Ice hockey league final

Ring free for round two of the Super-Hexers

After winning the patience game in Klagenfurt, the Bulls around Thaler (center) will again make life difficult for KAC goalie Dahm.(Bild: GEPA pictures/ Daniel Goetzhaber)

Gold goal scorer Paul Huber expects hardly any goals today, Sunday, in final game two in Salzburg (17.30). The defense leads the way and with Tolvanen and KACler Dahm the goalie giants are at work.

For the 83rd time, the Bulls and KAC will meet in an ice hockey league game in the (sold-out) Eisarena today in semi-final game two. The last six duels there have all gone to Salzburg (26:7 scoreline), who can play with a broad chest after the overtime 1:0 in the opener in Klagenfurt.

"Playing at 0-0 for so long is not the norm, you have to deal with it - and we decided it in overtime," said a proud Paul Huber, who scored the golden goal and was cleanly assisted by Sinn, who had a strong play-off performance.

It was only the second time since the league was re-established in 2003 that a play-off game had gone into overtime without a goal, and a final had never seen a golden goal so late. For "Redeemer" Huber, who will probably be the striker for the new big-spending Graz 99ers in the new season, the following also applies to the second duel: "There won't be many goals again. Whoever is better defensively will be the winner."

The focus will once again be on the two super-saviors: Tolvanen, who celebrated his third shutout of the season on Friday, and KAC goalie Dahm, who is just ahead of the Finn (92.8) with 93.1 percent of shots saved in the play-off.

Dahm says: "We're similar types, we rely on technique and control." There was also time for a chat on the ice.

Ice hockey league: Final (best of seven), 2nd game: Red Bull Salzburg - KAC (17.30, live Puls 24)/State of the series: 1:0 for Salzburg.