spusu Vienna Capitals welcome league leaders Vihervár

Tomorrow, Wednesday, spusu Vienna Capitals continues its win2day ICE Hockey League competition with a home match against league leaders Hydro Fehérvár AV19. Both teams started 2024 with defeats, the Vienna team's winning streak ended yesterday in Klagenfurt, and the Hungarians' defeat to Hong Kong SZ Olimpija yesterday was the third in a row. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.

Caps: Nine points behind pre-qualifying positions

After three straight wins, spusu Vienna Capitals conceded defeat to EC-KAC 1:6 on New Year's Day. The Vienna team ranks eleventh in the standings with 32 points. Nine points ahead of Pioneers Vorarlberg and HKS ZOlimpija, Christian Dolezal's side are still within striking distance of the pre-qualifier positions. In the last five matches, the Capitals collected seven points, which means they occupy eighth place in the standings. Tomorrow's opponent from Szekesfehirvar scored five points in the same period. Lukas Kainz, who was born in Lower Austria, scored his 100th goalscoring point in the win2day ice hockey league yesterday in Klagenfurt. The 28-year-old scored 42 goals and collected 58 assists in 305 matches. The Caines are seventh in the team's all-time points standings. The team is led by defender Dominik Heinrich, who scored 424 points (125 goals + 299 assists) in 816 league games. In a Cubs jersey, the summer newcomer scored 14 points (2 goals + 12 assists) in 20 games. Two newcomers lead Vienna on other best lists. Rok Tekar scored 29 points (8 goals + 21 assists) in 31 league games, making the Slovenian the top scorer and top assist for Vienna. With 17 goals this season, Trevor Cech is the team's top scorer and ranks third in the league on the team's top scorer list.

Fehérvár also tops the outside table

The league leaders from Szekesfeervár have 66 points after 34 matches, and despite three consecutive defeats, they are one point ahead of second-placed Klagenfurt. Yesterday the Hungarians suffered a 1:5 defeat to HK SZ Olimpija, one of the Caps' rivals in the fight for a place ahead of the qualifiers. The Hungarians also top the away table with 30 points. No other team has managed to collect more points abroad than David Case's side. Hydro Fehérvár AV19 won the previous two duels of the season against spusu Vienna Capitals. The Vienna club has been waiting for a win against the Hungarians at their home stadium STEFFL Arena since December 7, 2021. With 14 goals and 27 assists, Hungarian János Harri is the top scorer, scorer and assist provider of Hydro Fehérvár AV19. Across the league, only Stephen Urie (46) and Graham Knott (42) have contributed more goals than 31-year-olds. Tomorrow's visitors will also have success on special teams. With a hitting rate of 23.5 percent, the Hungarian's power play is third best in the win2day ice hockey league. The penalty kill is actually the second best penalty kill in the league with a success rate of 84.4 percent.

Dolezal: A big task awaits the Capitals

“The whole team understands the importance of this match. We face a double at home against Fehervar and Laibach, every match is important for us. Now let's focus on Fehervar, the best team in the league according to the table. We have a big task ahead of us. We will gather ourselves, analyze the scenes via video and renew them to the best of our ability.” “We can. We want to perform better tomorrow than we did in Klagenfurt.” He says Cubs coach Christian Dolezal.

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