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Third game, first loss. After two initial victories, he put the first brake on the Black Wings on lap three. The Vienna Capitals, who opened the season with a 7-2 away win against Bratislava, were fierce from the start, Linz barely keeping up. In the 3rd minute, Colin Campbell opened the game, which would turn into an offensive spectacle. But despite the great dominance in the first section, the Viennese could not increase the lead on the scoreboard. It should be until the 22nd minute before another hit occurs. Brian Lebler shot at the Linzers, who had been replaced, to equalize 1: 1. Linz was improved in terms of ice skating and had good chances. Campbell’s second goal that night brought a brief blackout in the 35th minute. Little because Brian Lebler scored a second time in the same minute and tied the game again. Just one more minute later, Viennese Dominic Hackl beat strong David Kickert in goal for the third time, giving the hosts a 3-2 lead.
The longer the game lasted, the more tired the front line of the Linz parade seemed. However, Julian Pusnik was able to deflect Kragl’s shot on goal and thus level the game again (3: 3, 49th). After Sebastien Piche was shot in the face and had to enter the locker room injured, the Capitals rose to 4-3 (52nd) through defender Jerome Leduc. Just a minute later, forward Ty Loney made it 5: 3 with a pawn trick and thus the final point in a mixed game that made it clear that Linz is losing depth in the squad this year. The second and third row forwards have to step up, otherwise afternoons like this could be repeated soon. The first opportunity to do it is on Sunday before the public against Villacher SV (4:30 pm, live on Puls24).
Vienna is the new favorite
Due to the defeat in Vienna, the leadership of the table in the ICE Hockey League changed: the new favorites are the victorious capitals, who can at least tie at the level of Red Bull Salzburg (at home against Bratislava) on Saturday morning. KAC also have six points on the tally, winning 4-1 at Fehervar with four goals from Nick Petersen. HCB Südtirol’s debut in the Tyrolean derby with HC Innsbruck ended with a 6-1 victory in last year’s quarter-finals. The Graz 99ers lost 1: 2 to Dornbirn in front of their own audience.
“We almost just stayed standing”
Reactions to the Black Wings away game in Vienna:
Goalkeeper David Kickert: “Vienna got off to a good start, skated better and deserved to win at the end. They went into every match, we almost stayed on our feet. We have to skate more. We were lucky in the first two games, but we could have had more goals.”
Coach Pierre Beaulieu: “We were not consistent enough, we deviated from the game plan and neglected the handling of the puck. Vienna was better at 5 against 5, we should have played easier. David is right with his criticism, we have to fight more and be more present. physically in matches against teams as good as Vienna. “
Captain Brian Lebler after his two goals in the second third break: “We’re playing too soft and that’s why it’s not good enough at the moment. We just have to play and get the goal into goal.”
