Spisska Nova Ves 3-0 HC Kosice: Match report
Spisska Nova Ves beat HC Kosice 3-0 in regular time and sit 4th in the Slovak Extraliga table.
A clean sheet for the hosts
Spisska Nova Ves won 3-0 in regular time, and no overtime was needed. The period scores were 1-0 in each of the three periods, so the home side scored once in every period. HC Kosice did not score in any of them.
What the record does not cover
The match details available for this report give the final score and the period scores only. They contain no information on individual goals, scorers, cards or penalties, so none of those are described here.
Effect on the table
Spisska Nova Ves are 4th in the 12-team Slovak Extraliga table with 22 points from 12 matches. They have won 6, lost 4 and won 2 in overtime, scoring 38 goals and conceding 29. HC Kosice are 5th on 20 points from 11 matches, with 32 goals scored and 25 conceded.
Recent form on both sides
Spisska Nova Ves had lost their most recent match, a 3-0 defeat away to HK Nitra, after a run of wins. HC Kosice came into the game on a run of three wins, most recently a 3-2 home win over HK Dukla Trencin. The two sides were therefore arriving at this meeting from different recent results.