The EC-KAC was able to maintain his good form over the international break: the red jackets defeated them on Wednesday Black Wings Linz at home with 5:3 and have scored points in each of their eleven league games since the end of Septembernine of which were won. The Klagenfurt team moved up in the table Third place According to the previous season, only leader HC Pustertal (2.24) has been able to score more points per season game than the EC-KAC (2.00). The reigning runner-up’s successes in recent weeks were based on one thing in particular consistently acting defenseaverage out of the game 2.25 goals conceded represent the current best value in the competition.
She also benefits greatly from this respectable away record: Rot-Weiß have won six of their eight games away from home, only the defending champions in Salzburg were eliminated without winning a point on the first league weekend in September. This contributed little to these strong key figures Outnumbered game of the EC-KAC, whose Success rate in away games (14.3 percent) is even lower than that from games played in front of our own audience (14.8 percent). The foundations for Klagenfurt’s victories have so far mostly been laid at Even Strength – and there stable high disc control: In each of theirs eight games away from home The Red Jackets appeared on the ice in phases with the same number of players higher puck possession percentages than their respective opponentstotaling 55.2 percent.
At the EC-KAC, no personnel changes are expected for the Carinthian derby compared to the home win against Linz on Wednesday. The slightly battered one Jesper Jensen Aabowho gritted his teeth against the Upper Austrians, doesn’t want to miss the first duel of the season with EC VSV. The Red Jackets will definitely miss long-term absences David Maier, Nick Petersen and Luka Gomboc. Clemens Unterweger is already in contact with the ice again, whether it makes sense to play on Friday will be decided on the day of the game. The summer newcomers will contest their first local duel with the Eagles Jordan Murray and Mario Kempe as well as the U20 cracks Filip Simovic and John Dobrovolny. The EC VSV has defenders Steven Strong After 48 Carinthian derbies in red and white, they were on the ice for the first time against the red jackets.
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