ZSC without Chris Baltisberger and Juho Lammikko today

For the first battle of the Lions tonight in Lausanne, the guests from Zurich will have to make do without Juho Lammikko and Chris Baltisberger. They are both dealing with illness. Other than that, the ZSC Lions are counting on mostly the same lineup as in previous playoff games, with small adjustments such as Santtu Kinnunen drawing in on defense.

On the other end of the ice, Lausanne HC has only made one change regarding imports (Brendan Perlini in for Lauri Pajunemi), but can otherwise field the same lineup as in Game 7 of the semifinal against HC Fribourg-Gottéron.