Tuesday, 19. November 2024 |
Red Bulls hot for CHL round of 16 second leg against Lahti PelicansMario Huber: “We have the opportunity to advance to the next round and are ready”// CHL AchtelfinaleEC Red Bull Salzburg will play the second leg of their Champions Hockey League round of 16 tie against the Lahti Pelicans tomorrow, Wednesday (20:20, ORF Sport+). The Red Bulls have a one-goal lead from the first leg in Lahti a week ago and therefore have a good chance of advancing to the quarter-finals in the top flight.
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20 November vs. Lahti Pelicans | CHL Playoffs | Tickets
Interview Mario Huber
Starting position
The Red Bulls are on a strong run in the Champions Hockey League this season. Following victories in the regular season against the ZSC Lions and the Växjö Lakers, among others, and a final eighth place out of 24 teams, the Austrian champions also won the first leg of the round of 16 away against the Lahti Pelicans 2:1 a week ago, beating another team from a top European league.
Now the Red Bulls want to perfect their progression to the quarter-finals and need at least a draw in front of their own fans to do so. If they were to lose by one goal, the game would go into overtime (aggregate score - total number of goals is decisive). It would be only the second time that Salzburg have reached the next round of the CHL playoffs. The Red Bulls are on a good run of form and have also been successful in the domestic championship in their last two games against Vienna and Bolzano.
The Lahti Pelicans, 12th in the Finnish Liiga table, have also been in action twice since the CHL game against the Red Bulls. Last Friday they lost 5-2 at HPK in Hämeenlinna (15th), but the following day, last Saturday, they won 4-1 at home against Kärpät (9th). The Czech Lubos Horky, who is not only the Pelicans' second-best scorer in the Liiga with 9 goals, but also leads the way in the CHL with 5 goals in 6 games, is particularly worth keeping an eye on. The Finns' goal in Lahti was scored by Lars Bryggman, who is Lahti's top scorer in the Liiga with 10 goals so far.
All goals of the Red Bulls against Lahti | 12.11.24
Statement by Mario Huber
“We're looking forward to the game. We have the opportunity to advance to the next round and are ready. The Finns will try to find solutions against our forecheck, which we already kept them busy with in Lahti. But we still want to try to play our game and impose it on them. We're not thinking about the lead, the game starts at 0-0 and that's how we're going into the game.”
CHL playoff mode
The first 16 teams in the 24-team field will contest the playoff round of 16. They play 1st against 16th, 2nd against 15th and so on. This results in the playoff tree up to the final. The play-off matches are decided by a first leg and a second leg, with the total number of goals (aggregate score) being decisive in the event of a tie. If the goal difference is equal after the second leg, 10 minutes of extra time with 3 field players and a goalkeeper will follow. If the extra time does not result in a decision, a penalty shoot-out follows with five shooters from each team. Thereafter, the teams alternate until a decision is reached, if necessary. Only the final is decided in an all-important game.
Champions Hockey League | Playoff round of 16
EC Red Bull Salzburg - Lahti Pelicans
Wed, 20.11.2024 | Eisarena Salzburg, 8.20 p.m.
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