2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season
| 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season | |
|---|---|
| League |  Slovak Extraliga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
The 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga season is the 28th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest ice hockey league in Slovakia. The league also includes one team from Hungary.[1][2]
Regular season
Standings
Each team is scheduled to play 50 games: playing each of the other eleven teams four times – 2x at home, 2x away (44 games) and during the Christmas holidays (22.12.2020 – 6.1.2021) each team will play the inserted matches within the region 1x at home, 1x away = 6 games.
Points are awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points was crowned the league champion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvolen | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 124 | 91 | +33 | 75 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Poprad | 36 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 133 | 93 | +40 | 72 | |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava | 35 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 111 | 81 | +30 | 69 | |
| 4 | Michalovce | 36 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 110 | 89 | +21 | 65 | |
| 5 | Detva | 36 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 111 | 99 | +12 | 64 | |
| 6 | Nitra | 36 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 121 | 118 | +3 | 64 | |
| 7 | Trenčín | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 129 | 95 | +34 | 59 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Košice | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 101 | 93 | +8 | 51 | |
| 9 | Banská Bystrica | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 92 | 128 | −36 | 37 | |
| 10 | Nové Zámky | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 86 | 102 | −16 | 36 | |
| 11 | Miskolc | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 82 | 129 | −47 | 32 | |
| 12 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 84 | 166 | −82 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points
Playoffs
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.
Bracket
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of games played on 29 January 2021.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Haščák
|
HK Poprad | 33 | 29 | 19 | 48 | +22 | 14 |
| Marek Tvrdoň
|
HK Nitra | 34 | 18 | 22 | 40 | −3 | 28 |
| Patrik Svitana
|
HK Poprad | 34 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +23 | 18 |
| Oliver Okuliar
|
HK Dukla Trenčín | 32 | 15 | 23 | 38 | +5 | 64 |
| Marek Slovák
|
HK Nitra | 34 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +6 | 24 |
| Dávid Skokan
|
HK Poprad | 35 | 11 | 26 | 37 | +31 | 83 |
| Michal Chovan
|
HC Košice | 31 | 9 | 28 | 37 | +2 | 12 |
| Radovan Bondra
|
HKM Zvolen | 35 | 17 | 19 | 36 | +23 | 57 |
 Mikko Nuutinen
|
HKM Zvolen | 35 | 14 | 21 | 35 | +6 | 22 |
 Carl Ackered
|
HK Dukla Trenčín | 35 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +6 | 18 |
Leading goaltenders
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 4 December 2020.[4]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Rahm
|
HKM Zvolen | 12 | 750:47 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 92.13 | 2.24 |
 Tomáš Vošvrda
|
HK Poprad | 15 | 894:36 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 91.94 | 2.35 |
| Henri Kiviaho
|
HC Nové Zámky | 16 | 984:44 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 91.91 | 2.56 |
| Tomáš Tomek
|
HK Dukla Michalovce | 14 | 759:45 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 90.98 | 2.84 |
 Tomas Sholl
|
HC 07 Detva | 13 | 730:38 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 92.21 | 2.96 |
| Michal Valent
|
HK Dukla Trenčín | 15 | 865:25 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 90.40 | 2.98 |
 Miklós Rajna
|
DVTK Jegesmedvék | 10 | 555:50 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 90.85 | 3.02 |
| Jakub Sedláček
|
HC Košice | 12 | 671:03 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 89.70 | 3.04 |
| Evan Cowley
|
HK Nitra | 15 | 905:40 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 91.45 | 3.05 |
| Roman Durný
|
HC Slovan Bratislava | 9 | 455:38 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 88.99 | 3.16 |
References
- ^ "Tipsport Liga v nasledujúcej sezóne definitívne aj s Miškovcom od 2. októbra" (in Slovak).
- ^ "Tipsport Liga oficiálne prišla o jedného maďarského účastníka" (in Slovak).
- ^ "Statistics – Hráči 2020/2021" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Statistics – Brankári 2020/2021" (in Slovak). hockeyslovakia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.