HC Davos beats ZSC Lions – SCB loses to Friborg

Zurich – Davos 2:3 n.V.

The ZSC Lions lost the top game in Zurich against HC Davos 2:3 in extra time. Michael Fora scored the winning goal in overtime with 0.8 seconds left. ZSC last lost a home game against Kloten on January 20th, 3-1, after which Zürcher SC strung together 25 wins in a row against their own team. The Davos team won for the tenth time in the last eleven rounds thanks to Fora’s late winning goal.

Three teams are now tied for the lead: The ZSC Lions, HC Davos and Lausanne HC all total 40 points. If the ZSC Lions hadn’t been able to equalize against Davos in the 56th minute through Jesper Frödén and save his team a point, then HC Davos would have had it again for the first time since January 4, 2015 and for the first time in almost 500 rounds (488). Taken top of the table in the National League.

ZSC Lions – Davos 2:3 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1) nV
12’000 viewers. SR Kaukokari/Stricker, Duc/Francey.
Tore: 10. Nussbaumer (Stransky) 0:1. 14. Baltisberger (Baechler, Riedi) 1:1. 31. Knak (Gredig) 1:2. 56. Frödén (Sigrist) 2:2. 65. (64:59) Fora (Tambellini, Ryfors) 2:3.
Punish: 5 times 2 minutes against ZSC Lions, 4 times 2 minutes against Davos.
PostFinance top scorer: Grant; Tambellini.
ZSC Lions: Thickness; Weber, Lehtonen; Kukan, Geering; Trutmann, Marti; Bünzli; Sigrist, Malgin, Andrighetto; Frödén, Lammikko, Zehnder; Rohrer, Grant, De Leo; Baltisberger, Baechler, Riedi; Henry.
Davos: Aeschlimann; Fora, Gross; Honka, Dahlbeck; Andersson, Young; Guebey; Stransky, Corvi, Kessler; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Nussbaumer, Egli, Zadina; Ambühl, Gredig, Knak; Parree.
Remarks: ZSC Lions without Balcers, Denis Hollenstein (both injured) and Kinnunen (surplus foreigner).

Zug – Lausanne 6:2

Zug managed to react strongly to the embarrassing performance against Bern on Wednesday (1:6). Gregory Hofmann and Fredrik Olofsson each contributed two goals to the 6-2 home win against Lausanne, who traveled to central Switzerland as leaders. It was Olofsson’s first two goals this season. The hosts decided the middle third 4-1 in their favor with the kind help of Lausanne goalie Antoine Keller, who was substituted after 40 minutes. The EVZ had lost all of the previous four duels against the Vaudois team.

Zug – Lausanne 6:2 (1:1, 4:1, 1:0)
7419 spectators. SR Hebeisen/Dipietro, Huguet/Fuchs.
Tore: 15. (14:15) Hofmann (Kovar/Powerplaytor) 1:0. 16. (15:17) Pajuniemi 1:1. 26. Wingerli (Martschini) 2:1. 30. (29:21) Hofmann (Muggli) 3:1. 30. (29:44) Rochette 3:2. 38. (37:30) Olofsson (Tobias Geisser) 4:2. 38. (37:54) Martschini (Carlsson) 5:2. 50. Olofsson 6:2.
Punish: 2 times 2 minutes against Zug, 4 times 2 minutes against Lausanne.
PostFinance top scorer: Vozenilek; Finnish.
Zug: Wolf; Muggli, Carlsson; Hansson, Johnson; Stadler, Tobias Geisser; Mischa Geisser; Vozenilek, Kovar, Hofmann; Martschini, Olofsson, Wingerli; Biasca, Senteler, Künzle; Eggenberger, Leuenberger, Herzog; Simion.
Lausanne: Keller (41st pass); Glauser, Marti; Heldner, Frick; Sklenicka, Bayreuth; Fiddler; Riat, Suomela, Fox; Hügli, Jäger, Bozon; Pajuniemi, Kuokkanen, Rochette; Holdener, Bougro, Genazzi; Mémeteau.
Remarks: Zug without Balestra, Genoni, Riva, Schlumpf (all injured) and Bengtsson (sick), Lausanne without Oksanen, Pilut, Prassl, Raffl and Vouardoux (all injured).

• 7

  A leader who can decide a game and make his team better on and off the ice.

• 6-7

  A player with so much talent that on a good evening he can decide a game and is a leader.

• 5-6

  A good NL player: Often talented Iridescent butterflies, sometimes serious workers who make a lot of their talent.

• 4-5

  A player for the 3rd or 4th block, a veteran warrior or a newcomer.

