The Vienna Capitals also win in the second game under interim head coach Fabian Scholz. The Viennese celebrate a 6-3 away win at Hydro Fehérvár AV19.
Jérémy Grégoire deflects a shot from Simon Bourque to take the lead (17th), but immediately after the first break, ex-Caps striker Darren Archibald scores the equalizer (21st). The Viennese take the lead again through Carter Souch (32nd), Leon Wallner follows up when they are outnumbered (43rd/SH1). Another former Caps attacker, Trevor Cheek, shortened the score (45th) before Linden Vey restored the two-goal lead (54th). With the extra attacker, the home team becomes dangerous again, Cheek shortens the score again (58th). Caps captain Vey puts the lid on it with two goals within ten seconds and completes his first hat trick (59./EN, 59.). The Vienna Capitals will be guests at the Steinbach Black Wings Linz on Friday (7:15 p.m.).
Statement Fabian Scholz, interim head coach of the Vienna Capitals
“We were prepared for Fehérvár to press from the start. We played very structured defensively for long stretches of the game. In a few situations we had room for improvement, we want to address that again by Friday. But overall it was a good game from us. Sebastian Wraneschitz played very well again today, especially when we were outnumbered, he kept us in the game, including a save in the most desperate need. The people in front of him also allowed less today than before. We have to “Sebi played a good game, but we mustn’t forget that all the players on the ice played their hearts out today and did everything they could to win.”
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