The Vienna Capitals have three away games coming up in the next seven days. Today’s duel at the Merkur Ice Stadium begins with the Moser Medical Graz99ers. The game starts at 5:30 p.m. ORF Sport + broadcasts on linear television, ORF ON and sporteurope.tv offer live streams.
After yesterday’s 2:3 defeat after overtime against Linz, the Vienna Capitals are now in ninth place in the table, which entitles them to take part in the pre-playoffs. With 46 points, the lead over eleventh-placed Villach, who have played one game less, is four points. Zane Franklin scored both of Vienna’s goals in the second period yesterday. After 35 appearances, the Canadian has 21 points scorer (9 goals + 12 assists). Franklin drew level with second-placed Linden Vey in the team’s top scorer ranking. Carter Souch, who had an assist on both goals, leads this statistic with 15 goals. Top scorer Vey prepared Franklin’s second goal with a lot of overview. The 34-year-old has 36 points (9 goals + 27 assists) after 34 games. Vey scored in each of the last six games. The Viennese power play was unable to produce anything worth counting yesterday, but in the league comparison it is still in third place with a success rate of 24.21 percent. The Graz power play is the second best in the win2day ICE Hockey League with a hit rate of 24.79 percent.
Up to six losses for the Caps
Against Linz, the Caps had to do without seven players due to illness or injury. According to the current status, Sam Antonitsch, who was recently absent due to illness, can play today, while Raphael Wolf is still questionable due to illness. Jérémy Grégoire, Senna Peeters, Marco Richter, Sebastian Wraneschitz and Scott Kosmachuk are still missing due to injuries. The latter could be available to the Capitals again next week. As was the case against Linz, today the coaching team can also rely on cooperation players Max Stiegler and Leon Widhalm from EK Die Zeller Eisbären.
The Moser Medical Graz99ers won 3-2 against HCB Südtirol Alperia after overtime on Friday. Head coach Dan Lacroix’s team is in second place in the table with 72 points. The Styrians won seven of their last ten games. The last time the 99ers suffered a defeat against their own team was on December 17, 2025 against Olimpija Ljubljana. Since then there have been five wins in a row on home ice. The Styrians are in third place in the home table.
A goal festival is not to be expected today, as games involving Graz and Vienna tend to be low-scoring. When the 99ers take the ice, there are an average of around 5.1 goals per game, while in Caps games there is an average of around 5.3 goals per game. These are two of the three lowest values in the entire win2day ICE Hockey League. Graz’s outnumbered game does an excellent job of preventing goals. The Styrians’ penalty killing is the best in the league with a success rate of 84.91 percent. The Caps’ outnumbered game is in the middle of the league (80.56 percent).
The Styrians’ top scorer is defender Nick Bailen, who has 44 points (9 goals + 35 assists) after 35 appearances. His 35 assists are the highest in the win2day ICE Hockey League. In the league-wide assist statistics, teammate Lukas Haudum (28) and Caps captain Linden Vey (27) occupy second and third place by a respectable margin. The Styrians’ best goalscorer is Chris Collins, who has 16 goals this season. The Graz team won the previous two duels of the season against the Capitals.
Statement Kevin Constantine, head coach of the Vienna Capitals
“We looked at the last game yesterday because we work on every game intensively afterwards. As a coaching team, we addressed the good and bad aspects and made it clear what needs to be improved. Graz will be a tough opponent for us today. In our last away game there we were in the game and gave ourselves a chance. We should do the same today because there are only 13 games left. Every game is important for us, so we have to play a good away game today.”
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