Nice confirms that they are going through a rough patch and loses at home against Epinal in a high-stakes match.
A home defeat that was not anticipated.
Stan Sutor’s players held on during the first two periods but then relinquished control of the ice to their opponents.
Trailing at the end of the first period (0-1), the Nice team came back, even managing to lead the match 2-1 (Spitzer and Belisle) before Epinal’s equalizer.
One-sided third period: 3-0.