Optibet League. October 14, 19:15. Pinki, Inbox Ice Arena.
Today, the teams of Oleg Tymchenko and Raimonds Vilkoits will face each other for the second time this season. The previous meeting served as the Kyiv team’s Optibet League season opener and ended in a confident 3:0 road victory. Now, Janis Voris and Maksims Sirokovs will visit the Inbox Ice Arena for the first time to play against the Capitals.
The Riga squad approaches the matchup sitting in sixth place. After ten games played, they have six points to their name. Raimonds Vilkoits’ wards played their last match on October 4, defeating Energija at home. This victory allowed the Latvians to snap a three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian representatives are riding a five-game winning streak. Last Saturday, they convincingly outplayed the reigning vice-champions, Zemgale/LBTU, on home ice (4:0).
It is also worth noting that the members of the Kyiv Capitals’ first offensive line continue to top the Optibet League scoring charts. Deivids Sarkanis has racked up 23 points, while Kevins Stradnieks and Gatis Sprukts have 15 each.
On the other side of the ice, HS Riga/Dinaburga’s top statistical performer is Armands Apsitis (8 points, 6+2).
We look forward to the second chapter of this rivalry and exciting hockey at the Inbox Ice Arena.
