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| 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season | |
|---|---|
| League | Slovak Extraliga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2018 – April 2019 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Average attendance | 1,1814  [1] |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | HC '05 Banská Bystrica |
| Runners-up | HKm Zvolen |
| Top scorer | Ladislav Nagy (Košice) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Samuel Buček (Nitra) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | HC '05 Banská Bystrica |
| Runners-up | HK Nitra |
The 2018–19 Slovak Extraliga season was the 26th season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia. HK Orange 20 is a project to prepare the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team does not play a complete regular season and cannot advance to the playoffs or get relegated. Since the 2018–19 season, the league also includes two teams from Hungary.[2]
Regular season
Standings
Each team played 55 games, playing each of the other eleven teams five times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points are 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 | Banská Bystrica | 57 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 196 | 139 | +57 | 115 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Zvolen | 57 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 193 | 128 | +65 | 111 | |
| 3 | Nitra | 57 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 217 | 138 | +79 | 110 | |
| 4 | Košice | 57 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 190 | 135 | +55 | 109 | |
| 5 | Poprad | 57 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 168 | 147 | +21 | 102 | |
| 6 | Trenčín | 57 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 152 | 131 | +21 | 93 | |
| 7 | Nové Zámky | 57 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 142 | 130 | +12 | 92 | Qualification to Wild card round |
| 8 | Miskolc | 57 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 147 | 151 | −4 | 87 | |
| 9 | Budapest | 57 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 158 | 197 | −39 | 66 | |
| 10 | Detva | 57 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 149 | 198 | −49 | 62 | |
| 11 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 57 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 129 | 178 | −49 | 58 | |
| 12 | Žilina | 57 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 151 | 222 | −71 | 52 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| HK Orange 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 128 | −98 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Éric Faille
|
HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 52 | 24 | 48 | 72 | +7 | 36 |
 Michal Chovan
|
HKm Zvolen | 56 | 20 | 48 | 68 | +16 | 34 |
| Ladislav Nagy
|
HC Košice | 48 | 34 | 27 | 61 | +25 | 28 |
| Brock Higgs
|
HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 42 | 24 | 35 | 59 | +19 | 28 |
| Róbert Lantoši
|
HK Nitra | 56 | 20 | 38 | 58 | +17 | 12 |
| Guillaume Asselin
|
HC '05 Banská Bystrica | 55 | 29 | 26 | 55 | +4 | 68 |
| Patrik Svitana
|
HK Poprad | 56 | 19 | 33 | 52 | +18 | 16 |
| Samuel Buček
|
HK Nitra | 53 | 30 | 21 | 51 | +26 | 20 |
 Bálint Magosi
|
DVTK Jegesmedvék | 57 | 27 | 22 | 49 | +16 | 48 |
| Rastislav Špirko
|
HKm Zvolen | 48 | 18 | 31 | 49 | +15 | 8 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[4]
