While leaders Lausanne had no game on Saturday, HC Davos won the chasing duel in the National League against SC Bern 3-2 and moved up to third place.
Behind them, the ZSC Lions suffered another setback after their first win under Marco Bayer on Friday. The Swiss champions lost 2-1 to EV Zug in their own stadium.
On the other hand, EHC Kloten were successful at home, beating the SCL Tigers 3-2, and EHC Biel achieved an important 4-3 win against Ambri-Piotta to pull away from the bottom of the table.
HC Ajoie are still at the bottom of the table, but the team from the Jura managed a 3-1 win in their clash against neighbors Lugano, raising hopes that Ajoie will not have to finish the season in last place.
In the Romand derby between Genève-Servette and Fribourg-Gottéron, the Fribourg team prevailed for the first time (2-1).
Results:
Ajoie - Lugano 3:1 (0:0, 1:0, 2:1). Biel - Ambri-Piotta 4:3 (0:0, 3:2, 1:1). Davos - Bern 3:2 (1:0, 0:0, 2:2). Genève-Servette - Fribourg-Gottéron 1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:1). Kloten - SCL Tigers 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1). ZSC Lions - Zug 1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0).
Ranking:
1. Lausanne 36/72. 2. Bern 37/67. 3. Davos 38/66. 4. ZSC Lions 34/65. 5. Kloten 38/62. 6. Zug 36/59. 7. Fribourg-Gottéron 37/53. 8. SCL Tigers 37/51. 9. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 37/50. 10. Biel 35/49. 11. Genève-Servette 36/47. 12. Ambri-Piotta 37/46. 13. Lugano 36/42. 14. Ajoie 36/36.