Last year’s finalist won 2-0 (1-0, 0-0, 1-0) against the Fischtown Pinguins on Easter Monday (April 18, 2022) and now has to play Red Bull Munich, who came second in the main round, on April 20. The second playoff semi-final will be played by defending champions Eisbären Berlin and Adler Mannheim.
The goals against Bremerhaven were scored by Tyler Gaudet in the 6th and Spencer Machacek in the 59th minute. “We worked hard and worked hard”said Wolfsburg’s coach Mike Stewart on “MagentaSport”. “Ice hockey is a team sport. All our defenders, all our strikers and “Jeti” in the back did a great job today. Bremerhaven played extremely well. They could have won. Both teams gave everything. But we are mentally strong Team.”
Bremerhaven’s rebellion is not enough
This decisive game was surprisingly necessary because, after two clear victories at the start of this quarter-final series, Wolfsburg lost both game three in their own hall (1:3) and the fourth game on Holy Saturday in Bremerhaven (2:3 after extra time).
Despite a strong season, the Fischtown Pinguins again missed the first semi-final participation in their DEL history.
Source: dpa