National League: Bern loses and is last – Davos beats Zug

Bern after last derby loss – ZSC’s winning streak is broken against Biel – Davos beats Zug

The ZSC Lions lose 3-1 to Biel for the first time after eight wins, and only for the second time at home. Lausanne wins the derby, Davos wins at home against Zug.

Langnau – Bern 4: 3

SC Bern loses a spectacular derby against SC Tigers 3: 4. Anthony Huguenin scores 93 seconds before the end to win and pushes the red lantern into the opposing canton’s hand. It is the first time since promotion in 1986 that the SCB is the last position in the National League.

SC Bern has lost the winning gene that has distinguished him so many times in recent years. Under difficult circumstances, the Bernese fought exemplary in the basement duel against the SCL Tigers, who had previously placed last, but a minute and a half before the end, shortly after an unused power play, they let the top scorer of the team escape. Langnau PostFinance Ben Maxwell and Anthony Huguenin and conceded the decisive 3: 4.

In the final third, the SCB had taken the lead twice after an initial deficit, but ultimately lost for the fourth time in a row; the SCL Tigers, however, achieved their first win after six losses.

For once, the Bernese have good reason to explain the reverse. They only returned from the second quarantine of this season on Monday and had to dispense with fewer than eight players, including Tristan Scherwey and veteran defender Beat Gerber, who were sick with Covid-19 and are not yet in a position to return to action. Instead, five juniors and newly signed Swedish winger Jesper Olofsson made their National League debut.

SCL Tigers – Bern 4: 3 (1: 0, 0: 0, 3: 3)
1 spectator. – SR Lemelin (United States) / Fluri, Obwegeser / Burgy. – Goals: 6th Julian Schmutz 1-0. 44. (43:41) Praplan (Jeffrey, Andersson / Powerplaytor) 1: 1. 45. (44:26) Bader (Burkhalter / Powerplaytor) 1: 2. 48. Flavio Schmutz (Anderson) 2: 2. 51. ( 50:17) Neuenschwander 2: 3. 52. (51:15) Dostoinov (Erni) 3: 3. 59. Huguenin (Maxwell) 4: 3.
Punish: 9 times 2 minutes against SCL Tigers, 7 times 2 plus 10 minutes (Sterchi) against Bern.
PostFinance Top Scorer: Maxwell; Jeffrey.
SCL Tigers: Punnenovs; Leeger, Blaser; Erni, Grossniklaus; Lardi, Huguenin; Rüegsegger, Bircher; Weibel, Melnalksnis, Andersons; Earl, Maxwell, Nilsson; Sturny, Flavio Schmutz, Julian Schmutz; Pascal Berger, Petrini, Dostoinov.
Bern: Wüthrich; Andersson, Burren; Untersander, Zryd; Elsener, Blum; Fox; Olofsson, Brithén, Moser; Praplan, Jeffrey, Pestoni; Sterchi, Neuenschwander, Bader; Alain Berger, Burkhalter, Soup; Näf.
Observations: SCL Tigers without Diem, Glauser, Kuonen, Neukom and Schilt (all injured), Bern without Beat Gerber, Colin Gerber, Jeremi Gerber, Heim, Henauer, Scherwey, Sciaroni, Thiry (all ill) and Ruefenacht (injured). Bern from 58:57 without goalkeeper.

Davos – train 3: 2nV

HC Davos achieved one of their rare victories against Leader Zug 3-2 after extra time. Fabrice Herzog made the decision four seconds before the end of extra time.

The extension continued smoothly where the game had temporarily ended after 60 minutes – spectacular. In the end, the HCD didn’t get the extra point undeservedly. After just a few seconds of overtime, Magnus Nygren only hit the crossbar, and after a faulty substitution by Zug, Davos was able to play 5v3 for 30 seconds. The decisive 3-2, however, only fell at the end.

With Davos and Zug, the two offensively strongest teams in the league met, and that was shown in 75 shots on goal (39:36). The two goalkeepers Robert Mayer and Leonardo Genoni had an excellent evening. Davos have only won against Zug for the second time in the last ten games and for the first time since October 2017 at home.

Davos – Zug 3: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) nV
50 spectators. – SR Salonen (FIN) / Staudenmann, Altmann / Dreyfus.
Tore: 21. (20:39) Thorell 0: 1. 31. Palushaj (poorly paid goal!) 1: 1. 47. Marc Wieser 2: 1. 49. Klingberg 2: 2. 65. (64:56) Duke 3: 2.
Punish: 4 times 2 minutes against Davos, 6 times 2 minutes against Zug.
PostFinance Top Scorer: Ambühl; Kovar.
Davos: Mayer; Nygren, Barandun; Stoop, Jung; Heinen, War; Meyer; Duke, Ambühl, Baumgartner; Palushaj, Lindgren, Hischier; Marc Wieser, Corvi, Turunen; Marc Aeschlimann, Egli, Frehner.
Zug: Genoni; Diaz, Geisser; Cadonau, Alatalo; Schlumpf, Stadler; Zgraggen, large; Martschini, Kovar, Thorell; Simion, Senteler, Hofmann; Klingberg, Albrecht, Zehnder; Thürkauf, Leuenberger, Bachofner.
Observations: Davos without Du Bois, Kienzle, Paschoud, Rubanik and Dino Wieser (all injured).

