19:18
Assistant coach Thomas Dolak is once again responsible for the home side’s bench. The injured Marco Nowak and Brett Olson are still not available. On the guest side, Andrew Bodnarchuk still has to serve a game suspension after a match penalty at the end of the main round. In addition, the injured Ryan Stoa and Ilya Sharipov have been absent for a long time. Maximilian Kislinger is available again today.
19:15
: While Ingolstadt is already threatening the end of the season, the Cologne Haie are now in the quarter-finals. And that although the Haie were only playing against relegation a few weeks ago. Since their playoff qualification at the last minute, the people of Cologne have suddenly been in flow on the ice and, thanks to their winning streak, could perhaps even become the surprise team in the playoffs. “We play very consistently and just play our game,” said Maxi Kammerer about the Haie’s run.
19:10
: “Win or fly” is the headline for the 2nd game of ERC Ingolstadt against the Kölner Haie. After the narrow 3:4 defeat in Cologne, the ERC is already on the verge of the end of the season tonight and can only prevent the premature playoff knockout with a win: “Our full focus is on absolutely forcing the 3rd game,” says ERC -Defender Fabio Wagner. Advantage for Ingolstadt: If the quick revenge succeeds, the Schanzer should play again tomorrow in the decider at home.
19:09
: So the DEG is slowly developing into a feared opponent for the Ice Tigers. After the four games of the regular season, the eight-time German champions celebrated their fifth win against Nuremberg. That should give you more confidence. And the Düsseldorfers now also know how they can win without their coach Harold Kreis, who is in Canada for urgent personal matters.
19:00
: Initial efficiency and the special teams ensured on Tuesday that the Düsseldorfers got on the road to victory in the Nuremberg Arena and ultimately got the upper hand. The Middle Franconia could not turn off a very decisive weakness from the main round – the poor power play. Six outnumbered situations were not used for a hit.
18:58
: Hello and welcome dear ice hockey fans! ERC Ingolstadt is in the pre-playoffs against the Kölner Haie before the end of the season. Will the Schanzer force Game 3 or will the Haie make it to the quarter-finals?
18:50
: If the Rhinelanders win their home game today, they would be in the quarter-finals. As a result, the Ice Tigers are doomed to victory if the season doesn’t end early and the Franks want to play another decisive game in front of their home crowd tomorrow.
18:40
: Welcome to the German Ice Hockey League! The first round of the playoffs may hold the first decisions today. In game 2 of the best-of-three series, the Düsseldorfer EG will play against the Nürnberg Ice Tigers at 7:30 p.m. and have a 3-2 win from game 1 in their luggage.