National League: Bern clearly beats Davos, Zug pulls away

SC Bern takes Davos out of the stadium: Zug continues to excel at the top

EV Zug extends his lead in the National League to twelve points. While the Zugers beat the SCL Tigers 4-2, the first chaser ZSC Lions is free to play.

Bern – Davos 5: 1

SC Bern is taking a step out of the crisis. The last of the table in the National League wins the classic at home against HC Davos 5: 1.

The Davos team had clearly won the first game of the season 6-2 on November 10. Almost three months later, the Bernese emerged as the clear winners when the reigning champions and record champions met again. For the crisis-ridden SCB, it was the second highest win of the season after a 6-0 home win over Biel in late October.

The power play of all things, one of the Berner Spiel’s construction sites this season, was the key to success for once. The 2-0 through André Heim (20th), the 4-0 through Vincent Praplan (34th) and the 5-0 through the Swede Jesper Olofsson (37th) marked the majority of the team of coach Mario Kogler. For SCB, it was only the 15th to 17th power play goals in the 28th game of the season.

However, SCB’s second success of the last nine games had two flaws: on the one hand, Aaron Palushaj avoided Tomi Karhunen’s shutout with the consolation goal in the final third, and on the other, Eric Blum was injured in the third. means, medium. The defender, who opened the scoring with a deflector in the 11th minute, was unable to continue after a pass from Fabrice Herzog. According to the “Berner Zeitung”, Blum suffered a concussion, a broken nose and an injury to the shoulder joint. Herzog was punished with a residual exclusion.

Davos will already have a chance for revenge on Monday at the PostFinance Arena. Then Graubünden can once again count on Finn Teemu Turunen, who played with the national team in a four-country tournament this week and shined as a scorer.

Bern – Davos 5: 1 (2: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1)
0 viewers. – SR Mollard / Stolc, Duarte / Stalder. –
Tore: 11. Blum (Colin Gerber) 1: 0. 20. (19:29) Heim (Andersson, Scherwey / Powerplaytor) 2: 0. 28. Jeremi Gerber (Henauer, Bader) 3: 0. 34. Praplan (Jeffrey, Henauer / Powerplaytor) 4: 0. 36. Olofsson (Burren, Andersson / Powerplaytor) 5: 0. 48. Palushaj (Ullström, Nussbaumer / Powerplaytor) 5: 1. –
Punish: 7 times 2 minutes against Bern, 2 times 2 plus 5 minutes (Herzog) plus playing time (Herzog) against Davos. – PostFinance Top Scorer: Jeffrey; Ambühl.
Bern: Karhunen; Andersson, Henauer; Burren, Beat Gerber; Colin Gerber, Blum; Thiry; Soup, Jeffrey, Olofsson; Scherwey, Heim, Moser; Praplan, Bader, Jeremi Gerber; Berger, Fahrni, Dähler.
Davos: Mayer; Nygren, Jung; Heinen, War; Crouch down, Barandun; Canova; Frehner, Ullström, Herzog; Marc Wieser, Ambühl, Baumgartner; Palushaj, Nussbaumer, Knak; Marc Aeschlimann, Egli, Kienzle.
Observations: Bern without Neuenschwander, Sterchi, Untersander, Zryd (all sick), Pestoni, Rüfenacht and Sciaroni (all wounded), Davos without Du Bois, Paschoud, Rubanik, Dino Wieser (all wounded) and Corvi (sick).

Langnau – move 2: 4

EV Zug also won Game 2 this weekend against the SCL Tigers. After a 3-1 victory at home on Friday, the Swiss central won 4-2 away and thus emerged as the winner in a fifth of the season against Emmental. For the SCL Tigers it was the sixth straight loss and the eleventh of the last twelve games. The advantage over the bottom of the table of SC Bern is only one point, although the cantonal rival of the capital has played eight games less.

Meanwhile, Zug extended his lead at the top of the table to twelve points. EVZ scored two of four power play goals: Lino Martschini scored 2-0 with a wrist shot in the 17th minute, Santeri Alatalo (30th) restored the two-goal gap just three minutes after Langnau’s goal. Stefan Rüegsegger scored the 1: 2 with a “Buebetrickli”.

