November 29, 13:30, Pinki, Inbox Ice Arena
Ahead of the next round of the Optibet League, Oleg Tymchenko’s team approaches the match level on points with Liepaja, who currently hold first place due to tiebreakers. And although Kyiv still has two games in hand, that is more a topic for the near future.
Liepaja will begin its road game against Prizma slightly earlier. Meanwhile, HS Riga will visit Inbox Arena for the second time this season.
Juris Ozols’ team arrives as the ninth-placed side in the league. They managed to gain points during their trip to Vilnius, where they first defeated Hockey Punks in a shootout, but fell to the Lithuanians the following day.
Head-to-head statistics favor the Capitals: the away game ended in a confident 7:2 win, while the home matchup turned out to be tougher – a 4:2 victory for Kyiv.
Riga’s top scorer statistically is 17-year-old forward Kristers Obuks, who has collected 10 points (4+6).
One of the main questions leading up to this game is the goaltending decision for our team. Duve has recently earned his first shutout of the season, but at the last line, we may see him, Voris, or Boiko. The answer to this and other details will be learned on Saturday.
