“Lions” beat Sheffield “Steelers” at home with 2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) in the shootout.
Balcers scored the only goal of the Zurich team in regular time, when after less than 17 minutes of play, he effectively ended the majority with a strong wrist shot. On the other hand, in the post-game shots, Balcers first achieved a draw, and then beat the opponent’s goalkeeper again and brought success to “Lions”.
The Latvian hockey player was on the ice for a total of 21 minutes and 49 seconds and stood out in the statistics with seven shots on goal, a two-minute rejection, accumulating a negative efficiency coefficient of -1.
In another match, Schellefteo AIK represented by Mārtiņas Dzierkals defeated “Fehervar” from Hungary 4:2 (2:1, 1:0, 1:1) at home.
Dzierkals had an assist in the home team’s fourth goal when Zeb Lindgren made it 4-2 in the middle of the final third.
The Latvian was on the ice for a total of 12 minutes and six seconds, during which he blocked two opponents’ shots, scored twice on the opponent’s goal and accumulated a positive efficiency coefficient of +1.
The “Penguins” of Bremerhaven, represented by Krister Gudlevski, are third with nine points in four games, while the “Lions” are in fifth position with 11 points in five matches and have secured a place in the playoffs. AIK’s ten points give it the eighth place, but the “Dragons” of Rouen, represented by Roland Wigner, have no points in the four played games and occupy the 22nd place in the 24-team tournament.
In the main tournament of the Champions League, 24 teams play six games each, but their place is determined in the overall table, with the best 16 qualifying for the playoffs.
In the previous season, the Swiss team Geneva “Servette” won the IIHF Champions League tournament.
The tournament was held for the first time in the 2014/2015 season.
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