Kloten take first lead in 1/4 final series

The first period was underway and 5 minutes played, the Flyers and Davos each a chance to score a first time on starting goalies Leonardo Genoni and returning puck stopper Martin Gerber but neither team succeded. After receiving a 2 minute minor for slashing Dino Wieser took place on the bench and Kloten's powerplay formation quickly found a way to pass around the puck when Patrick von Gunten scored the first goal of the game (6:05 played). Half of the period was played as Simon Bodenmann was sent to the box for Hooking and Davos now had a chance to set up their powerplay but the Flyers defense moved the puck out of their zone time after time.

Next one to take a 2 minute break was Dario Bürgler for Slashing but this time Kloten wasn't as powerful and a hard time to find some connection and so they only managed one shot on goal. With one minute to go, two Flyers were sent to the bench, the first penalty came from Janick Steinman for Holding, while the game continued, Philippe Schelling commited another foul (Slashing) and so Davos was able to play with a 2 man advantage where Dario Bürgler scored the equalising goal (Ville Koistinen, Perttu Lindgren) with one second left.

Davos started with a one-man advantage into the second period but shortly after took a penalty for Tripping by Dario Bürgler. With 8 minutes played Davos was assessed with a minor penalty for too many men on the ice. It took the Flyers a while to get organised but they were able to stay in the offensive zone even as the penalty had ended and put the Capricorns under pressure but the second goal still had to wait. Then Klotens Lukas Frick took place on the bench for Holding the stick but no further goal was counted for Davos either and so a goalless second period ended.

6 minutes into the 3rd period Dino Wieser sat down 2 minutes plus '10 for Boarding but the Flyers had trouble creating any kind of chances in front of Genoni. 49 minutes were played, when Janick Steinmann scored (Marcel Jenni, Lukas Stoop) to make the score 2:1 (48:09). A rush went through the stands and seats at Kolping Arena (still known to most fans as "Schluefweg") now that the home team had the chance to take the lead in the series for the first time.

With 6 minutes to go, Klotens Jim Vandermeer was assessed with a minor penalty for Tripping but the Flyers boxplay solid and left Davos with 2 shots on goal. And with exactly 3 minutes left, Tommi Santala passed the puck to Jim Vandermeeer who started a rush out of his own zone, curved around the Davos defense and shot the puck in the top right corner to make it 3:1. With that, the game was decided and Kloten has the chance with a win in Davos to advance to the semifinals.

SOG:
KF: 1. 8 / 2. 8 / 3. 13
HCD: 1. 10 / 2. 5 / 3. 14

Spectators @Kolping Arena: 7'042

Head Referees: Marco Prugger, Daniel Stricker
Linesmen: Franco Espinoza, Andreas Kohler

Injured:
KF: Peter Mueller, Michael Liniger, Félicien Du Bois
HCD: Patrick Schommer, Gregory Hofmann, Reto von Arx, Peter Guggisberg, Andres Ambühl

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