bzw. Mursak (16th), Haudum (18th/PP), Ganahl (50th)
Penalty minutes: 10 or 16
Bozen – Ljubljana 0:1
(0:1 0:0 0:0)
Tor: Simsic (14.)
Penalty minutes: 4 and 6 respectively
