SCB suffered their fifth defeat in a row against Geneva
Bern – Geneva-Servette 1:4
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The not very attractive opponent, the sporting misery, the freezing temperatures and the pandemic: all reasons not to visit the PostFinance Arena. And indeed, many seats remain empty. The mood? She is desolate. Hardly any chants. No drums. Matching what is offered on the ice. In the end, the SCB conceded the fifth defeat in a row. And that despite a promising start.
After a wonderful assist from top scorer Dominik Kahun, Bern takes the lead after eleven minutes and pushes for the second goal. But then, of all people, future SCB striker Joël Vermin made it 1-1 with a deflector. From now on, not much fits together at SCB. At 1:2, Stéphane Patry knocked the entire Bernese defense out of its hinges with a pass. And at 1: 3, which fell just two minutes after the break, Philip Wüthrich, who was otherwise so stylish, flopped. The SCB keeper loses his bearings after a shot by Moy, shoves the disc in front of the goal with his skate, where Pouliot only has to insert it.
The Bernese improved in the last third, but Johan Lundskog’s team will not be able to score another goal. Overall, the SCB acts too harmlessly. So even the pre-playoffs are in jeopardy!
Striker Dustin Jeffrey is not included. The Canadian only made his comeback in Lausanne on Friday after a shoulder operation three months ago. Now Jeffrey has injured his leg. An MRI scan on Monday will show how long he will be out this time.
The goals: 11 Daugavins (Kahun, Untersander) 1-0 14 Vermin (Tömmernes) 1-1 19 Moy (Patry) 1-2 22 Pouliot (Moy) 1-3 60 Filppula (Vatanen/EN) 1:4
The three best:
Tyler Moy (Geneva) ***
Dominik Kahun (Berne) **
Connor Hughes (Geneva) *
Davos 0-2 Lakers
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Both teams are so solid on the defensive that dangerous chances have to be fought hard and creatively. Once they are there, both goalkeepers do a great job with HCD-Aeschlimann and SCRJ-Nyffeler. They defuse what their defenders don’t already have under control.
It’s one of those games that is decided by individual error. He undermines HCD defender Jung, who blindly plays the puck in front of the goal from behind his own goal. Aeschlimann manages a save, the disc jumps to Dünner, who somehow forwards it to Forrer. From his leg she bounces into the goal. On the ice, the goal is awarded by the refs who do not overturn their decision even after the video consultation. The Davosers want to have seen a kick goal. The Lakers foreigner Cervenka and Rowe then have top-class players to decide, but they fail because of goalie Aeschlimann.
Hectic comes up in the final minutes when the Grisons can whirl 49 seconds in double the majority. The Lakers defend themselves with all their extremities, but keeper Nyffeler keeps the zero. And HCD Captain Ambühl receives a penalty at the dumbest moment. Rowe’s goal into the empty goal sealed the fate of Davos. It’s Nyffeler’s third shutout this season. The only drop of bitterness: Center Albrecht falls out in the final minute of the middle third after two robust Ambühl checks. (NA)
The goals: 48. Forrer 0: 1, 59. Rowe (Cervenka, Maier) 0: 2.
The three best:
Melvin Nyffeler (Lakers) ***
Emil Djuse (Lakers) **
Sandro Aeschlimann (Davos) *
Train – Lugano 5:0
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This scene should follow Dario Simion in his sleep for a long time. The train striker comes to an end in front of the free gate. But he first hits the right and then the left post. Unbelievable. But the missed double chance turns out to be a wake-up call for the master. EVZ, who had a lot of trouble in the first few minutes, is now in command and leads a little over a minute later. Carl Klingberg, also in front of the open gate, shows how it’s done.
It is then also the Swede who pulls the tooth with the 2-0 Lugano. He boils Romain Loeffel behind the goal and defeats goalkeeper Niklas Schlegel. Klingberg pleases with its esprit. It should be clear to him that from next week, when NHL returnee Grégory Hofmann makes his comeback, EVZ will no longer be able to field five but only four foreigners.
39 seconds after Klingberg’s second prank, Reto Suri gets a puck bouncing back from the rink and lets the tension completely escape with the 3:0. The game is over early for Schlegel. He is replaced by Thibaut Fatton. Lugano disappointed. This is how Luca Hollenstein comes to his second shutout of the season. (sr)
The goals: 6 Klingberg (Kreis) 1: 0, 22 Klingberg 2: 0, 23 Suri (De Nisco) 3: 0, 34 Herzog (Zehnder/PP) 4: 0, 35 Lander (Allenspach) 5: 0.
The three best:
Carl Klingberg (EV Zug) ***
Yannick Zehnder (EV Zug) **
Luca Hollenstein (EV Zug) *
Ajoie – ZSC Lions 1: 6
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Zurich’s triumphant march continues. The lions in Pruntrut are already clawing their seventh win in the series. Rikard Grönborg’s team laid the foundation for success in the 11th minute. ZSC flame carrier Denis Malgin cleverly steals the puck from Ajoie’s somewhat unfortunate defensive department and sinks it coldly into the box. The Limmatstadt offensive really got rolling in the second third. 4 Zurich goals were scored within six minutes. Denis Malgin can also cheer in the second third and scores the 0:5. Thanks to an assist in the third period, the striker is already on eight points in the new year and appears to be in top form for the Olympics.
Despite the clear result and inferiority in terms of playing quality, the Jurassians are always combative. Even after being five goals behind, Gary Sheehan’s team didn’t give up and kept fighting. Nevertheless: In the end, the ZSC wins 1:6 and thus seals the 12th defeat in a row for the Jurassic. (weather)
The goals: 11 Malgin 0: 1, 22 Siegrist (Guebey) 0: 2, 23 Pedretti (C. Baltisberger) 0: 3, 27 Malgin (Siegrist) 0: 4, 27 Bodenmann (Roe, Andrighetto) 0: 5 , 36. Gauthier-Leduc (Knellwolf) 1:5, 60. Hollenstein (Malgin) 1:6.
The three best:
Denis Malgin (ZSC Lions) ***
Justin Siegrist (ZSC Lions) **
Ludovic Waeber (ZSC Löwen) *
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