Ice hockey – Dobron believes as Capitals aim to extinguish Blaze

Goalmouth action as Edinburgh Capitals bid to shoot down Dundee Stars: Pic by Ian Coyle

EDINBURGH Capitals player/coch Michal Dobron should be at full-strength for the club’s Elite League double-header this weekend.

The Murrayfield men visit basement rivals Coventry Blaze on Saturday (face-off 7pm) and entertain Manchester Storm on Sunday (face-off 6 pm).

Dobron’s challenge is to catch Coventry who occupy the eighth and final play-off place.

It is Dobron’s first visit to Coventry this season but so far Capitals have beaten the Midlands outfit 4-1 and 8-2 at Murrayfield.

Blaze are eighth in the ten-strong table with 29 points from 36 games and are boosted by Sunday’s 4-0 win at second-bottom Dundee Stars.

Capitals prop up the table with 23 points from 32 games but Dobron said: “We still believe we can get a play-off place but these are two big matches for us.”