Down goes the leader

18 Nov 2012 | Luis Lopes

First loss at home for Geneva; Sixteen goals in seventeen games for Tyler Seguin. Ten goals in ten games for Henrik Zetterberg. Langnau Tigers in trouble for a play-off spot

Biel 5 Zürich 4 (OT)

Both Biel and Zürich have won the day before and take the game with confidence. Stanley Cup winner Dustin Brown does not miss his first shift at Biel with a blow into Biel's goalie Reto Berra. Four Biel players had jump on NHL star with a message "you don't touch our goalie".

Biel dominated the firsts minutes in the game but would be Zürich to score the first by Monnet(9:02). Five minutes later Patrick Kane well served by Marc-Antoine Pouliot gives no chance to Zürich goalie Lukas Flüeler.and ties the game. Micflikier score the second for Biel after one more great pass by Boston Bruin Tyler Seguin. 26 seconds later top scorer Roman Wick ties the game for Zürich after a good solo.

In second period both teams continued to play at high level in a very attractive game. Two minutes after the first pause Flügister made the third for Biel and eight minutes later Patrick Geering ties the game for Zürich.

You know are seeing a good game when even Biel star Marc-Antoine Pouliot blocks shots in Box-Play. That definitively give confidence to continue to fight for the victory. So less then six minutes in the third period Marc Wieser scores after a slapshot made by Clarence Kparghai and a rebound give by Lukas Flüeler. Two minutes before the game ends Ryan Shannon ties the game after a great pass from Roman Wick.

After 58 seconds in overtime Geering gets a two minutes penalty. And that is like sugar on coffee for Biel this season. Kane feeds Seguin to the winning goal 13 seconds later. Perfect week-end for Biel with two victories against high level teams.

Jakob Micflikier: "We knew-ed that the week-end would be tough for us but the team came much better after the national team break. We are happy to play at this level and we can be tough to beat in the future"

Geneva 2 Kloten 3 (OT)

From the beginning of the game, it was understood that Geneva had left a lots of energie at Zürich Lions stadium yesterday. Geneva never managed to control the game. Eric Blum scored the winning goal in overtime for Kloten. Great game from both goalies. Stephan(40 saves) and Rüeger(41 saves). Swiss defender Phillipe Schelling led Kloten with two goals.

Langnau 0 Bern 2

With seven losses in last eight games, the Tigers find themselves in trouble for a play-off spot. After a good Deutschland Cup, Ryan Gardner continue his good moment. Saturday night he scored deflecting a shot by Mark Streit. Thomas Deruns regained some confidence by scoring his first goal this season. Second shootout of the season for Bern goalie Marc Bührer.

Davos 5 Ambri 2

The score doesn't reflect how hard was for Davos to beat Ambri Saturday night. Only in third period home team had definitively win the game. Good game by Rick Nash(1G) and Leonardo Genoni with 27 saves.

Lakers 2 Zug 3 (SO)

The second season game between Lakers and Zug went into shootout. Zug wins the extra-point thanks to Brunner and Zetterberg. The two Zug talents scored two beautiful shootouts and the Lakers failed all four shots. 10 goals in ten games for Detroit Red Wing Henrik Zetterberg(10G 8A). Very good game for both goalies, 36 saves for Aebischer and 37 saves for Finnish goalie Jussi Markannen.

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