Lausanne is virtually qualified for the pre-playoffs! The Lausanne residents, who beat Kloten 3-2 following penalties, passed their evening opponent to climb to 10th place. They are also only 1 point behind Lugano and 2 points behind Bern, while having scored 1 game less.
In this crucial match in the fight for the pre-playoffs, the Airmen opened the scoring on power-play thanks to Arttu Ruotsalainen (10th). The LHC did not have time to doubt, Guillaume Maillard equalized in the 14th minute, following Tim Bozon entered the zone at full speed. Some 59 seconds later, Matteo Nodari deflected into his own goal, a cross from Damien Riat.
Dominating in the first half of the intermediate third, the Vaudois were surprised on a collective movement concluded by Dario Meyer (32nd). On penalties, only Damien Riat scored, giving the LHC a second point.
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