Vienna – The Black Wings Linz clinched a 2:1 (0:0,1:0,1:1) home win over second-placed HCB Südtirol in the ICE Ice Hockey League on Sunday, thereby consolidating their sixth place. The Graz 99ers are immediately ahead of the Upper Austrians with the same points after an 8:3 (3:1,2:2,3:0) in front of their own audience against Asiago. VSV suffered a 1:2 (0:0,0:0,1:1/0:1) defeat after extra time at the Pustertal Wolves.