For the 4th day of Ligue Magnus, the Nice Eagles traveled to Gap’s ice rink. A team struggling at the start of the season that the Nice team managed to tame (0-2).
Tonight, the Nice Eagles wanted to confirm their strong start to the season in Ligue Magnus. After two victories in three games, including one against Marseille on Friday night, a serious title contender, the Nice team needed to confirm against the Gap Raptors. A team that has struggled to reach the top for several years but should not be underestimated.
Right from the start of the match, the Eagles took the lead thanks to their captain Nicolas Ruel. Well served in a play initiated by Teemu Loizeau and Jordan Mugnier, the Azurรฉen leader, beginning his second season with the club, came to capitalize on his teammates’ strong start. In a highly engaged match, the Nice defense stood firm and kept this narrow advantage at the break.ย ย
As in the beginning of the match, the Eagles started the second period on the same basis as the first. With Jordan Mugnier again setting up his captain Nicolas Ruel who scored a double. The Eagles created a gap and led (0-2). More disciplined than in the first act, the players Pascal Margerit and Marc-Andrรฉ Levesque again held firm in defense and absorbed more of the Gap attacks. At the end of the first 40 minutes, the score did not change.
A difficult third periodย
The last part of the game was more eventful for the Eagles. Harassed by the Raptors, the Maralpins held strong thanks to an excellent Alexis Shank. The Nice goalkeeper made numerous saves in this third period (12) to keep the clean sheet. In total, the goalkeeper made no fewer than 40 saves to allow his teammates to claim victory at the end of this long third period (0-2).ย
With this result, the Nice Eagles remain at the top of the standings with 9 points and a game in hand. Fourth after four matches, they will now need to confirm against bigger teams like Rouen next Friday. But before that, the Nice team has an appointment on Tuesday in Cergy-Pontoise. Kickoff at 8:30 PM.ย
