The Eagles of Nice triumphed in Annecy last night with a resounding 8-0 victory!
Nice climbs to 7th place, and the team from Nice is now just 1 point behind the 4th place before hosting Cholet on Saturday at the Jean Bouin ice rink.
They absolutely needed to win this match to keep hoping for a qualification in the finals.
Saturday night, the Eagles not only secured the 2 victory points, but they also rediscovered their beautiful play, a spirit of solidarity, and a solid defense.
The Azurean goalkeeper, Lukas Skrecko, achieved his first shutout of the
season!
Now, they will need to confirm this good performance next Saturday with the reception of Cholet at the Jean Bouin ice rink. The 2 points will be very important considering a very perilous away game on February 1st against the championship leader: Lyon.
Scorers of the evening:
Period 1: Andrej Brejka (on power play) (Michal Kapicka, Vladimir Kubus) 3:59; Ales Cerny (on power play) (Martin Slovak) 9:17; Aurelien Macon (Lionel Simon, Vladimir Kubus) 15:26; Joakim Arsenault (Martin Slovak, Jeremie Janneteau) 16:28
Period 2: Joni Raikkonen (Martin Slovak, Jeremie Janneteau) 1:43
Period 3: Vladimir Kubus (unassisted) 1:27; Michal Kapicka (on power play) (Milan Varga, Vladimir Kubus) 9:29; Martin Slovak (Jeremie Janneteau, Andrej Brejka) 11:00
