It was ZSC's captain Patrick Geering who gave the Lions an early lead in the 7th minute of play. Just seven minutes later, Miranda netted in for the alleged 2-0. His goal, however, was disallowed after video review due to a previous slashing against HCL's netminder Merzlikins. After, the game remained scoreless up to the 60th minute, when Kenins sealed the Championship for his team with an empty-netter.
On their way to the title, the ZSC Lions, who finished this year's regular season in 7th place, eliminated EV Zug in the quarters (4-1), defeated 2017 Swiss Champ SC Bern in the semis (4-2), and decided the finals against HC Lugano in an all-decisive Game 7 at the Resega in their favor, after being up 3-1 in the series.
It is ZSC's ninth Championship title in club history after 1936, 1949, 1961, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, and 2014. Along with the glorious season end, a glorious career comes to a close, too. Mathias Seger, who has been part of the Lions since 1999, has officially retired. The 40-year-old defender and the team's captain from 2005-2017 suited up in almost 1170 National League games in his career, recording 475 points (121 goals, 354 assists).
➡️Der @zsclions -Meistertorschütze heisst Patrick Geering. Sein Treffer zum 1:0 entschied die Finalissima!#MySportsCH #HomeofSports #NationalLeague #Playoffs2018sp pic.twitter.com/8DTWMAWgel
— MySportsCH (@MySports_CH) April 27, 2018
➡️Eine Schlüsselszene zum Titel: Lukas Flüeler rettete die @zsclions mit diesem Bigsave wenige Minuten vor Schluss!#MySportsCH #HomeofSports #NationalLeague #Playoffs2018 pic.twitter.com/9VUBsMZEj7
— MySportsCH (@MySports_CH) April 27, 2018
➡️Das ist der Meisterjubel! Was für eine geile Finalserie war das. Gratulation @zsclions, danke @OfficialHCL !#MySportsCH #HomeofSports #NationalLeague #Playoffs2018 pic.twitter.com/48F5066RRI
— MySportsCH (@MySports_CH) April 27, 2018
Last Update: 27 April 2018, 10:37 PM | rlu*Da ist das Ding 😁 pic.twitter.com/AMfUWd7KUZ
— ZSC Lions (@zsclions) April 27, 2018
