February 21, 13:30, Pinki, Inbox Ice Arena.
Oleg Tymchenko’s team continues their home stand. After recording the most dominant victory in the league, our side will face Hockey Punks, who currently sit in last place.
The previous four head-to-head meetings all ended in wins for the Capitals (two 7:3 victories, 4:2 and 8:0), and Maksym Duve has already experienced a shutout against the Vilnius club.
Dovydas Kulevicius’ squad comes into this matchup on a seven-game losing streak. Hockey Punks last celebrated a win on January 17, when they defeated Energija in the Lithuanian derby.
Daniil Fursa is the most productive Capitals player in head-to-head games against Vilnius, with 10 points (4+6). Meanwhile, eight different Hockey Punks players have recorded two points each in those matchups: Ilja Zuckovs (1+1), Dino Mukovoz (1+1), Ilja Cetvertak (1+1), Artem Redko (1+1), Alex Maunula (1+1), Tomas Krukovski (0+2), Benas Belicenka (0+2), and Ilja Michalevic (0+2).
As for season leaders, Hockey Punks’ top scorer is the aforementioned Ilja Cetvertak with 24 points (9+15). There has also been a change at the top of the scoring charts for the Kyiv side. After an outstanding performance against Prizma, Lauris Bajaruns raised his tally to 40 points (18+22).
In addition to our game, the matchup between Liepaja and Zemgale/LBTU will be crucial in the battle for a TOP-4 spot. So we will keep a close eye on developments in the Optibet League.