• 3-4

  The future still ahead of you or the future already behind you.

• The rating is the North American hockey grading scale, which goes from 1 (minimum) to 7 (maximum). There are no grades below 3, because those who play in the top league are at least just about enough.

Fribourg-Bern 5:4 n. p.

In Freiburg, Gottéron and the Bern Ice Skating Club created a spectacle – from the very first second. After 23 seconds the game was already 1:1. It’s been 32 years since two goals were scored even faster (at Ambri – Zug 2-0 after 22 seconds). Jakob Lilja (who came from Ambri for DiDomenico) scored his first goal for Gottéron to make it 1-1. That was also strange, because the puck was lying free in front of the goal for Lilja, while Bern’s goalie Adam Reideborn was behind the goal. In the end, Freiburg won 5:4 after a penalty shootout. No shooter was successful at Bern, Jacob de la Rose and Christoph Bertschy scored for Gottéron. Bern has lost eight of nine overtime games this season.

Fribourg-Gottéron – Bern 5:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1, 0:0) nP
9178 spectators. SR Tscherrig/Hungerbühler, Steenstra/Humair.
Tore: 1. (0:12) Merelä (Baumgartner) 0:1. 1. (0:23) Lilja (Dorthe, Borgman) 1:1. 7. Wallmark 2:1. 14. Simon Moser (Ritzmann, Schild) 2:2. 31. Ritzmann (Loeffel, Marc Marchon) 2:3. 40. (39:51) Bertschy (De la Rose, Schmid/Powerplaytor) 3:3. 44. Diaz (Sörensen, Gunderson/at 5 against 3) 4:3. 57. Merela (Vermin) 4:4.
Penalty shootout: Sprunger -, Merelä -; Wallmark -, Czarnik -; De la Rose 1-0, Baumgartner -; Bertschy 2-0, Lehmann -.
Punish: 4 times 2 minutes against Fribourg-Gottéron, 6 times 2 minutes against Bern.
PostFinance top scorer: Sorensen; Czarnik.
Fribourg-Gottéron: Berra; Sutter, Streule; Gunderson, Jecker; Diaz, Borgman; Sails; Sörensen, Wallmark, Schmid; Lily, De la Rose, Dorthe; Sprunger, Bertschy, Mottet; Nicolet, Walser, Gerber; After.
Bern: Reideborn; Loeffel, Nemeth; Untersander, Füllmann; Vermin, Rhyn; Lehmann, Czarnik, Ejdsell; Merelä, Baumgartner, Scherwey; Bader, Graf, Marc Marchon; Schild, Ritzmann, Simon Moser; Sablatnig.
Remarks: Fribourg-Gottéron without Dufner, Nathan Marchon and Rod (all injured), Bern without Kahun, Kreis and Lindholm (all injured).

Lugano – Biel 6:3

Because of the traffic jam on the Gotthard, Biel arrived in Lugano late; the game started with a slight delay. The short preparation did not prove to be a handicap for the Zealanders: Biel led 3-2 until the 29th minute after two goals from Toni Rajala. Jesper Peltonen also achieved the decisive turnaround from 2:3 to 4:3 with a brace (29th and 36th minutes).

Lugano – Biel 6:3 (2:1, 2:2, 2:0)
4859 Zuschauer. SR Piechaczek/Fonselius, Cattaneo/Bichsel.
Tore: 1. (0:58) Fazzini (Joly, Zohorna/Powerplaytor) 1:0. 10. Kneubuehler 1:1. 16. Canonica 2:1. 23. Rajala (Tanner) 2:2. 27. Rajala (Bachofner, Jakovenko) 2:3. 29. Jesper Peltonen (Alatalo) 3:3. 36. Jesper Peltonen (Zanetti) 4:3. 59. (58:29) Joly 5:3 (ins Leere Tor). 59. (58:39) Verboon (Marco Müller, Mirco Müller) 6:3.
Punish: 2 times 2 minutes against Lugano, 4 times 2 minutes against Biel.
PostFinance top scorer: Joly; Rajala.Lugano: Schlegel; Schultz, Mirco Müller; Aebischer, Dahlström; Jesper Peltonen, Alatalo; Hausheer; Joly, Zohorna, Carr; Cormier, Marco Müller, Verboon; Fazzini, Arcobello, Patry; Zanetti, Canonica, Reichle; Aleksi Peltonen.
Biel: Janet; Zryd, Yakovenko; Burren, Christe; Stampfli, Blessing; Delemont; Hofer, Andersson, Kneubuehler; Nicolas Müller, Heponiemi, Sallinen; Bachofner, Tanner, Rajala; Cattin, Christians, sleepers.
Remarks: Lugano without Guerra, Morini, Thürkauf, van Pottelberghe (all injured), Huska and Sekac (both surplus foreigners), Biel without Cunti (sick), Brunner, Bärtschi, Grossmann, Haas, Lööv (all injured) and Säteri (surplus foreigners) . Biel from 57:53 to 58:29 without a goalkeeper.

