- Bern beat Zug 4-1 at home in the 48th round of the National League.
- The ZSC Lions (5:1) against Lausanne and Lugano (4:1 against Ambri) celebrate clear home wins.
- While Ajoie (1:4 against Fribourg-Gottéron) and the SCL Tigers (3:7 against Biel) continue their negative series, Davos finds its way back to victory in Rapperswil-Jona.
Bern – train 4:1
Two days after the liberation against Geneva-Servette, SCB celebrates the next full success against champions Zug. As on Tuesday, the Bernese were not necessarily the better team in the sparsely occupied Postfinance Arena, but they were more efficient. Thierry Bader (14th) and Philip Varone (20th) gave the home team the lead in the first third. SCB reacted immediately to Dario Simion’s goal (46′) in the person of top scorer Dominik Kahun (48′). The disciplined SCB – the Bernese didn’t have to survive a manpower situation – thanks to the 3 points in the fight for the pre-playoffs it gets some air again. Zug, on the other hand, has to leave the ice again as a loser after 7 wins in a row.
ZSC Lions 5-1 Lausanne
The ZSC Lions continue their upward trend in the new year against Lausanne. In 2022, the Zurich team celebrated their 8th win in 9 games against the people of Vaud. Coach Rikard Grönborg’s team laid the foundation for the clear 5-1 win in the first third, beating the Lions 3-0 thanks to goals from Christian Marti (10′) and a brace from Sven Andrighetto (14’/17′). decided for himself. In the middle section, Phil Baltisberger increased the lead to 4:0 with his first goal of the season after Justin Krüger lost a puck. The goalkeeper change that followed did not prevent the visitors from Lausanne from going one better in the final third.
Rapperswil-Jona – Davos 0:3
With the surprising top team from Rapperswil-Jona, Davos has found its way back to winning ways. After 4 defeats in a row, the Grisons prevailed 3-0 in a long, balanced game. Birthday boy Simon Knak was responsible for the opening goal. The 20-year-old poked the disc over the line after a confusing situation in front of Lakers goalie Melvin Nyffeler. Because the home team didn’t give up even after the 0:2 by veteran Andres Ambühl (53rd), the definitive decision was not made until the 58th minute when Matej Stransky scored into an empty goal. HCD keeper Sandro Aeschlimann rewarded his strong performance with the 5th shutout this season.
Biel – Langnau 7: 3
Luca Hischier was the most striking figure in the mandatory victory of the Seeländer with a hat trick and an assist. At the latest with his goal to make it 6:3 (46 th ) the game was decided. The audience experienced a spectacular phase in the middle third: within 59 seconds three goals were scored (from 2:2 to 4:3). Worth seeing a little later: Rajala’s gate from the air. Biel returned to winning ways after three annoying 2:3 defeats
Lugano – Ambri 4:1
HC Lugano achieved their 5th victory in the 6th Ticino derby. Troy Josephs with a wonderfully transformed shorthand to make it 2:1 (37th) steered the game in the desired direction from the HCL point of view. All the goals of the night were scored by North Americans. The American Mark Arcobello and the Canadian Josephs each scored twice for the McSorley team. Ambri had taken the lead through an ice-cold break by Canadian Brandon McMillan. In the closing seconds, Ambri vented his frustration by using fists.
Ajoie – Fribourg-Gottéron 1: 4
It was not to be expected that the tail light would be able to end its record series of defeats against the leader of all places. And indeed, Ajoie conceded the 17th bankruptcy in a row. If things don’t go well, bad luck follows: when it was 0-1, Jérôme Gauthier involuntarily lobbed the disc over his own keeper Tim Wolf. Julien Sprunger, Andrey Bykov and Nathan Marchon made the decision in the middle third. In between, Philip-Michael Devos had scored the consolation goal for the Jura.