Next task is waiting in Augsburg – Eishockey.net

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With three victories behind them, the Grizzlies will face the Augsburg Panthers on foreign ice on Sunday. The target in the Curt Frenzel Stadium falls at 4:30 p.m.

Black-Orange left the ice last against Munich (4:3) and twice against Krefeld (5:1, 5:2), both as winners, and has a total of seven wins from the past eight games. “We definitely want to get the next three points in Augsburg on Sunday,” emphasizes Mike Stewart, head coach of Lower Saxony.

But the home side have recently gained self-confidence. At the Iserlohn Roosters, the AEV prevailed 3:2 and is still in the middle of the fight to reach the pre-playoffs. “Every game is extremely important for Augsburg. The Panthers will throw everything in accordingly, and we have to do that too, ”said Stewart.

“The Panthers are difficult to beat anyway,” says the Wolfsburg head coach and refers to the past four games, none of which the Fuggerstadt team lost after 60 minutes. Especially at home they have always annoyed the teams from the upper part of the table.

The Augsburgers lost their only home game against the Grizzlies 0:5, but then took a point from EHC Red Bull Munich (1:2 after extra time) and beat leaders Eisbären Berlin 3:2 about two weeks ago. “Our victory in Augsburg has no meaning for the game on Sunday. If you’re not 100 percent ready, the Panthers will punish you immediately,” warns Stewart.

Incidentally, the hosts are particularly strong at the face-off point. They win 54.41 percent of their passes, no team in the PENNY DEL can boast better statistics. Augsburg’s top scorer is still defender Jesse Graham, who has only scored three goals himself, but has just set up a whopping 39 (!).