The EC-KAC took over on Wednesday evening by a hard-earned, not unfortunate 6:3 win at Fehérvár AV19 for the second time in the current season Leading the table In the win2day ICE Hockey League, based on average points per game, the Klagenfurt team is just behind the Graz99ers in the ranking (both 2.04). The The Red Jackets scored points in a strong 81.5 percent of their matches played so farthey left completely empty in the course of the Only twice in the last 22 games out of.
In front of their own audience, Red-White won seven of the last ten games, in the remaining three they were only defeated in extra time or in a penalty shootout. The Special teams the Klagenfurt ones are unchanged just below league averagethe success rates in the power play and penalty killing are only the ninth and eighth highest in the comparison of the 13 teams. That’s why it shines EC-KAC in Even Strength phasesin which with +23 the Best goal difference in the league is booked. Another advantage for the Red Jackets is their team balance: In total 14 squad players currently stick with one Average of 0.5 scorer points per game or moreoffensive contributions come from many different corners for Kirk Furey and David Fischer’s team. The attack is currently making the biggest contributions Mathias Fromthe Dane has scored points in twelve appearances in a row since the November break.
The EC-KAC coaching staff has to take care of the long-term injuries in the home game against the Pioneers Vorarlberg Jordan Murray, Thomas hundred pounds and Luka Gomboc waive. After Wednesday’s game in Székesfehérvár, several squad players were ill, so Thursday’s ice training was only optional. Whether someone and – if so – who will miss the game on Friday due to illness will only become clear on the morning of the match day; the biggest question marks lie behind the participation of Thimo Nickl and Jan Muršak. As is well known, the Slovenian had to miss the encounter in Hungary due to illness.
kac.at , Image: EC-KAC/Wolfgang Jannach