2024-04-09 20:03:04
The KAC took the lead in the final series of the ICE Ice Hockey League with its second win in a row once morest Red Bull Salzburg. On Tuesday, the record champions deservedly won a thrilling duel in front of 4,397 spectators in Klagenfurt with 4:2 (0:2.3:0.1:0) despite being 2-0 down and placed them in the best-of-seven series to 2:1. The fourth final game will take place once more on Friday (7.30 p.m./live Puls24) in the Salzburg Volksgarten.
As in the second duel on Sunday, which the KAC won 5-2 away, Salzburg took the lead early on. It took almost four minutes in the Heidi-Horten-Arena until captain Thomas Raffl captured the puck in the corner and sank it into the opponent’s goal via KAC defender Jan Mursak’s skate (4th). Raffl extended his lead as the most successful final scorer according to Puls24 statistics with his 16th goal ahead of Thomas Koch (14).
The “Red Jackets”, whose captain Thomas Hundertpfund returned following an injury, had the equalizer several times in the first third. But Nikolaus Kraus and Raphael Herburger failed several times. Instead, the “Bulls” celebrated once more, Troy Bourke somewhat fortunately extended the lead following a solo four-on-four with a shot over the catching hand of KAC goalie Sebastian Dahm (17th).
In the middle third the KAC pressed for the first goal and the goal was immediately achieved. Lukas Haudum sank a direct shot from distance in the power play (23′). Shortly followingwards, Salzburg goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen held on to the lead once morest Paul Postma, Clemens Unterweger and Matthew Fraser, among others. The Carinthians’ pressure phase ended in an entertaining game with Manuel Ganahl’s equalizer once more in the power play (33′). Shortly before the third break, Mursak evaded three opponents on a counterattack and gave the best team in the regular half the lead for the first time that evening (39th).
The KAC also dictated the game in the final third, cheered on by the home fans. Salzburg had a good chance through Cameron Schilling, but the American was denied by Dahm (46′). Towards the end of the game, the guests became a little more offensive, but they were no longer able to equalize once morest Klagenfurt, who were defensively compact. Shortly before the end, Dahm saved with the tip of his skate once morest Drake Rymsha (59th) and Johannes Bischofberger hit the empty goal for the final score (60th).
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