Roman Wick takes a shot from the left face-off circle but the aims directly at Merzlikins' stomach.

It's a wild game, the teams are going back and forth but the score remains 3-2 with less than 6 minutes left in the period.

Home team at full strength.

On the other side, Damien Brunner enters the zone with quick strides and takes a shot but Flüeler catches with his glove.

Zurich are trying to play their fast game and get a chance as Patrick Geering shoots but misses the goal by a few centimetres.

Neither team has been able to get a clear advantage in the third period. But the tempo on both sides is high.

The next goal might not only be the game winner but also decide who advances to the quarterfinal where the Växjö Lakers await.

Home team at full strength.

The Lions are on the boxplay and are able to hold off the Luganesi.

Ryan Shannon leaves for the locker room early, he took a hit from Vauclair and was bleeding in his face. No penalty is called.

We are tied at 5-5 on aggregate. Anything can happen!

Home team at full strength.

Visiting team at full strength.

With less than 4 minutes left in the second period we have a 4 on 4 situation, one player each has been benched for roughing.

Reto Schäppi with a wristshot from the right face-off circle. Merzlikins freezes the puck and we have the next powerbreak.

The home team has turned around this game! Now all pressure lies on Lugano who will have to score at least one goal if they want to keep their chances alive to reach the quarterfinals.

The Lions now lead 5-4 on aggregate.

Lugano made it difficult for the Lions to even enter the offensive zone, that's why ZSC didn't have a proper shot on goal during the powerplay.

Visiting team at full strength.

The Lions have trouble to build up their powerplay formation and so they have less than a minute left on the clock.

Siegenthaler looses the puck as he tries to get out of his zone and so Sannitz gets a chance but the angle from the left is rather short.

The Lions continue where they left off in the first period. They bring the puck into the attacking zone fast and are able to hold it there.

The Lions now definitely have the upper hand and putting all the pressure on Lugano's defense.

Right now, it's 4-4 on aggregate. Let's see who scores next!

This was a shock for the Luganesi. They were just recovering from the first goal when Sjögren passed the puck to Blidenbacher who scored the 2-1 lead for his team.

ZSC so far are the more active team and yet they trail Lugano 0-1.

Home team at full strength.

Lugano is in the Lions' zone but can't create any chances in the powerplay so far.

And we have our first powerbreak of the game.

Lugano leads 4:2 on aggregate now. Zurich will have to ante up their game but there's still enough time left.

For a second, the Lions defense wasn't prepared. Ryan Gardner saw Reuille skate away and play the important pass.

Zurich has slightly more puck possession in these starting minutes and were able to create chances while Lugano is still trying to find their way into the game.

The puck drops in Lugano's zone after an icing.

Herzog with a first chance but Merzlikins stowes it away with his glove.

We're just seconds away from puck drop!

The players from Lugano and Zurich enter the rink. The home team is wearing blue while Lugano is dressed in yellow.

Lugano's first line looks strong with Martensson, Zackrisson and Klasen adding up some serious scoring power.

Lugano takes a one goal advantage into the second leg of the 1/8-Finals when they beat Zurich 3-2 at home last week.

For Zurich, Inti Pestoni and Mike Künzle return after a month long conditioning stint. They will start in the 4th line tonight.

Good evening from Zurich! We're back for the only CHL game tonight. The ZSC Lions are host to HC Lugano so we'll see a premier as two NLA teams face each other in the round of the best 16 teams.

Starting lineups:

ZSC Lions Zurich: Flüeler (Schlegel); Blindenbacher, Siegenthaler – Shannon, Wick, Thoresen; Geering, Rundblad – Sjögren, Herzog, Kenins; Seger, Marti – Nilsson, Cunti, Baltisberger Chris; Guerra, Schäppi – Trachsler, Küenzle, Pestoni

HC Lugano: Merzlikins (Manzato); Wilson, Chiesa – Martensson, Zackrisson, Klasen; Vauclair, Sondell – Hofmann, Bürgler, Brunner; Hirschi, Sartori – Bertaggia, Lapierre, Walker – Ronchetti, Morini – Reuille, Sannitz, Gardner

Referees: Sidorenko (BLR), Piechaczek (GER) – Borga, Fluri (both SUI).

ZSC Lions host HC Lugano in the last Round of 16 matchup of this season's CHL. Last week saw ZSC take a 2-0 lead, which the would go on to blow – meaning that Lugano head to Zurich wit a one-goal advantage after their 3-2 home win.

"We lost the game in the second period last week, which didn't give us a chance to win. We weren't happy, but Lugano are a good team and we need to play smater and on our own ice to do everything we can to go through," reflected ZSC Head Coach Hans Wallson. "If we play like we did in the opening 20 miuntes last week, we'll have a good chance. We are strong at home, and it's only a one-goal game."

"We start with a one-goal advantage, but that means nothing. ZSC are a very good team, strong at home, and we know that tomorrow they'll bring their A-game so we need to do the same and play a full 60 minute game," said Veteran Lugano defender Steve Hirschi. "Even if we concede a goal, we have to continue to stick to our game plan; focusing on the next shift, as we saw in the first game in Lugano that we have a chance to come back even after falling behind. The same applies if we take a lead, we must play with a lot of discipline."

Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.