Lausanne HC missed out on catching up on points with the game-free leaders ZSC Lions in the National League.
The Vaud team went down 2:7 in Bern. Simon Moser and Austin Czarnik scored twice for the hosts.
Third-placed HC Davos celebrated their fourth win in a row with a 3-0 win at the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. The last two goals were scored by the Czech Matej Stransky.
Fifth-placed EHC Biel defeated Ambri-Piotta 2-1 after overtime. Fabio Hofer scored the winning goal 56 seconds before the end of overtime.
Genève-Servette HC returned to winning ways after four defeats. The Champions Hockey League winners prevailed 3:1 in Lugano. Teemu Hartikainen had the stick on all three of Geneva's goals. It was the Bianconeri's third home defeat in a row.
Results and standings:
Bern - Lausanne 7:2 (2:1, 2:0, 3:1). Biel - Ambri-Piotta 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0) n.V. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers - Davos 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2). Lugano - Genève-Servette 1:3 (0:1, 1:1, 0:1).
1. ZSC Lions 16/37 (57:36). 2. Lausanne 18/34 (58:51). 3. Davos 17/32 (54:36). 4. Zug 17/29 (62:45). 5. Biel 18/29 (42:39). 6. Bern 18/28 (56:47). 7. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 18/26 (46:51). 8. Kloten 17/25 (39:42). 9. Ambri-Piotta 17/23 (45:54). 10. Lugano 16/22 (40:50). 11. Genève-Servette 15/21 (41:42). 12. SCL Tigers 16/21 (34:35). 13. Fribourg-Gottéron 18/21 (41:51). 14. Ajoie 17/9 (36:72).
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