East Teams in NLA with mixed start

Friday, 12.09.2014, Kloten Flyers - HC Servette-Genève 2-3

The story of the game is one of many missed chances by the Flyers. A quick goal by the visiting team after 2 minutes (D'Agostini; Romy, Mercier) and the
second goal after 8 minutes (Romy; Bezina, D'Agostini) left the Flyers with little to react for. It took a powerplay and a goal by newly signed Peter Guggisberg
to score the first goal for the home team shortly before the 1 period ended. It would take another 20 minutes before Dupont (Jenni) scored the equalizer but
Tom Pyatt (Taylor Piatt, Rubin) had other plans, scoring the game winning goal in the 44th minute. Once again, Kloten had trouble to react and lost their home opener which
was the 7th game they lost in a row, including CHL and preseason games.

Friday, 12.09.2014, EV Zug - HC Davos 2-1 SO

Davos was off to a better start, scoring in the 8th minute (Marc Wieser; Hofmann, Genoni) and the score wouldn't change until 7 minutes before the end when Christen (Earl, Bouchard) scored on a power play and extended the game for at least another 5 minutes to overtime where neither team was able to secure the win. In the shootout it seemed that Zug had the better nerves, Bouchard and Bürgler scored while none of the other shooters got the puck passed goalie Genoni.

Saturday, 13.09.2014, HC Davos - HC Fribourg-Gottéron 8-2

What a game and what a beating for Fribourg! We're asking ourselves if Fribourgs coach Kossmann let his team get up early for some bag skate drills after not showing up last night. Here's a recital of the fabulous evening: 
4th minute: Marc Wieser (Ambühl, Guerra)
6th minute: Ambühl (Marc Wieser, Dino Wieser)
7th minute: Jörg (Simion)
11th minute: Walser (Hofmann, Simion)
17th minute: Marc Wieser (Ambühl, Dino Wieser)

After scoring 5 goals in a row, Davos took a bit of a time out but came back with an additional 3 goals:
37th minute: Corvi (Paulsson, Koistinen)
48th minute: Dino Wieser (Du Bois, Ambühl)
48th minute: Paulsson (Schneeberger, Koistinen)

Kossmann had removes goalie Nyffeler after 3 goals but it's hard to blame the young goalie. Conz faced the same fate but sat through the loss. At least Monnet in the 50th minute (Dubé, Mottet) and Ngoy (59th, Fritsche, Vauclair) didn't allow goalie Genoni a shutout.

13.09.2014, ZSC Lions - HC Ambri-Piotta 5-1

The Lions skated through to an easy victory against the bianco blu from Ambri. Cunti (10th minute, Seger, Bärtschi) opened the score but Inti Pestoni (19th, Aucoin, Giroux) was able to score the equalizer. From there on it was a ZSC show with Baltisberger (26th, Cunti, Wick) with the 2-1 lead, Geering (35th minute, Zangger), Cunti with his second goal (36th, Baltisberger, Wick) and finally Roman Wick (59th, Baltisberger, Cunti) finished a successful evening. The line with Cunti, Baltisberger and Wick seems to have found together after they had some trouble in the preseason.

13.09.2014, Rapperswil Jona Lakers - EV Zug 1-3

Rapperswil was determined to get back on the winning street but it was the guest from Zug that got on the scoreboard first. Josh Holden (7th minute, Sondell, Bouchard) and Dominic Lammer (32th, Andersson, Sondell) had almost secured the 3 points but with Derrick Walser's goal (48th, Murray, Danielsson) Rapperwil only trailed Zug by one. But it was Lammer again (52th, Ramholt) who put the 2 goal advantage in place again and took the points home for Zug.

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