Ice Hockey HL Anyang has only one win left until their 7th Asian League championship.
HL Anyang, led by coach Baek Ji-sun, won the Red Eagles Hokkaido (Japan) 5-2 in the 3rd game of the 2022-23 Asia League Ice Hockey Playoff Finals 토토사이트(3 best-of-5) held at Anyang Ice Rink on the 23rd.
HL Anyang, who won 2 wins and 1 loss in the series, will win the 4th game held at the same place on the 25th at 4:00 pm to reclaim the top of the Asia League after 3 seasons after the 2019-20 season.
HL Anyang took the lead 2 minutes and 19 seconds into the game as Lee Joo-hyung finished a centering pass from Kim Gun-woo in the space behind the opponent’s goal.
HL Anyang, who did not score an additional goal despite playing a dominant game, allowed Kazumasa Sasaki to equalize at 13:05 in the second period.
At the moment when the flow of the game could turn over to the Red Eagles, veteran Kim Ki-sung’s scorer spewed fire.
Kim Ki-seong intercepted the opponent’s puck in the neutral zone at 13:23 of the second period, rushed to the right of the opponent’s goal, and finished Kim Sang-wook’s return pass with a list shot.
Kim Ki-sung scored the winning goal at 6:18 in the third period when the Red Eagles caught up with Shogo’s equalizer. Ji Hyo-seok, who received Kang Yun-seok’s pass, gave away a cross-ice pass, and Kim Ki-seong, who dug into the right side of the attack area, split the Red Eagles goal net with a snap shot and roared.
HL Anyang scored an additional goal at 15:41 in the 3rd period when it was a power play (opponent’s numerical superiority due to a penalty) situation. 42 seconds before the end, Lee Jong-min’s empty goal (with the opponent’s goalkeeper missing) sealed the victory.