Olimpija Ljubljana secures victory in a dramatic Game 4, winning 5-4 after extra time. Nik Simsic scored the decisive goal. The series is now 3-1 for HC Pustertal.
In the second semi-final, however, there is a fifth game. Olimpija Ljubljana defeated HC Falkensteiner Pustertal 5-4 after extra time in front of 4,300 fans, which means game five in Bruneck on Tuesday. They only conceded 3:4 through Luca Zanatta 104 seconds before the end of regular time, but 40 seconds later the Slovenians managed to equalize again through Zach Boychuk, forcing overtime. Previously, Pustertal took the lead 1-0 and 2-1 after Ljubljana’s defensive mistakes.
The 1-1 equalizer by Rok Kapel in the twelfth minute was Ljubljana’s first goal in the current series and also ended Eddie Pasquale’s impressive record period without conceding a goal. After more than 279 minutes without conceding a goal, the Pustertal goalkeeper had to reach behind himself for the first time – this is not only a playoff record, but also the longest time in league history in which a goalkeeper remained without conceding a goal. Until now, Mikko Strömberg, who went 250 minutes without conceding a goal for Innsbruck in 2007, held the record.
In the 29th minute, Olimpija equalized 2-2 through Robert Sabolic before they took the lead for the first time in the 39th minute on a power play through TJ Brennan. But this time Pustertal had the right answer through Ivan Deluca in the 46th minute. As a result, an even game deservedly went into overtime, in which Nik Simšič made the decision exactly 60 seconds before the end of the first overtime. For Pustertal it was the first defeat in the eighth playoff game. It continues on Tuesday with game five in Brunico.
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