The 32-year-old hockey player made effective passes and accumulated a -1 efficiency rating. Bičevskis scored 26 (8+18) points in 35 games played this season.
Renars Krastenbergs (13 (8+5) points in 17 games) also made a productive pass today, which beat the “Pioneers” Vorarlberg 3:1 for the “99ers” from Graz. The 25-year-old forward also made four shots in brings into this match.
In another duel between Austrian clubs, “Villach” lost 3:4 to “Capitals” from Vienna. Experienced defender Artūrs Kuld (35; 2+8) has three shots and a utility of -1.
In the French league, defender Kristaps Sotnieks (29; 3+6) scored one goal, two assists, efficiency coefficient +3, as well as two shots and penalty minutes each, while forward Roland Wigner (26; 18+ 8) scored an effective shot and an assist, as well as a +1 advantage and a total of five shots on target in the 6-2 victory of the current title holders and this season’s league leaders, the Rouen Dragons over Amiens Gothiques.
In the third consecutive victory of the “Boxers” of Bordeaux (4:2 over the “Diables Rouges” of Briançon), Nikita Jevpalovs (30; 10+19) made two effective passes, accumulated -1 and lost in two shots, while his teammate Rudolph Poltz (17; 5 +4) was directly involved in one goal, plus +1, two penalty minutes and won eight of 15 shots.
Emils Gägeris (15; 14+6) had one assist and five shots on goal, as well as being suspended for two minutes, as the “Joker” hockey players of Sergi-Pontoise beat the “Brûleurs de Loups” of Grenoble 3:2. Gäger’s teammate Daniels Goršanov (30; 1+3) scored twice and had an efficiency of +2.
In the stumble of Gap “Rapaces” (2:3) against Chamonix “Pionniers”, striker Olegs Shishliannikovs (24; 8+9) made a successful pass, scored once and violated the rules twice.
In the defeat (0:2) of Marseille “Spartiates”, the newcomer of the top league, which finished the top four, against vice leader Anže “Ducs”, defender Roberts Kaļľkis (30; 1+7) scored two goals shots.
Tom Anderson (37; 16+27), the fourth top scorer in Switzerland’s second-strongest league, scored a goal, provided an assist, missed all eight shots, blocked a shot and had a utility rating + 1 in 23 minutes on the ice, helping La Chaux-de-Fonds to beat (3:1) the previous leader “Basel” and take the first position.
At the end of the first quarter “Olten” retreated, recognizing the superiority of the Kisnacht “Lions” with 3:4 in extra time. Oltene forward Rihards Melnalksnis (35; 0+6) was superior on two of five shots in 10:44 minutes and had a -2 efficiency.
Injured 22-year-old defender Nauris Sējējs (22; 3+2) has not yet returned to action for the Lions.
Bellincona “Rockets” have not scored for three games in a row, they suffered a defeat (0:6) against “Thurgau” away, as the losing streak extended to 11 games. 20-year-old forward Darrell Dukurs (38; 0+3) had five shots on goal in 20 minutes, blocked one shot and earned a -3 rating. Rihard Puidem (37; 2+2) has the same efficiency in 18 minutes, one shot made and one blocked, as well as one missed shot.
In the Finnish championship “Mestis”, Eric Vitols saved 30 out of 33 shots, while Keuru’s team “KeuPa” lost in extra time (2:3) to Kajana “Hokki”. The 22-year-old goaltender shot 90.97% in 21 games this season and allowed an average of 3.11 rebounds in each game.
His peers, defenders Artūrs Andzhans (28; 4+10) and Miks Tumanovs (8; 3+5), earned a two-minute suspension each. Andzhan, who played 27 minutes, also took two shots on goal and -1, while Tumanov, on the pitch for 25:46 minutes, took four.
In the Slovenian championship, “Celje” achieved a very important success in the fight for access to the final, beating “Acroni” from Jesenice 5:3 at home. For Celje, one goal and three assists for Mikus Mintautiškis (11; 7+7), while one assist for Raivo Freidenfeld (2; 0+1).
In the Hungarian Open Championship, the goal and assist of striker Kirill Galoha (27; 13+19) forged the success (4:3) of the vice-leader of “Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia” over Dunaujvároša “Acélbikák” in penultimate position , whose defender Pauls Svars (29; 3+8) ) successfully passed and shot on goal three times. Former teammates of the Hockey Club “Rīga” also have +1 in the usefulness index.
Defender Artūrs Salija (24; 1+3) returned to the Esbjerg “Energy” lineup after missing nine matches in the Danish championship, whose team beat Frederikshavn “White Hawks” 4:3.
