The Eagles are defeated in Reims 3-1 and lose their leading position, dropping to 4th place just one point behind the leader. Nice will host Toulouse next Saturday at the Jean-Bouin ice rink at 7:15 PM, and a victory will be necessary to hope to reach the top of the standings again.
For several weeks now, Stan Sutor’s men no longer have the form they had at the beginning of the season.
The match against the Reims Phoenix was testimony to this.
The Phoenix started the match at a strong pace. Slightly dominated, the Eagles logically conceded in the first period 2
In the 2nd period, the Azurians put on the pressure. They played as a team, offering quality play, but the execution was not there, and the score remained unchanged.
In the final period, the Eagles created multiple chances (16 shots on target compared to 6 for the Reims team) but were unable to find the back of the net. Worse, a Phoenix player went on a counter-attack to beat Jimmy Lundberg (3-1).
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