National League Davos gala against the bottom team

SDA

25.11.2025 - 22:52

ZSC put a stop to the crisis, Davos put on a gala performance against Ajoie - and SCB's woes continue. The facts about Tuesday's six games in the National League.

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25.11.2025, 22:52

25.11.2025, 23:58

Malgin and Andrighetto's magic saves the ZSC

It's a combination that has already led to goals countless times. Denis Malgin serves Sven Andrighetto, direct shot, goal. On Tuesday, the two exceptional Swiss players were once again to conjure up their recipe for success on the ice. The final seconds of overtime against Ambri-Piotta were ticking away. Due to a penalty against Alex Formenton, the Zurich team was able to play one last time on the power play. And Denis Malgin and Sven Andrighetto used the free ice eight seconds before the end for their infamous passing sequence - and the decisive 3:2. In the first two periods, Marco Bayer's team, which had already come under criticism again after four defeats in a row in all competitions, came close to scoring a few times. However, the Zurich side only hit the crossbar or the post - or failed to score against the strong Gilles Senn in the Ticino goal. Dominic Zwerger put HCAP in front shortly before the second siren, but Andrighetto and Willy Riedi turned the game around within a few minutes in the final period. However, the combative Leventines did not give up and equalized through Diego Kostner. A goal that at least gives Eric Landry's team a point after the Andrighetto magic.

Hofer keeps the Biel high going

EHC Biel is currently experiencing an interim high. On Tuesday, the Seelanders celebrated their third win in a row with a 3:1 victory against EHC Kloten. Martin Filander's team fell behind as early as the eighth minute thanks to a goal from Dario Meyer. However, Fabio Hofer tied the game shortly before the first break. And the Austrian top scorer also had a hand in the game-winning goal. In the 52nd minute, he set up Lias Andersson, who made the Biel team cheer with his 12th goal of the season. Jere Sallinen made everything clear a good minute and a half before the end with a goal into the orphaned Kloten goal.

Rod and Verboon turn Geneva's fortunes around

Until half-time, it looked as if Gottéron could give its frenzied fans another win in the Fribourg BCF Arena. Sandro Schmid and Nathan Marchon put the home team 2:0 ahead against Genève-Servette by the 28th minute. However, Geneva did not let this worry them. Captain Noah Rod equalized by the 43rd minute with his goals of the season 2 and 3. Just four minutes later, Grenat were in front for the first time. Matthew Verboon escaped while short-handed. The Canadian-Swiss shorthander was to prove decisive in the game. Ten minutes later, the 25-year-old doubled his tally. Top scorer Markus Granlund scored into an empty net in the final seconds to make the final score 5:2. Thanks to their fourth win in the last five games, the Servettiens moved past Gottéron and are now in third place.

Bern atones for a weak first period

Zug return to winning ways after three games without a point. In their 4:2 win against Bern, the central Swiss looked like certain winners until four minutes before the end of the middle third, before things got tense again. Marc Marchon and Emil Bemström reduced the deficit for the second weakest team in the league offensively to 2:3 before the second intermission, but in the end SCB paid a high price for their poor start. Two of Zug's first three shots by Grégory Hofmann and Dominik Kubalik landed in the goal, ensuring that the Bernese team slipped back into crisis after a phase of upward trend with their fourth defeat in a row (including Champions League). (ck)

Riat completes the 10

The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers remain inconsistent. After the team from St.Gallen celebrated a surprisingly clear 5:1 win at Ambri-Piotta at the weekend, they suffered a 3:4 home defeat against Lausanne on Tuesday. LHC captain Damien Riat scored the third and fourth goals for the Vaud team, making him the match-winner. The 28-year-old now has 10 goals for the season. Although the SCRJ's goals by Victor Rask and Malte Strömwall made it exciting once more. However, the LHC did not let the three points slip away.

Ajoie's déja vu

The home defeat against HC Ambri-Piotta five days ago seems to have spurred HC Davos on. First the Grisons won 3-0 against SC Bern at the weekend, followed by another demonstration of the HCD's impressive offensive potential on Tuesday: Josh Holden's team won 8-0, never being challenged by the bottom team from the Jura. Adam Tambellini and Simon Ryfors gave them a two-goal lead after just 8 minutes. Yannick Frehner (2), Filip Zadina and Tambellini were among the scorers in the second period. Top scorer Matej Stransky made it 7-0 in the final period with his 17th goal of the season, and young Rico Gredig closed out the scoring with his first goal of the season. Ajoie experienced déjà vu in the Landwasser Valley. At the start of the season, Greg Ireland's team had already suffered a crushing defeat against Davos. Back then, the final score was 0:6.

Telegrams

ZSC Lions - Ambri-Piotta 3:2 (0:0, 0:1, 2:1, 1:0) n.V.

