Status quo around the bar in the National League. Friborg Gottéron (8th), Bern (9th) and Langnau (10th) all lost on Saturday.
Genève-Servette, for its part, validated its ticket for the play-off by going to win in Lugano (2-1), while Lausanne brought back two points from its trip to Ambri-Piotta (3-2 after extra time).
Friborg Gottéron could not therefore chain a fourth consecutive success in the league. The Dragons were crushed 5-0 on the ice by leader Zug, who made the difference thanks in part to double goals from Zehnder and the inevitable Gregory Hofmann (22 goals now this season).
Author of 26 saves, Reto Berra delayed the deadline a long time, 2-0 falling to 42nd. But his counterpart Leonardo Genoni was only too rarely endangered by a Friborg attack which recorded the return of David Desharnais, injured in one hand during the Spengler Cup: Gottéron only managed 18 shots …
Bern was beaten 4-0 in Biel. The Bears sank between the 32nd and 36th minutes, conceding three goals in 233 “. The 3-0 was the work of hope Valentin Nussbaumer (19), who scored his first goal since returning to the fold. This success allows Bienne (5th) to take 9 points ahead of his opponent of the day.
Decisive Rod
Genève-Servette (4th) therefore won its qualification for the final series five days before the end. Beaten twice in their last three outings, Patrick Emond’s men have passed through Lugano with a goal from their captain Noah Rod in the 53rd. The GSHC opened the scoring through Wingels (19th), McIntyre equalizing in power in 45th.
Lausanne (6th) now has 8 points more than Bern. The Ville Peltonen troupe played scare in Leventine, where Josh Jooris scored the goal of the deliverance after 18 “in” overtime “. The LHC led 2-0 in the 33rd, before conceding two shorthanded goals (including a 46 “conceded after Jooris’ 2-0).
The “Z” in play-off
The Zurich Lions (3rd) also secured their place in the play-off on Saturday, winning 3-0 at Langnau. The “Z” won five of the six duels delivered in this championship against the Tigers, who therefore remain four lengths from Gottéron. The last match of the evening saw the red lantern Rapperswil-Jona, already condemned in the round against relegation, take the best on the 2nd Davos (5-2).
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