The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are back on the winning track on foreign ice. After five away games without a win, the St. Gallen team prevailed 4:3 after overtime in Lausanne.
18.01.2026, 19:06
18.01.2026, 19:08
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Since their 4-2 win in Fribourg on December 3, the Lakers had gone into overtime twice on the road, but had always lost. On Sunday afternoon, they did better in Vaud. After twice coming back from behind and having to concede a 3-3 draw in the final period, Viktor Rask decided the game in the visitors' favor with his eighth goal of the season in the 3rd minute of overtime.
For Lausanne, Friday's overtime win in Kloten should have been the start of another positive phase after an unsuccessful start to the year with five defeats in a row. The upward trend has now been halted again.
From Lausanne's point of view, at least the point gained remains positive. In fifth place, the playoff finalists of the last two seasons still occupy a direct playoff spot. Rapperswil-Jona, currently seventh, are fighting for a place in the Top 6 and can continue to hope thanks to the two points.
Telegram and table:
Lausanne - Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:1, 0:1) n.V.
9600 spectators. - SR Hebeisen/Dipietro, Bürgy/Bichsel. - Goals: 22. Brännström (Czarnik, Caggiula) 1:0. 32. (31:01) Dünner (Honka, Moy/Powerplaytor) 1:1. 33. (32:15) Rochette (Brännström, Riat) 2:1. 38. Capaul (Fritz, Maillet) 2:2. 42. Zangger (Strömwall, Honka) 2:3. 47. Oksanen (Riat, Jäger/Powerplaytor) 3:3. 63. Rask (Strömwall) 3:4. - Penalties: 4 times 2 minutes against Lausanne, 5 times 2 minutes against Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. - PostFinance top scorers: Czarnik; Strömwall.
Lausanne: Pasche; Baragano, Brännström; Niku, Fiedler; Sansonnens, Marti; Vouardoux; Czarnik, Spooner, Caggiula; Riat, Rochette, Oksanen; Prassl, Jäger, Zehnder; Hügli, Fuchs, Douay; Holdener.
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers: Nyffeler; Honka, Larsson; Capaul, Maier; Henauer, Jelovac; Kellenberger; Wetter, Dünner, Lammer; Zangger, Rask, Strömwall; Moy, Maillet, Fritz; Hofer, Albrecht, Taibel; Graf.
Remarks: Lausanne without Bougro, Heldner, Kahun, Suomela (all injured), Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without Dufner, Embacher, Jensen, Pilut, Quinn (all injured).
Ranking: 1. Davos 41/87 (150:100). 2. Fribourg-Gottéron 41/77 (134:95). 3. Genève-Servette 43/76 (129:119). 4. Lugano 41/74 (122:91). 5. Lausanne 43/71 (131:112). 6. ZSC Lions 41/70 (114:92). 7. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 41/64 (110:119). 8. SCL Tigers 42/59 (117:112). 9. Zug 41/58 (103:118). 10. Bern 41/53 (91:104). 11. Biel 41/51 (109:129). 12. Kloten 41/50 (94:112). 13. Ambri-Piotta 41/46 (99:139). 14. Ajoie 42/34 (85:146).
