The EC-KAC started on Saturday with one 5:2 home win in the Carinthian derby against EC VSV from the short Christmas break League leaders from Klagenfurt extended their lead over their first pursuer from Graz (with one more game) to six points. The Red Jackets have won 21 of their 30 games this season, so they hold on to one Winning percentage of 70.0 percent. The last time this was higher at the end of a season for the record champions was in 2008/09. Despite a mixed power play, the EC-KAC scored also against Villach with a numerical advantagefrom the recent six encounters This means a success rate of whopping 38.1 percent in the majority to book.
However, the core competence of the Carinthians is still the game at “five-on-five”, they score Most Even Strength hits in the league (2.80 per game) and at the same time concede the third fewest (1.77). Overall, the Red Jackets have performed well over the course of the season so far at home and away at an equally high levelexactly 32 points were scored from 15 games. In order to extend the current winning streak in away games – 12:0 points and 17:4 goals since the extraordinary 6:9 loss at HC Innsbruck at the end of November – in Vienna, one thing in particular is needed good start: While Klagenfurt is in the opening third have only conceded six goals in their home games this year away already their 17th.
No major personnel changes are expected at the EC-KAC on Sunday against the Capitals compared to the home win against Villach on Saturday afternoon. In addition to the long-term failures Jordan Murray, Thomas hundred pounds and Luka Gomboc also missing Jesper Jensen Aabowhose lower body injury suffered during training can only be finally evaluated at the beginning of the new week, but for the time being it is expected that he will be forced to take a break of several weeks. All other squad players are fit and the team will travel to the federal capital on Sunday after an early, short morning skate in the Heidi Horten Arena.
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