- EHC Biel defeated Bern in the National League 4-3 after extra time despite being behind several times.
- The ZSC Lions continue to extend their lead in the table thanks to an away win in Lugano.
- Rapperswil-Jona manages to break free against the in-form Lausanne.
Biel – Bern 4:3 aet
Slowly but surely the hospital in Seeland is thinning out, and on Friday Fabio Hofer and Yanik Burren were back in the line-up. And hope for a turnaround on the ice also seems to be returning. At least the Bielers proved in the home game against Bern that their morale is intact. Although the home team took a 1-0 lead in the cantonal derby against SCB, the guests from the federal capital turned the game around and twice gained a one-goal lead.
Legend:
Celebrate with the home fans
Biel’s Gaëtan Haas.
Claudio De Capitani/freshfocus
It wasn’t enough for Bern to win away. After Jérôme Bachofner’s 3-3 equalizer in the 52nd minute, Biel could have decided the game shortly afterwards on a power play in regular time. However, this only happened after 27 seconds in overtime, when Gaëtan Haas scored with a powerful wrist shot.
Lugano – ZSC Lions 1:3
The Luganesi had a pitch-black evening. Not only was the duel with ZSC lost. To make matters worse, Markus Granlund, a key player, was also eliminated with an injury. This comes after Lugano’s second-best scorer, Daniel Carr, was injured during training during the week and will be out for several weeks.
The ZSC didn’t care at all, the Zurich team acted in a concentrated and calm manner in Ticino. Sven Andrighetto (12th), Chris Baltisberger (30th) and Denis Malgin (47th) scored the goals at the front, while goalie Simon Hrubec was once again the safe support at the back (catch rate: 96.88%). Thanks to the 6th complete success in a row, the Lions extended their lead in the table to 5 points.
Lausanne – Lakers 2:4
On Thursday, Rapperswil-Jona announced the signing of Zac Leslie, and the next day the Canadian defender needed just 41 seconds for his debut goal. After the 0-1 defeat, only Lausanne played for quite some time and the Lakers hardly played any more. Nevertheless, the Vaudois, who had recently won 7 times de suite, were unable to make a decisive move until the second break.
Legend:
Introduced himself with a hit
New Lakers defenseman Zac Leslie.
KEYSTONE/Cyril Zingaro
The Lakers came out of the locker room transformed and needed less than 3 minutes to turn 1:2 into 3:2. With a bit of luck and a very strong final third from goalie Melvin Nyffeler, the guests kept the lead over time. Even more: In the final minute, Martin Frk made it 4-2.
Geneva-Servette – Kloten 6:4
In the first half, the home team let the guests play along before the Genevans turned on the turbo in the middle third and literally blew up in the face of the airport city residents. The shot ratio in the second round was 21:4 and the goal difference was 3:0.
Contrary to expectations, the Kloten team managed to catch up. The guests came within 3:4 and 4:5, but it wasn’t enough for a big comeback. Josh Jooris made everything clear with the 6:4 into the empty goal (60th). It was a special evening for Nassim Jaafri-Hayani. Because Geneva’s regular goalie Robert Mayer was injured in the final third, the 18-year-old made his first appearance in the National League.
Legend:
Celebrate after the game
Nassim Jaafri-Hayani.
Laurent Daspres/freshfocus
Ajoie – Ambri 1:3
The Leventiners laid the foundation for the away win in the starting third, in which Manix Landry (10th) and Jesse Virtanen (13th) put Ambri ahead 2-0. Although Ajoie managed to score a goal through Daniel Audette (19th) before the first siren, the Ajoulots subsequently tried to equalize without success. When Damiano Ciaccio made room for a 6th field player shortly before the end, Dominic Zwerger managed to score the empty net.