ZSC Lions master game 2 and lead against Lausanne in the finals!

ZSC Lions master game 2 and lead against Lausanne in the finals!

Lausanne, Schweiz - The ZSC Lions won the second game of the playoff final series in the National League against Lausanne HC 3-2 after extra time. With this victory, the Zurich leads 2-0 in the "Best-of-Seven" series and thus continue their impressive performance. The game was shaped by an exciting comeback from the ZSC Lions after Lausanne initially took the lead.

In the first half of the encounter, things went quickly: Sigrist brought the ZSC Lions in the lead in the 5th minute, but Lausanne countered with two goals within seven minutes. Fuchs equalized in the 7th minute, and Frick ensured the first lead of the guests in the 14th minute. Shortly before the end of the first third, Andrighetto managed to equalize 71 seconds before the break for the Lions. The last third ended goalless and led to the exciting overtime.

decision in overtime

In the overtime, Fröden showed himself as a hero of the evening: he met 121 seconds after the beginning of the extension and thus secured the ZSC Lions the second victory in the final series. Vinzenz Rohrer was on the ice 15:25 minutes, won eight face offs, but could not record a goal. Game 3 of the final series will take place in Lausanne next Saturday.

The current services of the ZSC Lions are particularly remarkable because the team has already won the Champions Hockey League this season. Her opponent in the fight for the title, Lausanne HC, was previously the qualifying winner and had a strong season. However, they were challenged in the quarter-finals: they had to go to the decision game against the SCL Tigers. Friborg-Gottéron, the other final team, prevailed in her quarter-final game against SC Bern and thus represents another strong challenger.

semi-final outlook

In the National League, the teams are already looking at the upcoming semi-final series. They start on Saturday with the encounters Lausanne against Friborg-Gottéron and ZSC Lions against HC Davos. It will be particularly interesting to observe how the ZSC Lions, which had lost three of the four matches in the regular season against HC Davos, will beat in this new playoff format. The HC Davos team is under the new coach Lars Leuenberger and is also aiming for their first title in the National League.

The regular season encounters between Lausanne and Friborg-Gottéron were balanced, and the upcoming semi-finals promise exciting games. Fans can look forward to heated duels, while the teams do everything they can to achieve the big goal of achieving the championship title of the National League.

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