2:3 – that’s how all previous encounters between EVZ and HC Ambrì-Piotta in the 2024/25 season ended. On 29 September, Zug lost at home after 60 minutes after leading 1:0 in the first period. Just over a month later, on 29 October, EVZ overturned a 0:2 deficit from the first period in Ticino and secured the extra point in overtime. And on 4 December, the game in the Leventina again ended in overtime in EVZ’s favour. The Ambrì team now leads the head-to-head with 5:4 points. 

The Leventines are currently 11th in the table, but only one point behind 10th place, which would entitle them to the play-in games, and three points behind 8th place. Ambrì earned three important points in the fight against the premature end of the season against bottom-of-the-table Ajoie on Wednesday evening: the Biancoblu trailed until the 42nd minute before André Heim scored his equaliser to make it 3:3. Just three minutes later, the Ticino side produced a final furioso – Philippe Maillet, Inti Pestoni and Dominik Kubalik (in double overtime) scored within 118 seconds. Diego Kostner’s goal in the 51st minute sealed the 7:3 victory for HCAP.