11'184 spectators. - SR Stolc (SVK)/Wiegand, Altmann/Humair. - Goals: 40th (39:27) Zwerger (Virtanen, DiDomenico) 0:1. 49th Andrighetto (Weber, Frödén) 1:1. 53rd Riedi (Weber) 2:1. 58th Kostner (Grassi) 2:2. 65th (64:52) Andrighetto (power play goal) 3:2. - Penalties: 4 times 2 minutes against ZSC Lions, 5 times 2 minutes against Ambri-Piotta. - PostFinance top scorers: Malgin; Joly.

ZSC Lions: Hrubec; Weber, Kukan; Lehtonen, Schwendeler; Trutmann, Geering; Ustinkov; Aberg, Malgin, Sigrist; Rohrer, Baechler, Riedi; Frödén, Andreoff, Andrighetto; Baltisberger, Henry, Hollenstein; Gruber.

Ambri-Piotta: Senn; Virtanen, Zgraggen; Heed, Zaccheo Dotti; Dario Wüthrich, Cajkovsky; Bachmann; Grassi, Kostner, Müller; Joly, Manix Landry, Formenton; DiDomenico, De Luca, Zwerger; Bürgler, Lukas Landry, Pestoni; Borradori.

Remarks: ZSC Lions without Bader, Balcers, Grant and Marti (all injured), Ambri-Piotta without Isacco Dotti, Heim (both injured) and Tierney (extra foreigner).

Biel - Kloten 3:1 (1:1, 0:0, 2:0)

5545 spectators. - SR Tscherrig/Staudenmann, Steenstra (CAN)/Gurtner. - Goals: 8. Meyer (Gignac, Hausheer) 0:1. 20. (19:17) Hofer (Sallinen, Sylvegard/powerplay goal) 1:1. 52. Andersson (Hofer, Hultström) 2:1. 59. Sallinen (Haas) 3:1 (into the empty net). - Penalties: 2 times 2 minutes against Biel, 3 times 2 minutes against Kloten. - PostFinance top scorers: Hofer; Leino.

Biel: Säteri; Hultström, Zryd; Grossmann, Blessing; Dionicio, Stampfli; Burren; Sallinen, Haas, Rajala; Sylvegard, Andersson, Hofer; Cajka, Neuenschwander, Kneubuehler; Cattin, Christen, Sablatnig; Braillard.

Kloten: Waeber; Delémont, Wolf; Profico, Klok; Hausheer, Kellenberger; Sidler; Derungs, Leino, Puhakka; Simic, Gignac, Meyer; Schreiber, Morley, Palve; Weibel, Schäppi, Rafael Meier; Smirnovs.

Remarks: Biel without Müller (injured), Janett (sick), Villard, Wehrli (both ) and Laaksonen (supernumerary foreigner), Kloten without Simon Meier, Ramel, Steiner (all injured) and Lindroth (sick). Kloten without a goalkeeper from 57:54 to 58:21 and from 58:35.

Fribourg-Gottéron - Genève-Servette 2:5 (1:0, 1:1, 0:4)

9372 spectators. - SR Hebeisen/Ruprecht, Bürgy/Gnemmi. - Goals: 20th (19:12) Schmid (Sörensen, Kapla/power play goal) 1:0. 28th Marchon (Sprunger, Walser) 2:0. 33rd Noah Rod (Saarijärvi, Berni) 2:1. 43rd Noah Rod (Rutta) 2:2. 47th Verboon (underpaid goal!) 2:3. 56th Verboon (Miranda) 2:4. 60th (59:31) Granlund 2:5 (into the empty net). - Penalties: 2 times 2 minutes against Fribourg-Gottéron, 5 times 2 minutes against Genève-Servette. - PostFinance top scorers: Schmid; Granlund.

Fribourg-Gottéron: Berra; Glauser, Streule; Rathgeb, Kapla; Johnson, Nemeth; Jecker, Seiler; Sörensen, De la Rose, Schmid; Bertschy, Borgström, Dorthe; Sprunger, Walser, Marchon; Etter, Nicolet, Gerber.

Genève-Servette: Charlin; Saarijärvi, Berni; Rutta, Chanton; Le Coultre, Karrer; Sutter, Schneller; Puljujärvi, Manninen, Granlund; Bozon, Jooris, Vesey; Praplan, Pouliot, Ignatavicius; Miranda, Verboon, Noah Rod.

Remarks: Fribourg-Gottéron without Biasca and Wallmark (both injured), Genève-Servette without Hischier, Richard (both injured) and Akeson (extra player). Fribourg-Gottéron without a goalkeeper from 56:24 to 59:31.

