27.
8:39 p.m
Kammerer hits the post! Maximilian Kammerer fires from a position slightly to the left. The puck lands on the right post. A little later, a powerful powerplay ends with numerous shots. The grizzlies survive this unscathed and are now allowed to replenish their ranks.
26.
8:37 p.m
It’s the turn of the DEL’s second-best power play. The KEC establishes itself in the attack zone. Ryan MacInnis takes two shots from the right faceoff circle.
25.
8:35 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Jimmy Lambert (Grizzlys Wolfsburg)
The door to one of the penalty boxes opens for the first time. Jimmy Lambert has to report there because of a trip against Dominik Bokk.
24.
8:35 p.m
Great opportunity for Krupp! Justin Feser has the overview on the left and plays to Björn Krupp in the middle. He shoots past the goal on the left. But the disc comes back from the gang. Krupp tries to poke the puck in at the right post. But Janne Juvonen throws herself at him.
23.
8:32 p.m
Now the sharks are getting involved again. From the outside left, Brady Austin delivers a wrist shot. But this is just a catching exercise for Dustin Strahlmeier.
22.
8:31 p.m
Since the restart, the guests have developed more drive towards the goal and are therefore trying harder to play forward. Now Jimmy Lambert is trying.
21.
20:29
Wolfsburg plays into the attack zone. Justin Feser passes into the middle from the right. Jimmy Martinovic tries his luck there. Only the player ends up in the goal – but not the puck.
21.
20:27
Start of 2nd third
20.
8:14 p.m
Third conclusion:
After 20 minutes, the Kölner Haie deservedly lead 2-0 in the home game against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg. The game started extremely slowly. Then it was the home team who showed greater effort and at least became determined now and then. This paid off for the first time in the middle of the first half of the game. Even with the lead behind them, the Rhinelanders remained more agile, accumulating 10:5 shots on goal and were also more successful at the face-off. It was only at the end of the third that the guests started to work a little more purposefully, but if they improve significantly in this regard, they will want to get their foot in the door at the Lanxess Arena.
20.
8:09 p.m
End of 1st third
20.
8:08 p.m
Then Spencer Machacek has a shot position on the right faceoff circle, but initially only hints at the shot. And then the gap is closed.
18.
8:07 p.m
Now the grizzlies are trying a little harder to find an answer. At least Janne Juvonen now gets something to do occasionally.
17.
8:03 p.m
Goal for the Kölner Haie, 2-0 by Dominik Bokk
From behind the goal, Dominik Bokk drives into the left faceoff circle and takes a shot. There are two players from each team in front of Dustin Strahlmeier, the goalie has no view at all. In addition, the puck is deflected slightly and finds its way into the near corner. Bokk scores his tenth goal of the season.
16.
20:02
Russell to the bars! Patrick Russell brings the disc towards the goal from the right side. The wrist shot hits the left post.
15.
8:01 p.m
In addition to 10:3 shots on goal, the Haie are also clearly ahead in face-offs – with 14:8.
14.
19:57
Immediately after winning a face-off, Oliwer Kaski takes a shot to the right of the blue line. Dustin Strahlmeier has to be wide awake, but ultimately doesn’t need to intervene because the puck flies over the goal.
13.
7:55 p.m
To the left of the blue line, Fabio Pfohl brings the disc to the goal. In the slot, Jimmy Lambert makes a dangerous deflection. But Janne Juvonen is attentive and fixes the thing.
12.
19:52
Nate Schnarr curves right through the attacking third and then serves Patrick Russell. His one-timer from the right face-off circle whizzed just past the goal.
11.
19:51
Justin Feser tries it from an acute angle on the right. This attempt doesn’t make it onto the goal either. Cologne’s goalie Janne Juvonen first had to parry a shot.
10.
19:46
Goal for the Kölner Haie, 1-0 by Valtteri Kemiläinen
On the left, Kevin Niedenz drags the ball into the attacking zone and leaves it for Juhani Tyrväinen. The Finn immediately plays the cross pass. Compatriot Valtteri Kemiläinen has plenty of space in a position slightly shifted to the right, can take precise measurements and puts his wrist shot in the top right corner of the box. For the 34-year-old, this means his ninth goal of the season.
8.
19:46
So Cologne leaves a clearer impression. Now Maximilian Glötzl moves to the right of the blue line. Patrick Russell tries to deflect the shot. That doesn’t work. The puck whizzes past the goal.
6.
19:43
The Wolfsburg team still barely finishes. It looks completely different on the other side. In the left face-off circle, Maximilian Kammerer goes for a one-timer, but fails with this shot because of Dustin Strahlmeier.
5.
7:40 p.m
Now the Grizzlys speak out with a little more emphasis and show themselves in the attack zone. However, Lower Saxony still lacks determination. At least the KEC is repeatedly forced to take illegal long shots.
4.
7:39 p.m
Gradually the game gets going. The greater initiative comes from the sharks. And now the KEC is putting a lot of fire on the visitors’ goal. There’s no getting past Strahlmeier, he fends off everything – including Patrick Russell’s last attempt with the right pad.
3.
7:37 p.m
On the other side, Dominik Bokk unexpectedly gets a free shot, seems a little surprised himself and shoots past Dustin Strahlmeier’s box.
2.
7:36 p.m
In addition, there may be no flow of the game. Constant interruptions prevent the game from getting going. Then ice hockey will actually be played again. The guests put forward a good attack, but the finish is not worth mentioning.
1.
19:33
There won’t be any torching in the Lanxess Arena for long. From a slightly to the right position, Patrick Russell fires his first wrist shot. Dustin Strahlmeier sees the thing coming in time and fixes the window.
1.
7:31 p.m
Game start
19:27
Andris Ansons and David Cespiva should ensure order on the ice. The two referees are assisted on the lines by Vincent Brüggemann and Jan-Philipp Priebsch. Janne Juvonen on the Cologne side and Dustin Strahlmeier on the Wolfsburg side start between the posts.
19:22
The two teams are facing each other for the third time this season. The previous two duels went to the Haie – at the end of September here with 4:2 and in mid-November in Wolfsburg with 4:3.
19:13
The Sharks have the third-best shooting efficiency in the league. In addition, the Rhinelanders are number two in duels and in the power play. When it comes to special teams, things are also looking pretty good on the Wolfsburg side. With the third-best majority, however, they are almost eight percent behind Cologne. They are better than the KEC when it comes to penalty killing – number three in the DEL.
7:04 p.m
The Grizzlys traveled to Cologne with a 4-1 away win in Dresden last Sunday. Before that, however, the Lower Saxony team had suffered defeats at home against Bremerhaven (4:5) and in Nuremberg (2:4). Cologne, on the other hand, has always scored points in the last eleven games. If you lost, it wasn’t within 60 minutes. Nine of these games were won. Of the four home wins in a row, the last one came four days ago against Mannheim (5:4). They were left behind at home against Augsburg a month ago (3:4 after a penalty shootout). And the last time they were completely uncountable at this point was against Munich at the beginning of November (0:2).
6:55 p.m
From a tabular perspective, the third party hosts the tithe. While the KEC is clearly on course for the playoffs, and leader Ingolstadt is only three points away, the Wolfsburg team is just on the edge between the first playoff round and the end, building on a cushion of four points over their first pursuer Augsburg.
6:45 p.m
Welcome to the German Ice Hockey League! At the start of the 29th match day, the Kufencracks’ program this Thursday includes, among other things, the Cologne Haie’s game against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg. The first puck should hit the ice at 7:30 p.m.