Beaten 3-2 on penalties in the den of the ZSC Lions, Zug only managed to reduce their deficit on Friborg Gottéron by one unit. The fight for sixth place is tighter than ever.
The Dragons have 75 points against 73 in the Zugois, before going to central Switzerland on Tuesday. The double defending champion will have his back against the wall. A victory will be imperative for the Zugois.
The Lions international, Willy Riedi (9th) was the first to break the balance, in a meeting where the defenders took the measure of the attackers during the first period. Tactically well in place, the “Z” was then surprised twice in 45 seconds, by Jan Kovar then Dario Simion.
From that moment, the Zugois put the Zurichois in their little skates for many minutes. Without an attentive Simon Hrubec, the addition could have been heavier after two thirds. During the third period, the two teams were annihilated until Alexandre Texier equalized 122 seconds from the end of regulation time, while the Lions played without a goalkeeper. On penalties, this same Texier scored the decisive penalty.
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