Ice hockey thriller: Linz wins after 104 minutes! Historical overtime thriller!

Ice hockey thriller: Linz wins after 104 minutes! Historical overtime thriller!

In a dramatic evening of the ice hockey semi-final games in Austria, the Salzburg Bulls and Black Wings Linz set decisive accents. Salzburg celebrated a clear 3-1 win against Bolzano, while Linz triumphed in a nerve-wracking marathon game in Klagenfurt, which went into the third extension. Peter Schneider (32nd), Ali Wukovits (34th) and Thomas Raffl (36th) were responsible for the victory of the Salzburg, while Braden Chriofferer scored the honor goal for the South Tyroleans. Despite initial difficulties, the Bulls quickly found the game and secured the first tour in the series against Bolzano, which will now continue in Bolzano on Friday, as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

hours of fate for Linz

The Black Wings Linz experienced an exciting duel that was only decided in the 104th minute of play and turned out to be the longest game in the club's history. Linz initially went through Graham Knott (16th) and Shawn ST-Amant (25th) with 2-0 in the lead, but then had to accept a setback when the KAC and Raphael Herburger (36th) and Matt Fraser (59th) have to be compensated for. In the decisive third overtime captain Brian Lebler provided the acclaimed 3-2 victory and thus secured the 1-0 series management for Linz. "Everything is good, this is play-off, baby", said Lebler after the nerve-wracking game, while the fans celebrated the incredible performance of their team, as reported today.