The men of coach Uwe Krupp won 2-1 in overtime against the Zurich Lions. They thus return four lengths from the 10th Rapperswil-Jona.
Lugano (12th in the ranking, with 3 points ahead of the GSHC) forced the decision at 38 ” from the end of the additional period on a success of his scorer Luca Fazzini, author of his 20th success of the season. It was the 48th shot caded by the Ticino.
Simon Hr schbec has indeed released the big game in front of the Zurich net. He had bowed the first time after 10’00 on a goal from Jiri Sekac, but Yannick Zehnder had given the two teams tied in the 16th minute.
The Zurich Lions thus concede their second loss in a row after that suffered on Saturday in Bern. They accuse five lengths behind the leader of the National League, Lausanne HC, with two late matches.