The Vienna Capitals end the pre-season presented by Steffl Sports with a 3-2 victory at the EK the Zeller Eisbären. Benjamin Lanzinger, who laces a double pack (7th, 27th), and Linden Vey (31./PP1) scores the hits for the two -time master.
The reigning champion of the Alps Hockey League can only strike back twice through Tim Coffman (28th) and Nick Huard (38./PP1). The Viennese ended the preparation with three wins and three defeats each. Next Friday, the capitals at Olimpija Ljubljana will start the new season of the Win2day Ice Hockey League (7:15 p.m.).
Caps head coach Gerry Fleming had to do without the injured Senna Peeters and Felix Koschek in the last pre-season game. Jérémy Grégoire was spared again before the start of the league. Sebastian Wraneschitz started in the goal. From the beginning, the Viennese gave the tone in this game, Eisbären goalie Alexander Schmidt was able to stop the offensive efforts of the Capitals at the very beginning. In minute seven, however, it first hit the Zeller’s goal. After a pass from Linden Vey, Benjamin Lanzinger fired the puck by one-timer in the mesh (7th). In the rest of the first third, the Viennese had everything under control, were closer to the second goal than the hosts. Marco Richter, who led the caps as a captain this time, was unable to use a big chance in minute 18. In the 20th minute, Wraneschitz saved his team from equalization. Nick Huard came in front of the Vienna goalkeeper shortly before the end of the third, who prevented the goal in one-on-one.
The game was similar to the first at the beginning of the second section of the game. The Viennese rolled on the box of the Zeller with one attack after the other. But in the 24th minute there was the first punishment of the game. Christof Kromp was documented with a two-minute penalty because of legs, but the home side could not capitalize on the majority. Shortly after the Viennese were complete, Lanzinger increased with his second one-timer goal (27th). Just a minute later, the home side wrote. Coffman used the distraction by a dispute between Raphael Wolf and Christian Jennes to the connecting goal (28th). In the 31st minute, Ethan Sypula was occupied with a two-minute penalty due to a stick. The capitals did not torch for long, Linden Vey restored the old gap after only 14 seconds (31./PP1). Shortly afterwards there was the next punishment against the polar bears, this time against Leon Widhalm. Again the Viennese overpayment game ensured a lot of operation, a hit did not result. Shortly after Widhalm’s return, the Viennese were outnumbered again after a punishment against Nelson Nogier. The caps defended the entire game over strong, but in the 38th minute the Zeller used a chaotic scene in front of the caps goal to hit Nick Huard (38./PP1). The capital ended the third with a urge phase from which no further goal resulted.
In the final third, the Viennese also had a opportunities at the beginning, with the few possibilities of the hosts, Wraneschitz was on hand. In the 51st minute, Carter Souch put on a great single -handedness, but failed with his degree to Schmidt. In the final phase, the Viennese brought themselves into trouble with some punishments, even if the referee team was not always saddle festival in this phase of the game and overlooked the polar bears against Lorenz Lindner. Sam Antonitsch was occupied in the 55th minute with a two-minute penalty. Ten seconds before the process, only Dominic Hackl was punished with two minutes according to a scramble. Afterwards, the capital was prevented by the hosts, but Nogier had a cross check in the 58th minute in front of the eyes of the refs, whereupon the Viennese were only traveling with three field players for 53 seconds. Shortly after the punishment, Wraneschitz captured the lead very tight. Both in double and simple outnumber, the capital left no more opportunities, they were harmless. Shortly before the end, the Zeller were traveling with six field players, since Schmidt went off the ice in the 59th minute for another attacker.
Statement Gerry Fleming
“There were some players who showed today. Marco Richter and Benjamin Lanzinger made a good game. We had good chances and at the same time prevented the opponents’ possibilities. But even today we took some undisciplined punishments at the end of the game. The referees also overlooked one or the other offense against Lindner. Then one or the other player no longer had his emotions under control. take, especially in this phase of the game.
EK Die Zeller Eisbären – Vienna Capitals 2: 3 (0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0)
Tore Eisbären: Tim Coffman (28th), Nick Huard (38./PP1)
Tore caps: Benjamin Lanzinger (7th, 27th), Linden Vey (31./PP1)
Line-up Vienna Capitals
Goalies: #30 Sebastian Wraneschitz | #31 Evan Cowley
1. Line: #98 Cole Hults, #13 Randy Gazzola – #44 Carter Souch, #19 Linden Vey, #61 Zane Franklin
2. Line: #24 Simon Bourque, #5 Dominic Hackl – #49 Maximilian Theirich, #9 Leon Wallner, #3 Armin Preiner
3. Line: #55 Raphael Wolf, #8 Nelson Nogier – #81 Marco Richter, #62 Mitch Hults, #42 Benjamin Lanzinger
4. Line: #71 Erik Kirchschläger, #92 Lorenz Lindner – #76 Sam Antonitsch, #37 Christof Kromp
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