Grenoble and Gap victorious for their last, Rouen returns to success
Mathieu WARNIER, Media365, published on Sunday March 06, 2022 at 9:57 p.m.
After two defeats in a row, Rouen got the better of Bordeaux when Grenoble and Gap, in their last regular season game, won.
Grenoble did not end on a misstep. On the occasion of their 44th and last outing in the Magnus League regular season, the Brûleurs de Loups signed a 35th victory during a trip to Angers. The Dukes performed at full speed with two goals in sixteen seconds signed Vincent Llorca and Philippe Halley. However, Damien Fleury reduced the gap at the end of the first period then Sacha Treille equalized 30 seconds after the restart. While Robin Gaborit restored the advantage to Angers in the 27th minute, the Grenoblois raised the tone with Kyle Shearer Hardy and Damien Fleury who scored 35 seconds apart shortly after half an hour. match, Jani Tuppurainen sealed the fate of the match in favor of the Burners of Wolves (3-5). Grenoble ends the season with 109 points when Angers is not yet guaranteed to finish second.
Rouen finds the wire
Indeed, after two defeats against Angers and Anglet, Rouen was able to return to victory during its trip to Bordeaux, its penultimate meeting of the regular season. It only took 28 seconds for Loïc Lampérier to open the scoring in favor of the Dragons. However, Loik Poudrier tied the two teams less than two minutes later. Just over four minutes from the end of the first period, David Gilbert restored the advantage to the Normans. He then waited for the start of the last third to see the score assessed. Indeed, in the space of ten minutes, David Gilbert went to register his second then his third but personal when, in the meantime, Sacha Guimond added a little more to the bill in favor of the Dragons. Rouen clearly won (1-5) and came back to within one point of the Angevins before the reception of Cergy-Pontoise on Tuesday when Angers will receive Bordeaux.
Gap is reassured before the play-offs
Gap, for its part, was able to get the victory in its last regular season game against Amiens. A meeting that took time to come to life. It was not until the 32nd minute that Dimitri Thillet, on an individual action, opened the scoring for the Raptors. However, the Gothics’ reaction came 40 seconds later when Taavi Tiala went to trick Julian Junca. Just over six minutes from the end of the match, Antonin Plagnat believed he had done the hardest part for Amiens, but this advantage in scoring did not last more than three minutes. Julien Correia went to snatch the extension for the Raptors. An additional period which lasted less than three minutes since the Gapençais registered the decisive but through Axel Prissaint. A success (3-2 ap) without consequence in the classification since the Raptors were guaranteed to finish sixth when Amiens could not move from fifth place.
ICE HOCKEY / MAGNUS LEAGUE
Sunday March 6, 2022
Angers – Grenoble : 3-5
Bordeaux – Rouen : 1-5
Difference – Amiens: 3-2 (aet)