ZSC beats Davos, Lugano overtakes the Lakers

The ZSC consolidates its top position in the National League.Image: Keystone

The ZSC Lions consolidate their position as leaders in the National League with an away win in Davos. Lugano defeated the Lakers.

Davos – ZSC Lions 2:3

The time had come 4.4 seconds before the end of the second third. Defender Mikko Lehtonen scored Zurich’s first power play goal of the season to make it 2-1. The ZSC had previously let 22 overpayment opportunities go unused. Rudolfs Balcers played a large part in the goal, as he perfectly blocked the view of Davos goalie Sandro Aeschlimann. It was also Balcers who shot the guests into the lead in the 4th minute.

In the 47th minute, Santtu Kinnunen, the Lions’ second Finnish defender, made it 3-1. The goal was preceded by good forechecking by Nicolas Baechler, with which he forced the Davos team to lose a target in their own zone.

As a result, the Graubünden team only managed to score again through Julius Honka (57th), which is why they lost at home after 60 minutes for the first time in the current championship. The hosts’ 1-1 was scored by Adam Tambellini, who was successful for the sixth time this season. The HCD foreigners have now scored 21 of the record champions’ 24 goals. Last season the Lions lost all four duels against Davos.

Soon-to-be record man Andres Ambühl.Image: Keystone

Davos – ZSC Lions 2:3 (0:1, 1:1, 1:1)
5662 spectators. – SR Lemelin (USA)/Hungerbühler, Gurtner/Meusy.
Goals: 4. Balcers (Grant) 0:1. 25. Tambellini (Frehner, Honka) 1:1. 40. (39:56) Lehtonen (power play goal) 1:2. 47. Kinnunen (Frödén) 1:3. 57. Ryfors (Ambühl) 2:3.
Punish: 4 times 2 minutes against Davos, 5 times 2 minutes against ZSC Lions.
PostFinance top scorer: Tambellini; Kukan.
Davos: Aeschlimann; Honka, Dahlbeck; Forums, Gross; Andersson, Barandun; Guebey; Stransky, Corvi, Ambühl; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Knak, Nussbaumer, Zadina; Wieser, Gredig, Parrée.
ZSC Lions: Zumbühl; Weber, Kukan; Kinnunen, Marti; Trutmann, Lehtonen; Bünzli; Frödén, Lammikko, Baechler; Malgin, Grant, Balcers; Baltisberger, Sigrist, Riedi; Rohrer, Henry, Zehnder; Count.
Remarks: Davos without Egli, Jung, Kessler and Nordström (all injured), ZSC Lions without Andrighetto, Geering, Denis Hollenstein (all injured) and Hrubec (surplus foreigner). Davos from 58:47 without a goalkeeper.

Lugano – SCRJ Lakers 3:1

Last season, the away team prevailed in all four duels between these two teams, always scoring at least seven goals. The Lakers won the last three games in Lugano and finished with a goal difference of 16:4. This time only Nico Dünr was successful for St. Gallen, he scored in the power play to make it 1:2 (54th). The preparatory work was done by Tyler Moy, who scored in the eighth game in a row.

The 1-0 for Lugano came after just 122 seconds. Stephane Patry moved from behind the goal into the slot and caught the Rapperswil goalie Melvin Nyffeler between the beautiful ones. In the 44th minute, Matthew Verboon increased the score to 2-0. 76 seconds before the end, Luca Fazzini made it 3-1. The 29-year-old striker, who also had the stick in the 1-0 win, is currently in top form. It was his fifth goal and eighth point in the last five matches.

Lugano did more for the party so that the victory was okay. The Bianconeri had already decided the first three home games of the current championship in their favor after 60 minutes. Thanks to the three points, they improved in the rankings from 7th to 2nd place, Rapperswil-Jona is tied for third.

Lugano has overtaken Rappi in the table.Image: Keystone

Lugano – Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 3:1 (1:0, 0:0, 2:1)
5764 spectators. – SR Hürlimann/Dipietro, Cattaneo/Obwegeser.
Goals: 3. Patry (Arcobello, Fazzini) 1:0. 44. Verboon (Arcobello, Joly/Powerplaytor) 2:0. 54. Thinner (Moy, Wick/Powerplaytor) 2:1. 59. Fazzini (Patry) 3:1.
Punish: 3 times 2 minutes against Lugano, 5 times 2 minutes against Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.
PostFinance top scorer: Fazzini; Jensen.
Lugano: van Pottelberghe; Hausheer, Dahlström; Aebischer, Mirco Müller; Jesper Peltonen, Alatalo; Guerra; Joly, Marco Müller, Carr; Fazzini, Arcobello, Patry; Cormier, Canonica, Verboon; Zanetti, Zohorna, Sekac; Aleksi Peltonen.
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers: Nyffeler; Gerber, Holm; Maier, Henauer; Baragano, Djuse; Capaul; Hofer, Taibel, Alga; Moy, Rask, Jensen; Embacher, Dünner, Zangger; Aberg, Albrecht, Wick.
Remarks: Lugano without Morini, Schlegel and Thürkauf (all injured), Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without Jelovac, Lammer, Larsson, Punnenovs, Quinn, Strömwall and Wetter (all injured) (abu/sda)

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