Drama in the pre-playoff: Capitals fight for survival against Fehervar!

Drama in the pre-playoff: Capitals fight for survival against Fehervar!

The Vienna Capitals got off to a furious start in the pre-playoffs of the ICE Ice Hockey League, but their debut was anything but successful. On Sunday, the Viennese suffered a narrow 1-2 defeat against Fehervar in Hungary, which makes the Capitals' situation precarious in the first game of the "best of three" series. Zane Franklin gave the Caps the lead in the 8th minute, but the hosts turned the game around in the middle third with goals from Kristof Nemeth and Rasmus Kulmala. Now the Viennese urgently need to win on Tuesday to avert the end of the season and face the challenge in Kagran at 7:15 p.m oe24.at reported.

Pure drama in the pre-playoff race

The Capitals still secured a place in the pre-playoffs with a dramatic defeat against the Pioneers Vorarlberg. Josh Passolt gave Vorarlberg the lead on a power play in the fourth minute. Although the Capitals fought, Willie Raskob equalized only two seconds before the end of regular time. In overtime, however, Passolt was able to score the winning goal for the Pioneers, which secured a point for the Capitals vienna-capitals.at executed. The point win saved them from slipping out of the pre-playoff race and secured tenth place in the table.

The Capitals now have the opportunity to show that they are ready for the pre-playoffs in the last regular season game against Olimpija Ljubljana on Friday. However, the look into the next round is still up in the air, as the success against Fehervar could be decisive. Coach Gerry Fleming has already made changes by starting Tyler Parks at goalkeeper. The coming games could now be crucial for the Viennese to make it into the playoffs.