Zurich – Biel 1: 3

The ZSC Lions lost 3-1 to Biel for the first time after eight victories, and only for the second time at home.

It took the two teams more than 39 minutes to reach operating temperature in the empty indoor stadium. A double shot by Biel from Yanick Stampfli (45th) and Petteri Lindbohm 49th) brought the decision. Both defeated the previously strong Ludovic Waeber with powerful shots from the blue line, for the 20-year-old Stampfli it was the first goal in the National League. Lindbohm then hit the empty goal to make it 3-1.

The Zeelanders were successful after a cautious start with a clear increase in performance and greater commitment than the Zurick, who were used to success. Their impressive streak was snapped despite Marco Pedretti’s 1-0 lead. They suffered their first loss since October 27 (2: 5 at Ambri).

ZSC Lions – Biel 1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 3)
1 spectator. – SR Dipietro / Nikolic (AUT), Huguet / Wermeille.
Tore: 40th (39:02) Pedretti (Krüger) 1-0. 45. Stampfli (Cunti, Komarek) 1: 1. 49. Lindbohm (Fuchs) 1: 2. 60. (59:59) Lindbohm (Pouliot) 1: 3 (towards the empty goal).
Punish: 4 times 2 minutes against ZSC Lions, 2 times 2 minutes against Biel.
PostFinance Top Scorer: Hollenstein; Accounts.
ZSC Lions: Waeber; Noreau, Martí; Morant, Geering; Trutmann, Berni; Phil Baltisberger; Chris Baltisberger, Roe, Andrighetto; Bodenmann, Kruger, Hollenstein; Prassl, Diem, Sigrist; Pedretti, Schäppi, Wick; Simic.
Biel: van Pottelberghe; Rathgeb, Moser; Forster, Fey; Lindbohm, Stampfli; Bichsel; Künzle, Pouliot, Rajala; Fuchs, Cunti, Tanner; Hofer, Komarek, Hügli; Garessus, Nussbaumer, Kohler.
Observations: ZSC Lions without Blindenbacher (injured) and Pettersson (ill), Biel without Brunner, Gustafsson, Kessler, Kreis, Lüthi, Sartori and Ulmer (all injured). ZSC Lions from 58:13 without goalkeeper.

Geneva – Lausanne 1: 4

Lausanne HC won another Léman derby after falling behind. A foul by Robin Leone put the Vaudois in a 4-1 win in Geneva on the track.

The balance of power at Lake Geneva is increasingly shifting in favor of the strong Lausanne hockey club. After Servette had won eight of the last nine derbies, the Lausanne team turned the tide in their favor again in the final match of the year. It was the special teams that made the difference.

In the 26th minute, Joël Genazzi made up for Damien Riat’s early lead with a power play, and in the 35th minute, Robin Leone put the Vaudois ahead in numbers. Robin Grossmann then made the preliminary decision in the last third. Geneva lost two games in a row for the first time this season after 2: 3 in Freiburg before Christmas.

Genève-Servette – Lausanne 1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2)
1 spectator. – SR Wiegand / Urban (AUT), Gnemmi / Pitton. – Tore: 10. Damien Riat (Fehr / Powerplaytor) 1-0. 26. Genazzi (Kenins / Powerplaytor) 1: 1. 35. Leone (Frick, Stephan) 1: 2. 46. Grossmann (Jäger) 1: 3. 60. (59:15) Bozon (Malgin) 1: 4 (towards the empty goal).
Punish: 5 times 2 plus 5 minutes (Guebey) plus playing time (Guebey) against Genève-Servette, 9 times 2 minutes against Lausanne.
PostFinance Top Scorer: Omark; Malgin.
Geneva-Servette: Descloux; Jacquemet, Tömmernes; Völlmin, Le Coultre; Mercier, Maurer; Guebey; Damien Riat, Vermin, Omark; Rod, Fehr, Winnik; Moy, Smirnovs, Miranda; Fritsche, Patry, Arnaud Riat; Richard.
Lausanne: Stephan; Genazzi, Barberio; Grossmann, Marti; Heldner, Frick; Krueger, Oejdemark; Conacher, Malgin, Hudon; Bertschy, Gibbons, Kenins; Jäger, Almond, Bozon; Leona, Froidevaux, Antonietti.
Observations: Genève-Servette without Berthon and Karrer (both injured). Genève-Servette from 58:42 to 59:15 without a goalkeeper. (abu / sda)

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