SCL Tigers – Zug 2: 4 (0: 2, 1: 2, 1: 0)
0 viewers. – SR Tscherrig / Urban, Schlegel / Burgy. –
Tore: 7. Leuenberger (Geisser) 0: 1. 17. Martschini (Alatalo, Hofmann / Powerplaytor) 0: 2. 27. Rüegsegger (Andersons, In-Albon) 1: 2. 30. Alatalo (Martschini, Zehnder / Powerplaytor) 1: 3. 36. Hofmann (Geisser) 1: 4. 58. In-Albon (Rüegsegger, Erni) 2: 4.
Punish: 3 times 2 minutes each. – PostFinance Top Scorer: Maxwell; Kovar.
SCL Tigers: Stettler (41st Zaetta); Erni, Huguenin; Leeger, Lardi; Schilt, Grossniklaus; Bircher; Julian Schmutz, Maxwell, Nilsson; Petrini, Berger, Sturny; Weibel, Flavio Schmutz, Dostoinow; Rüegsegger, In-Albon, Andersons.
Zug: Hollenstein; Diaz, Gross; Smurf, Stadler; Geisser, Alatalo; Cadonau; Simion, Kovar, Hofmann; Klingberg, Albrecht, Zehnder; Martschini, Shore, Thorell; Leuenberger, Senteler, Bachofner.
Observations: SCL Tigers without Blaser, Diem, Earl, Glauser, Kuonen, Melnalksnis, Neukom, Punnenovs and Salzgeber (all injured), Zug without Thürkauf, Wüthrich and Zgraggen (all injured). SCL Tigers from 58:52 to 59:13 and from 59:32 without goalkeepers.

Ambri – Lausanne 2: 3 nV

Ambri-Piotta was just a small surprise in the first game after the second quarantine. 19 days after the last serious fight and 1: 2 after the penalty shootout in Lausanne, Leventino again lost to Vaudois. Once again, it was Cory Emmerton who made the decision. If the Canadian sank the decisive penalty against his former club just under three weeks ago, this time he secured the extra point for the Lausanne team after just five seconds of extra time.

Lausanne, still second in terms of lost points, took a 2-0 lead with a double strike shortly before the break. Christoph Bertschy and Cory Almond had gathered for the guests in 31 seconds. Then Czech Jiri Novotny (37th) and American Brian Flynn (46th) brought the hosts back into the game. In the end, Ambri-Piotta also lost in the ninth consecutive game against Lausanne.

Ambri-Piotta – Lausanne 2: 3 (0: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) nV
0 viewers. – SR Lemelin / Nikolic, Fuchs / Steenstra. –
Tore: 29. (28:47) Bertschy (Emmerton, Kenins) 0: 1. 30. (29:18) Almond (Roth, Conacher) 0: 2. 37. Novotny (Müller, Zwerger / Powerplaytor) 1: 2. 46. Flynn (Perlini, Pinana) 2: 2. 61. (60:05) Emmerton (Bertschy) 2: 3. –
Punish: 2 times 2 minutes against Ambri-Piotta, 5 times 2 minutes against Lausanne. – PostFinance Top Scorer: Zwerger; Kenins.
Ambri-Piotta: Östlund; Fohrler, Fischer; Ngoy, Pezzullo; Hächler, Zaccheo Dotti; Pinana; Perlini, Flynn, Zwerger; Kneubuehler, Müller, Nättinen; Neuenschwander, Novotny, Dal Pian; Trisconi, Kostner, Grassi; Mazzolini.
Lausanne: Boltshauser; Marti, Genazzi; Heldner, Frick; Roth, Grossmann; Schneeberger, Mémeteau; Bertschy, Emmerton, Kenins; Conacher, Almond, Hudon; Leone, Froidevaux, Bozon; Volejnicek, Cajka, Arnold.
Observations: Ambri-Piotta without Bianchi, Conz, D’Agostini, Isacco Dotti, Fora, Goi and Incir (all injured).

Freiburg – Biel 2: 4

On the sixth and final attempt in this classification, it finally worked for EHC Biel with a win against Friborg-Gottéron. The difference in the 4-2 away win was made by Biel thanks to three goals in the last third. Marc-Antoine Pouliot gave the guests the lead for the first time just 34 seconds after the restart. Damien Brunner (50) then increased the majority to 3: 1, before Canadian David Desharnais gave Freiburg hope again with his second personal goal that afternoon. But Konstantin Komarek (59th) of Biel made the final decision 4-2 from the empty goal.

