Hockey News: NLB Playoff game #1: Visp def. EHC Basel 9-1

EHC Basel was unable to get things started in this match.

Visp took Basel out of the match early by scoring 5 goals in the first period.

Pascal Marolf opened the second period by giving Basel its first goal of the match.

Basel showed signs of life for the next three minutes until Visp’s Raphael Kuonen added another goal for his team.

Teammate Cory Pecker scored another goal for Visp shortly before the period expired.

EHC Basel allowed two more goals in the third period.

This loss puts Basel behind 1 game to nothing in the opening round of the NLB Playoffs.