ECL '25: Winter - Neo | Finals Preview

It's time to decide the ECL '25: Winter - Neo Champion - the finals await us! We started the season with 48 teams and now we're left with the best two of them, quite literally, as the two top-seeded teams made it to the finals. Can Fallen Rangers make it all the way as the number one seed or will Salaseurue be able to crush their hopes of a near-perfect season on the last hurdle? The best of five finals series will be covered tonight, Sunday 9th of February, starting at 20.15 CET on twitch.tv/SportsGamerGG

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(1) Fallen Rangers -  (2) Salaseurue 

Storylines to follow

• High-scoring gameplay - Both teams have been scoring at an impressive rate, Salaseurue with 4.4 and Fallen Rangers with 7.1 goals per game. Fallen Rangers definitely have the edge here but they've also had some very wild games in the playoffs, like a 8-7 OT win in the Semifinals. Both teams are averaging around 2.75 GAA but Salaseurue has had more defensive stability in the later rounds of the playoffs.
   
• Battle of the LWs - Fitting the theme of the two best teams, this series also features the two highest scorers of the playoffs. @Sebko99 has been leading the scoring race all season and playoffs and has scored 73 points in his 12 playoff games. @nikezuki He is on an impressive run of his own, scoring 61 points in 17 games. Both players have contributed to over 80% of their teams' goals scored and they will be the main targets to stop for both defenses.
   
• Goalies in a tough spot - @mildalempik93 (79.62%, 2.67 GAA) and @Zhenda tt3mee (81.68%, 2.82 GAA) have both had good playoff runs and have improved their numbers with the season progressing. As mentioned earlier Fallen Rangers have had some crazy games during the season and it seems like defense has not always been the first priority for the team, and those games are not always the most enjoyable for the goalies. On the other side, tt3mee will have the job of trying to stop Fallen Rangers offense, something that no team or goalie has been able to do so far.
• Salaseurue lineup? - Salaseurue used nine skaters during the regular season and in the playoffs, they have had seven different skaters. Looking at the numbers, all of them have been performing very well but it will interesting to see which lineup we'll see in the playoffs. You also can't leave out that the team Captain and scoring leader Nikezuki seems to already be looking for a new team for the next season. Definitely an interesting choice from the Captain with the finals still yet to be played.
• Fallen Rangers unbeaten run - They've gone through four rounds of playoffs without losing a single game. Semifinals were the first time they were somewhat challenged and they still have the toughest task waiting for them in the finals. They did lose two games in the regular season, one of them being a 2-10 blowout loss, so teams at this level have shown that they can't just cruise through all the games.

Watch the finals broadcast:

The Neo Finals will be played in a best-of-five format with all the games played tonight. We wish both teams good luck in the finals and see you all on the broadcast, starting at 20.15 CET on twitch.tv/SportsGamerGG

Who do you think will win each series? Let us know in the comments!