Vítkovice hockey players beat Liberec 3:2 in a shootout on home ice in the rescheduled Round 15 extraliga match. After six consecutive losses, they thus earned two points and ended an unfavorable streak. idnes.cz ↗
The key figure of the match was Šimon Stránský, who returned to the lineup after a six-game absence caused by a hand injury. In the decisive shootout, he helped Vítkovice secure victory, celebrating his return with an important team success. sport.cz - hokej ↗
The home side was reaching for a three-point win. They were less than three minutes away from the full haul, but Liberec managed to equalize the score and send the match into overtime and a subsequent shootout. In it, the visitors had two chances to decide the match, but the Vítkovice team handled the situation. isport.cz ↗
Before the match, Vítkovice stood second-to-last in the table, while Liberec was tenth. For the home side, the two points gained therefore had significance in the fight to improve their standing in the extraliga. After the match, Stránský described the point gain as extremely important given the team's situation. sport.cz ↗
The result also confirmed the balanced course of the match, in which both teams alternated in applying pressure, and the decision was only brought about by the shootout. Vítkovice will now want to build on the victory and gradually pull away from the bottom of the table.
Vítkovice end six-game losing streak, beat Liberec in shootout
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Černá série končí, Liberci i Vítkovicím. Dva body jsou pro nás zlaté, ví hrdina Stránský
isport.cz
| 21:25 20.10.
Navrátilec prolomil bídu. Dva body jsou v naší situaci zlaté, přiznal Stránský
idnes.cz
| 08:37 21.10.
Sérii porážek pomohly utnout šikovné ruce. Už jsme ale měli černé myšlenky, přiznával Stránský
sport.cz - hokej
| 21:32 20.10.
ONLINE: Liberec nastupuje ve Vítkovicích, Karlovy Vary se střetnou s Kometou
idnes.cz
| 17:20 20.10.
ŽIVĚ: Vítkovice hostí Liberec, Karlovy Vary rozehrají s Kometou. Radiožurnál Sport odvysílá přímé přenosy
irozhlas.cz
| 17:00 20.10.
Videomomenty. Liberec vyzve trápící se Vítkovice
sport.cz
| 09:11 20.10.
Extraliga ONLINE: Vítkovice chtějí utnout sérii porážek, hostí Liberec. Vary hrají s Kometou
isport.cz
| 08:10 20.10.
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