SC Bern wins the thrill derby against SCL Tigers 5:4!

SC Bern wins the thrill derby against SCL Tigers 5:4!

In the exciting paw derby of the Swiss National League, SC Bern triumphed 5-4 against the SCL Tigers thanks to an outstanding performance from Benjamin Baumgartner. Langnau first set up the score through Malone in the 15th minute, but Schild equalized in the second period before Baumgartner scored his eighth goal of the season in the 32nd minute after successfully completing an action of his own. Baumgartner was not only the goalscorer, but also prepared the other goals from Bader and Merelä. Shortly before the end, when the Tigers were supposedly hoping for an extra point, spoon secured the win for Bern with his goal in the 60th minute laola1.at reports.

In addition, the statistics from Bern show that Baumgartner has already scored 26 points after 30 games. With consistent performance, he could once again surpass his career high of 31 points, which he set last year. SC Bern is currently in 5th place in the table with 52 points, safely ahead of the pre-playoffs, in which the SCL Tigers are also challenged against EHC Kloten. SC Bern has already announced that they have the chance to reach the quarter-finals next Thursday in Kloten.

The pre-playoffs in focus

In the first round of the pre-playoffs, SC Bern beat EHC Kloten 5-1 and showed itself strongly. Despite an early deficit, Bern turned the game around and dominated thanks to effective power plays. Kloten, on the other hand, had difficulties and lost an important player in Marc Marchon due to a disciplinary penalty, which further increased the pressure on the Zurich team luzernerzeitung.ch reports.

In another pre-playoff game, HC Fribourg-Gottéron lost 2-1 to HC Lugano. Lugano's victory is an important step to advance in the best-of-3 series. Despite several chances, the Friborg team was unable to strike decisively, with Lugano goalkeeper Mikko Koskinen shining with 31 saves. A hard blow for Friborg was the early loss of their top scorer David Desharnais, who was taken out of the game due to a penalty. These events make the initial situation of the pre-playoffs even more exciting and give hope for further exciting games.