Zug - Bern 4:2 (3:0, 1:2, 0:0)

7179 spectators. - SR Piechaczek (GER)/Kaukokari (FIN), Cattaneo/Obwegeser. - Goals: 5. Hofmann (Tobias Geisser, Künzle) 1:0. 11. Kubalik (Kovar, Bengtsson) 2:0. 20. (19:15) Vozenilek (Hofmann) 3:0. 26. Wingerli (Hofmann, Stadler) 4:0. 37. Marchon (Schild) 4:1. 40. (39:48) Bemström (Füllemann) 4:2. - Penalties: none against Zug, 1 x 2 minutes against Bern. - PostFinance top scorers: Kubalik; Häman Aktell.

Zug: Wolf; Bengtsson, Stadler; Balestra, Tobias Geisser; Schlumpf, Sklenicka; Sauser; Vozenilek, Kovar, Kubalik; Künzle, Wingerli, Hofmann; Antenen, Senteler, Herzog; Lindemann, Leuenberger, Eggenberger; Fueter.

Bern: Reideborn; Loeffel, Iakovenko; Untersander, Füllemann; Häman Aktell, Kindschi; Rhyn; Bemström, Aaltonen, Ejdsell; Vermin, Graf, Lehmann; Schild, Alge, Marchon; Levin Moser, Ritzmann, Schenk; Serkins.

Remarks: Zug without Diaz, Genoni, Guerra, Martschini, Moret, Riva, Tatar, Wey (all injured) and Graham (supernumerary foreigner), Bern without Baumgartner, Kreis, Lindholm, Merelä, Simon Moser, Müller, Scherwey (all injured) and Zürcher (). Bern without a goalkeeper from 58:28 to 59:15.

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - Lausanne 3:4 (1:3, 1:1, 1:0)

4256 spectators. - SR Lemelin (USA)/Dipietro, Schlegel/Muggli. - Goals: 4th (3:07) Rochette (Niku) 0:1. 4th (3:53) Dufner (Moy) 1:1. 6th Caggiula (Rochette/powerplay goal) 1:2. 9th Riat (Baragano) 1:3. 29th Riat (Oksanen, Baragano) 1:4. 32nd Strömwall (Wetter) 2:4. Strömwall (Wetter) 2:4. 41st (40:50) Rask (Larsson, Strömwall/powerplay goal) 3:4. - Penalties: 5 times 2 minutes against Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, 6 times 2 minutes against Lausanne. - PostFinance top scorers: Strömwall; Czarnik.

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers: Nyffeler; Dufner, Maier; Henauer, Larsson; Kellenberger, Jelovac; Quinn; Wetter, Dünner, Lammer; Moy, Rask, Zangger; Strömwall, Fritz, Graf; Hofer, Lindemann, Embacher.

Lausanne: Pasche; Baragano, Brännström; Niku, Marti; Vouardoux, Sansonnens; Martin; Fuchs, Czarnik, Caggiula; Riat, Rochette, Oksanen; Hügli, Jäger, Zehnder; Prassl, Bougro, Douay; Holdener.

Remarks: Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without Albrecht, Capaul, Honka, Hornecker, Jensen, Pilut, Taibel (all injured) and Bisig (), Lausanne without Fiedler, Haas, Heldner, Kahun and Suomela (all injured). Rapperswil-Jona Lakers without goalkeeper from 58:46.

Davos - Ajoie 8:0 (2:0, 4:0, 2:0)

3904 spectators. - SR Borga/Arpagaus, Huguet/Francey. - Goals: 5. Tambellini (Frehner, Ryfors) 1:0. 8. Ryfors 2:0. 22. Frehner (Ryfors, Jung) 3:0. 31. Zadina (Jung) 4:0. 37. Frehner (Zadina, Asplund) 5:0. 40th (39:30) Tambellini (Gross/underpaid goal!) 6:0. 46th Stransky 7:0. 54th Gredig (Parrée) 8:0. - Penalties: 1 x 2 minutes against Davos, none against Ajoie. - PostFinance top scorers: Stransky; Honka.

Davos: Aeschlimann; Fora, Frick; Barandun, Dahlbeck; Gross, Jung; Minder; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Kessler, Asplund, Zadina; Stransky, Corvi, Valentin Nussbaumer; Gredig, Egli, Parrée; Waidacher.

Ajoie: Keller (41. Conz); Christe, Honka; Fischer, Arno Nussbaumer; Fey, Berthoud; Friman, Pilet; Hazen, Wick, Mottet; Turkulainen, Bellemare, Bozon; Robin, Devos, Pedretti; Sopa, Cavalleri, Cormier.

Remarks: Davos without Andersson, Knak and Lemieux (all injured), Ajoie without Garessus, Gauthier, Nättinen, Patenaude, Schmutz and Thiry (all injured).