Only 24 hours after the 4:3 victory in Znojmo, the Vienna Capitals expanded their winning record in the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League (EBEL) on Saturday evening.
In the opening game of the 10.In the second round, the Viennese celebrated an arduous 2-0 home win against the last-place finishers Dornbirn.The lead over Innsbruck as the first player to be followed by the same number of games is already ten points.
The Dorbirner had also been in action on Friday, with a 2-1 defeat at Fehervar.Accordingly, both teams acted accordingly tired, and inefficiently.The guests tried to cover the young Caps-Goalie Max Zimmermann with shots at every possible opportunity, but in the first third they had to show one more attempt compared to the Caps (6:5).
The hosts gained a certain superiority in the second section, but the best powerplay team in the league did not take advantage of the first two games of the match.In the final period, however, the pressure on the capitals continued to increase, and the goal that was longed for had to almost fall.That was what ultimately worried Jamie Fraser (53rd), and Kelsey Tessier put in the orphaned Dorbirner Tor 40 seconds ahead of the final siren.
Since last Sunday, the Capitals have won four times – three times in the league and once in the Hockey Champions League (EHL).With their ninth EBEL victory this season, they further expanded their start record, setting the bar for future record hunters to 22 victories in all seasons.The Caps will now be playing in the EHL at Zug on Tuesday, possibly with the newly committed Goalie Pekka Tuokkola.