Salzburg also wins the third ICE final game against Fehervar
Red Bull Salzburg is very close to winning the ice hockey league for the seventh time in club history. The winner of the regular season defeated Fehervar 2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0) in the third game of the ICE Hockey League’s best-of-seven final series on Saturday evening, making it 3:0 . Salzburg won their eleventh play-off game this season and already have their first match puck on Hungarian soil on Monday (7:45 p.m.).
Duel number three followed seamlessly from the two performances before. As in the first game in the Salzburg Eisarena, which the home side decided 2-1 after the second overtime, it smelled like a draw after regular time this time too. However, Jan-Mikael Järvinen had something against it and became the match winner with 96 seconds to go and caused a collective cheer in the hall.
“In the beginning we were a bit nervous and acted too carelessly. In the last third we showed our true colors and deservedly scored the winning goal,” said Järvinen in the Puls24 interview. A strong team performance was decisive. Achieving the decisive goal was a “really great” feeling. Salzburg goalie Atte Tolvanen also played a major part in the success, saving his team from the sustained equalizer with a save from a shot by Istvan Terbocs a second before the end.
In the final section it was a performance-based draw. In a really good and very balanced first period, only the goals are missing. Then Gleason Fournier (26th) put the Hungarians in front after a nice pass from Alexander Petan. Thomas Raffl (39′) equalized with a powerful, high shot into the near corner. The 20th goal of the season was a very important one for him.
Now it’s back to Szekesfehervar, where Salzburg recently took home a 5-3 win. Everything is also set to end the league with a perfect post-season. But even in the event of a defeat, the “Bulls” would have three more chances to secure the title.