Will Salzburg complete the sweep over Znojmo? – Hockey-News.info
EC Red Bull Salzburg can already buy their semi-final ticket tonight. After three defeats en suite, the South Moravia already have their backs to the wall.
Tue, March 15, 2022, 7:45 p.m.: HC TESLA Orli Znaim – EC Red Bull Salzburg
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Standing in the “Best-of-Seven” series: 0:3
HC TESLA Orli Znojmo fought against the end of the season. The Czechs are 3-0 down against EC Red Bull Salzburg in the best-of-seven quarter-final series and need a win for game five. In his postseason past, Znojmo has already twice been confronted with a 0:3 series deficit, in both cases the “Adler” also lost the fourth game (2012 vs. MZA and 2017 vs. KAC).
In order to pose a threat to the regular season champion, the team around league top scorer Radek Prokes (28G | 30A) must stop Salzburg’s offensive efforts: In the first three games, the “Red Bulls” quickly shot twice as often on goal (111:68). Salzburg, on the other hand, shows a good game, especially when outnumbered, and have not conceded a goal in this series when they are numerically inferior (8). The McIlvane squad have celebrated five sweeps since league affiliation. After a 3-0 series lead (each in the quarterfinals), they failed to close the sack three times in a fourth game, but always rose.
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