Langnau – Rapperswil-Jona 4:5 n. V.

The SCL Tigers suffered their next defeat 4:5 against the Lakers in a game with lots of lead changes. At least the Langnauers managed to score again: after a 0:4 against Zug, a 0:3 in Davos and a 0:2 in Ajoie, they scored 1-0 after 201 minutes and 49 seconds through Michal Kristof. What followed was bitter: Although the Tigers were then able to play a power play and take a penalty, four minutes after the 1-0 lead they were behind for the first time, 1-2. Pontus Aberg scored the winning goal for the Lakers after 62:20 minutes.

SCL Tigers – Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4:5 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1, 0:1) nV5610 spectators. – SR Lemelin/Staudenmann, Meusy/Gurtner. – Goals: 8. Kristof (Zanetti) 1:0. 10. Hofer (Rask) 1:1. 13. Capaul (Moy) 1:2. 19. Flavio Dirt (Riikola) 2:2. 26. Pesonen (Meier) 3:2. 40. (39:49) Strömwall 3:3. 41. (40:57) Zangger (Jelovac) 3:4. 44. Baltisberger (Flavio Dirt) 4:4. 63. Aberg 4:5. – Penalties: 2 times 2 minutes against SCL Tigers, 5 times 2 minutes against Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. – PostFinance top scorer: Saarela; Strömwall.SCL Tigers: Boltshauser; Saarijärvi, Baltisberger; Riikola, Zanetti; Erni, Meier; Cadonau, Paschoud; Julian Dirt, Kristof, Saarela; Rohrbach, Flavio Dirt, Pesonen; Fahrni, Felcman, Allenspach; Petrini, Salzgeber, Lapinskis.Rapperswil-Jona Lakers: Nyffeler; Henauer, Holm; Baragano, Djuse; Jelovac, Maier; Capaul; Aberg, Albrecht, Taibel; Zangger, Moy, Jensen; Strömwall, Rask, Hofer; Wick, Dünner, Alge.Remarks: SCL Tigers without Berger, Guggenheim, Malone and Mäenalanen (all injured), Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without Lammer, Larsson (both injured), Wetter (sick) and Nardella (surplus foreigner).

Kloten – Ajoie 5:2

The Canadian Greg Ireland, who took over at Ajoie during the national team break, lost 2:5 at the premiere in Kloten. Ajoie had won twice before the championship was interrupted. The Jurassians clearly missed their third victory in a row. In the second section, EHC Kloten scored three goals from 0:1 to 3:1 within eleven minutes.

Kloten – Ajoie 5:2 (0:0, 3:1, 2:1)
4714 spectators. SR Hürlimann/Mollard, Bürgy/Gnemmi.
Tore: 26. Ramel (Morley) 1:0. 30. Bellemare 1:1. 33. Simic (Diem, Grégoire) 2:1. 36. Ojamäki (Aaltonen, Profico) 3:1. 47. (46:25) Sopa (Nättinen, Bellemare) 3:2. 48. (47:20) Weibel (Sidler, Steve Kellenberger) 4:2. 59. Aaltonen (Ojamäki) 5:2 (ins Leere Tor).
Punish: you 2 Minutes.
PostFinance top scorer: Aaltonen; From Turku.
Balls: Zurkirchen; Niku, Profico; Gregoire, Wolf; Sidler, Steve Kellenberger; Sataric; Ojamäki, Aaltonen, Audette; Meyer, Morley, Ramel; Simic, Schäppi, Meier; Weibel, Diem, Smirnovs; Derungs.
Add: Cons; Nussbaumer, Fey; Honka, Maurer; Scheidegger, Fischer; Thiry, Pilet; Hazen, Devos, Turkulainen; Sopa, Bellemare, Nättinen; Robin, Frossard, Veckaktins; Pouilly, Garessus, Pedretti.
Remarks: Kloten without Marchon and Steiner (both injured), Ajoie without Bozon, Romanenghi, Rundqvist, dirt (all injured) and Brennan (surplus foreigner). Ajoie from 58:08 to 59:00 without a goalkeeper. (nih/sda)

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