HC Davos remains unstoppable and secures another win against Kloten, continuing their impressive winning streak.
HC Davos continues its impressive form and is not letting the national team break get in the way. With a 4:2 win against Kloten, the Grisons celebrated their ninth victory in the last ten games.
The decisive goal was scored in the 38th minute by young Rico Gredig, while Adam Tambellini sealed the final score with a shot into the empty net 54 seconds before the end.
Turnaround in the middle third
After falling behind early, the Czech duo of Filip Zadina and Matej Stransky turned things around in the middle third. Zadina scored his ninth goal of the season, while Stransky added his tenth. Miro Aaltonen, the Zürcher Unterländer's top scorer, was able to equalize in the meantime, but Kloten ultimately had no chance against Davos' superiority.
Davos on course for success
HC Davos, under the direction of head coach Josh Holden, who recently extended his contract, has climbed to second place in the table. They are only one point behind the ZSC Lions, but have played two games more.
Game telegram
Kloten - Davos 2:4 (1:0, 1:3, 0:1)
5918 spectators. - SR Ruprecht/Fonselius (FIN), Fuchs/Schlegel. - Goals: 19th Grégoire (Ramel, Weibel) 1:0. 28th (27:25) Zadina (Tambellini, Ryfors/power play goal) 1:1. 29th (28:31) Stransky (Corvi, Dahlbeck) 1:2. 31st Aaltonen (Audette, Niku) 2:2. 38th Gredig (Knak, Ambühl) 2:3. 60th (59:06) Tambellini (Frehner, Ryfors) 2:4 (into the empty net). - Penalties: 1 x 2 minutes against Kloten, 3 x 2 minutes against Davos. - PostFinance top scorers: Aaltonen; Tambellini.
Team line-ups
Kloten: Waeber; Niku, Profico; Grégoire, Wolf; Sidler, Steve Kellenberger; Sataric; Ojamäki, Aaltonen, Audette; Meyer, Morley, Ramel; Simic, Schäppi, Meier; Weibel, Diem, Smirnovs; Derungs.
Davos: Aeschlimann; Fora, Gross; Honka, Dahlbeck; Andersson, Jung; Guebey; Stransky, Corvi, Kessler; Frehner, Ryfors, Tambellini; Nussbaumer, Egli, Zadina; Ambühl, Gredig, Knak; Parrée.
Remarks and ranking
Kloten had to make do without Marchon and Steiner, while Davos had to do without Barandun and Nordström. Kloten played from 58:20 to 59:06 and from 59:20 without a goalkeeper.
Results: Kloten - Davos 2:4 (1:0, 1:3, 0:1). Zug - Bern 1:6 (0:4, 1:1, 0:1).
Ranking: 1. ZSC Lions 17/39. 2. Davos 19/38. 3. Lausanne 19/37. 4. Bern 20/33. 5. Biel 19/32. 6. Zug 19/29. 7. Kloten 19/28. 8. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 19/26. 9. Ambri-Piotta 18/24. 10. Lugano 17/22. 11. Fribourg-Gottéron 19/22. 12. Genève-Servette 16/21. 13. SCL Tigers 17/21. 14. Ajoie 18/12.
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