For Biel it was the first victory after seven defeats throughout the seasons against Gottéron, third. At the expense of Davos and Genève-Servette, the Zeelanders improved to sixth place, which entitles them to participate in the regular playoffs.

Freiburg-Gottéron – Biel 2: 4 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 3)
1 spectator. – SR Hebeisen / Salonen, Gnemmi / Huguet.
Tore: 34. Desharnais (Mottet / Powerplaytor) 1: 0. 38. Künzle (Fey, Cunti) 1: 1. 41. (40:34) Pouliot 1: 2. 50. Brunner (Cunti / Powerplaytor) 1: 3. 55. Desharnais (Mottet) 2: 3. 59. Komarek 2: 4 (ins read Tor). –
Punish: 5 times 2 minutes against Friborg-Gottéron, 2 times 2 minutes against Biel. – PostFinance Top Scorer: Mottet; Cunti.
Freiburg-Gottéron: Berra; Sutter, Furrer; Gunderson, Chavaillaz; Kamerzin, Jecker; Abplanalp; Bykov, Desharnais, Mottet; Herren, Walser, Jörg; Sprunger, Schmid, DiDomenico; Bougro, Marchon, Jobin.
Biel: van Pottelberghe; Kreis, Moser; Forster, Rathgeb; Lindbohm, Fey; Tailors; Hischier, Pouliot, Rajala; Fuchs, Komarek, Hofer; Brunner, Cunti, Künzle; Kessler, Gustafsson, Tanner.
Observations: Friborg-Gottéron without Brodin, Rossi and Stalberg (all injured), Biel without Hügli, Lindgren, Lüthi and Ulmer (all injured). Friborg-Gottéron from 58:07 to 58:35 without a goalkeeper.

Lugano – Rapperswil 2: 4

The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers celebrated a victory of historic proportions at 4-2 in Lugano. The last time the St. Gallen team managed to leave the ice cream in Resega as a winner more than ten years ago: on December 21, 2010 they won 3-2.

Lugano’s hot streak ended Sunday with eight wins in a row. Ticino had turned a 0: 1 deficit into a 2: 1 deficit in a lively middle third. Top scorer Mark Arcobello managed to equalize with a shorthander just 39 seconds after Dominik Egli took the lead as a guest, three minutes later Raphael Herburger scored 2-1. But Rapperswil-Jona turned the game around again thanks to goals from Kevin Clark (30th), Kay Schweri (30th) and Steve Moses (59th). For the Lakers it was their first away win after ten straight losses.

Lugano – Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2: 4 (0: 0, 2: 3, 0: 1)
0 viewers. – SR Stricker / Borga, Obwegeser / Kehrli. –
Tore: 25. (24:02) Egli (Cervenka, Moisés / in 5 against 3) 0: 1. 25. (24:41) Arcobello (poorly paid gate) 1: 1. 28. Herburger (Suri, Loeffel) 2: 1 30. Clark (Lehmann, Dufner) 2: 2. 35. Schweri (Wick, Dünner) 2: 3. 59. Moses (Cervenka) 2: 4 (towards the empty door). –
Punish: 6 times 2 plus 10 minutes (Arcobello) against Lugano, 3 times 2 plus 5 minutes (Lhotak) plus playing time (Lhotak) against Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. – PostFinance Top Scorer: Arcobello; Cervenka.
Lugano: Zurkirchen; Attention Wellinger; Loeffel, Chiesa; Nodari, Wolf; Walker, Antonietti; Bödker, Arcobello, Haussener; Fazzini, Lajunen, Bertaggia; Burgler, Herburger, Suri; Zangger, Sannitz, Lammer.
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers: Bader; Vukovic, Jelovac; Egli, Randegger; Sataric, Maier; Dufner; Schweri, Dünner, Wick; Clark, Lehmann, Cervenka; Moses, Weather, Lhotak; Forrer, Ness, Eggenberger.
Observations: Lugano without Morini and Riva (both injured), Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without Profico (ill), Nyffeler, Payr and Rowe (all injured). Lugano from 58:29 to 58:53 without a goalkeeper.

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