Davos and Biel in the quarterfinals – Zug qualifiers
These are the duels
Pre-Playoffs (Best of 3)
Lausanne (7th) – Ambri (10th)
Servette (8th) – Lugano (9th)
Game dates: March 18th, 20th and possibly 22nd.
Playoff Quarterfinals (Best of 7)
Train (1st) – Servette/Lugano
Friborg (2nd) – Lausanne/Ambri
ZSC Löwen (3rd) – Biel (6th)
SCRJ Lakers (4th) – Davos (5th)
Game dates: March 25, 27, 29, 31, possibly April 2, 4 and 6.
Pre-Playoffs (Best of 3)
Lausanne (7th) – Ambri (10th)
Servette (8th) – Lugano (9th)
Game dates: March 18th, 20th and possibly 22nd.
Playoff Quarterfinals (Best of 7)
Train (1st) – Servette/Lugano
Friborg (2nd) – Lausanne/Ambri
ZSC Löwen (3rd) – Biel (6th)
SCRJ Lakers (4th) – Davos (5th)
Game dates: March 25, 27, 29, 31, possibly April 2, 4 and 6.
Davos – Freiburg 2:0
The game to read in the live ticker.
HC Davos fulfills its duty against Friborg and is in the playoff quarter-finals for the first time since the 2017/18 season.
Even before the game, one thing is clear to the people of Graubünden: If they win, it doesn’t matter what the competition does. Be committed, go to work. Nevertheless, it takes until the middle third before the opening goal falls. Stransky paves the way to the playoffs with his 26th goal of the season.
After that, the Davosers have everything under control and won’t let the fourth win in the series be taken away from them. A man in the Landwassertal got in shape just in time for the playoffs.
Things are different in Fribourg. The people from Saanestadt have had a strong season, but towards the end of the qualification they start to stagger. They conceded their sixth defeat in a row against Davos and left the ice for the third time in a row without scoring. And so Zug can no longer dispute the qualifying victory. (bir)
fans: 3896.
The goals: 24 Stransky (Brome) 1-0. 55. Rasmussen (Corvi/PP) 2-0.
The three best:
*** Matej Stransky (Davos)
** Dennis Rasmussen (Davos)
* Sandro Aeschlimann (Davos)
Biel – Lugano 4: 1
The game to read in the live ticker.
Biel must – and Biel delivers! Impressive, with what conviction the Seelanders start the game and thus set the course early in the direction of direct playoff qualification. Nevertheless, it takes a horrible bad pass by the Bianconeri in their own third so that the Bielers can open the score.
The middle section began as the first ended. Biel is still on the trigger – and thanks to a cross check from Abdelkader, then also in the majority. The Seelanders use this opportunity immediately. Sallinen deflected Lööv’s shot and scored his second of the night.
As a result, the game is activated, but Biel is still required. In the spiteful last third, Lugano is back again through Arcobello.
The hosts didn’t let themselves be taken off their bread in the emotionally charged final section and scored two more goals to make it 4-1. The Tissot Arena celebrates like a madhouse – the appendix frenetically celebrates the entry into the playoffs. (mst)
fans: 5088.
The goals: 6. Sallinen (Rajala, Hischier) 1-0. 23. Sallinen (Lööv, Rajala) 2-0. 42. Arcobello (spoon) 2-1. 47. Hofer 3:1. 60. Künzle 4:1.
The three best:
*** Jere Sallinen (Biel)
** Dimitri Schikin (Biel)
* Toni Rajala (Biel)
Zug – ZSC Lions 1:2 aet
The game to read in the live ticker.
In a hard-fought game, the ZSC Lions beat EVZ 2-1 after extra time. Although the people of Zug suffered their fifth bankruptcy in a row in the last round of qualifying, they can be happy about the qualifying victory. Since Friborg draws the short straw away in Davos, the people of Zug remain in first place in the table.
The game starts like the fire brigade and offers a great spectacle after just a few seconds. Less than a minute is played in the Bossard Arena when Senteler’s penalty fails against keeper Waeber.
As a result, the guests from Zurich try to hold back with hardness. So it happens that there are several bad crashes in the gang, which leads to great displeasure among the Zug fans and gives the Lions a veritable flood of penalties. The home team knows how to take advantage of dies during one of the many majority situations and marks the opening goal.
In the second third, the “Z” also uses a numerical majority, whereby the Grönborg team equalizes with two more men on the ice.
There weren’t more goals in regular time, so extra time had to decide. There Geering escapes his opponents and serves Bodenmann, who gives his colors the extra point. (bst)
fans: 6650.
The goals: 12. Müller (Hansson / PP) 1:0. 29 Andrighetto (Noreau, Malgin/PP2) 1-1. 64. Bodenmann (Geering, Quenneville) 1:2.
The three best:
***Leonardo Genoni (Train)
** Simon Bodenmann (ZSC Lions)
*Sven Andrighetto (ZSC Lions)
SCL Tigers – Napkin 1:9
Servette builds confidence heading into the pre-playoffs as National League qualifiers wrap up. The Geneva win against overwhelmed SCL Tigers 9:1.
After the interim equalizer by the young Oskars Lapinskis, the Emmentaler, who, given the longest fixed end of the season, have a chance to play some young players, can no longer oppose the guests.
Valtteri Filppula doubles in the first third, Tyler Moy triples in the middle of the game. It is the second hat trick for the Swiss-American in the National League.
While Langnau says goodbye to the summer holidays after a disappointing season, Geneva are fighting against Lugano for a place in the playoff quarterfinals. (SDA)
fans: 4385.
The goals: 5. Pouliot (Moy, Smirnovs) 0-1. 10. Lapinski (Rohrbach, Blaser) 1: 1. 12. Filpula (Vinnik, Jacquemet) 1-2. 14 Filpula (Vinnik, Vatanen) 1-3. May 27 1:4. 36. (35:27) Moy (Tömmernes, Pouliot) 1: 5. 36. (35:53) Moy (Pouliot, Karrer) 1: 6. 52. Vatanen (Tömmernes, Vinnik/PP) 1:7. 53. (52:33) Berthon (Le Coultre, Smirnovs) 1:8. 53. (52:56) Vollmin (Richard, Rod) 1:9.
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