The Nice Eagles travel to the Annecy Lake Knights for the 17th day of the French Division 1 championship, this Saturday, January 12.
After the good performance last Saturday against Dunkerque, Stan Sutor’s men must now confirm the positive momentum against the newly-promoted Annecy.
In the first match, the Azuréens dominated the game (6-0). But since September, the Annecy team has increased its level. Currently 10th in the championship, Annecy is fighting to reach the playoffs. With 3 wins in the last 5 matches (including 1 win against Brest), the lake knights are on a good momentum.
Therefore, they must beware of the Annecy team and be efficient in front of the goal.
In case of victory, the Eagles would be only 4 points behind the leader, Lyon.
Note the absence of Jozef SLANINAK, who suffered a knee sprain during the Lyon-Nice match. He is expected to return to the squad in early February.
Annecy-Nice by the numbers
Annecy:
10th in the championship with 16 points (7 wins and 9 losses)
Top scorer: Benjamin ARNAUD 15 points (10 goals and 5 assists)
Power play efficiency: 18.2%
Penalty kill efficiency: 80.4%
Nice:
4th in the championship with 21 points (10 wins and 6 losses)
Top scorer: Arne KROTAK 29 points (16 goals and 13 assists)
Power play efficiency: 11.4%
Penalty kill efficiency: 82.5%
