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Conclusion:
The Fischtown Pinguins win 4-2 in Nuremberg, ending the Ice Tigers’ season and Patrick Reimer’s career! After winning the first game 3-1, the Northern Lights started strong in the second duel and took the lead thanks to a double from Verlič and Vikingstad. In the middle section, however, Nuremberg turned up the heat and also scored twice in quick succession. Fleischer and Ustorf were responsible for this. In the last section everything was open for a long time, but Bremerhaven were much more stable defensively. After Friesen’s opening goal, the visitors gave their all and Urbas put the lid on shortly before the end. In the quarter-finals, the penguins will then face the main round champion EHC Red Bull Munich. Goodbye from Nuremberg and have a nice evening!
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21:47
Playing
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21:47
All eyes are now increasingly on Patrick Reimer. One of the biggest stars in recent German ice hockey history will be stepping down from the big stage at the age of 40. The fans are already celebrating their hero with chants.
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21:45
Minor penalty (2 minutes) to Tyler Sheehy (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
Now Sheehy has to go to the bench after a hook and the game is finally decided.
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21:42
Goal for Fischtown Pinguins, 2:4 by Jan Urbas
The Ice Tigers took Jan Urbas out of the game for 59 minutes, but now he’s going to strike! But the goal belongs to 90% Žiga Jeglič, because he wins the puck behind the goal of the home team against two Nuremberg and plays it in front of the goal. Urbas then only has to hold out the bat.
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21:42
Now Treutle is off the ice! Nuremberg takes full risk.
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21:42
Fischtown defends its own blue line as strong as an ox and simply doesn’t let a disc into the slot. Treutle waits for the sign from outside, but Tom Rowe still lets his goalkeeper on it.
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21:40
Dominik Uher works hard in the neutral zone, then follows the deep disc and fires at it from an acute angle from the left. Niklas Treutle makes a strong save and keeps the Ice Tigers in the game.
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21:38
7,672 spectators are in the arena today and are now really energetically cheering on their team.
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21:36
Bremerhaven is now successfully keeping the game well away from their own goal and is currently hardly in danger. Nuremberg must slowly come up with something, because the minutes are running out.
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21:32
Now the Ice Tigers are in demand again! Can the franc make another comeback? At the moment there is a bit of a worm in it and the penguins can always bring the disc down.
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21:30
Goal for Fischtown Pinguins, 2:3 by Alex Friesen
Fishtown is back in front! The guests conquer the playground equipment in the neutral zone and come to the attacking third via the right. A hidden shot is parried by Niklas Treutle, but smacks right in front of Friesen’s skates, who shoots from close range.
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21:30
Nuremberg cannot find any good solutions this time with a majority and cannot play against compact defending penguins. Samuelson is back.
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21:25
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Philip Samuelsson (Fischtown Pinguins)
Samuelsson takes Schmölz to his chest because he had previously rushed into goalie Maximilian Franzreb. The two 2 minutes because of unnecessary hardship.
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21:24
Of course, the atmosphere is great in Nuremberg. After the comeback in the middle section, the fans definitely want to see more of their team and, above all, want to treat club legend Patrick Reimer to another game. The 40-year-old will probably end his career after the season, but before that he’s going to hit the ground running again.
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21:20
The penguins are now more grippy and are holding up better physically than in the middle third. The game is not only completely open in terms of results. It goes back and forth.
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21:19
Bremerhaven, driven by Jan Urbas in the majority, raises the alarm, but Nuremberg defends passionately and does not let the puck through.
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21:13
With 98 seconds superiority for the guests, it goes into the final section!
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21:12
Beginning of 3rd third
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20:59
third conclusion:
The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are making an impressive comeback in the second half! After the guests’ double strike in the first third, the Franconians were also able to take two snaps within 85 seconds, causing the hall to roar. Against strangely passive Penguins, the home side were clearly superior in the second 20 minutes and played with much more energy. The equalizer was well deserved and the draw is okay after 40 minutes. It’s about to continue with the final third in Nuremberg!
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20:54
End of 2nd third
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20:53
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Dane Fox (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
22 seconds before the end Fox collects a penalty for holding.
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20:51
As soon as there is a tie again on the ice, the Ice Tigers take command again. Bremerhaven acts too passively and is not nearly as goal-oriented as in the first section.
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20:48
Nuremberg is complete again.
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20:47
In the majority, the guests find their spirit again and put enormous pressure on the Nuremberg case. Marcus Weber throws himself twice in the trajectory and gets a powerful hit, but it may prevent the next goal conceded.
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20:44
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Tim Fleischer (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
Just a goal scorer, now a bench press: Fleischer has to go into the cool box for two minutes after a cross check.
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20:41
The power break comes at just the right time for the penguins! The guests are not there at all in this second third.
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20:38
Goal for Nürnberg Ice Tigers, 2:2 by Jake Ustorf
Everything open again! Ustorf nets a double strike and makes it 2:2! Nuremberg besieged the goal as in the power play and Franzreb can only let a shot from the outside bounce. Danjo Leonhardt works hard and maneuvers the disc out to Jake Ustorf, who inserts it from an acute angle.
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20:37
Now the hut is on fire! The Ice Tigers stay on the trigger and chase targets at the Bremerhaven goal every second.
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20:35
Goal for Nürnberg Ice Tigers, 1:2 by Tim Fleischer
Here’s the deserved goal! Nuremberg builds up enormous pressure and consistently keeps the puck in the attacking third. The disc first goes behind the goal, then via detours into the slot and over the skate from Vladimír Eminger to Tim Fleischer, who executes from a short distance.
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20:33
Minor penalty (2 minutes) to Phillip Bruggisser (Fischtown Pinguins)
And now the hosts are allowed to go on the power play for the first time! Bruggisser is prosecuted for holding and has to pit.
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20:32
Maximilian Franzreb is increasingly taking center stage and now has to show one save after the other.
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20:30
The hosts now clearly set the tone. Very little has come from Bremerhaven since the restart.
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20:29
Jake Ustorf brings the disc in on a counterattack from the left and then passes sharply in front of the goal. Several Nurembergers poked around at Franzreb, but he didn’t let the disc pass.
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20:28
Nuremberg is hot! The Ice Tigers start with a lot of energy and are desperate to hit back. But the first shots are all easy prey for Maximilian Franzreb.
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20:26
Beginning of 2nd third
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third conclusion:
Bremerhaven got off to a dream start in Nuremberg and have been leading 2-0 since a double strike in the sixth minute! The hosts started very cautiously and initially almost only ran behind, but became more active as the game went on and fought their way into the game. In the end, Nuremberg fired two more shots than the Penguins, but the guests had the better chances. Jeglič and Urbas could have increased.
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20:05
End of 1st third
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20:02
Blake Parlett just misses the box with a powerful slap shot from the blue line. A little later, Tyler Sheehy breaks through and is only prevented from finishing at the last second. The Ice Tigers are really upping the ante.
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19:58
Urbas with a chance to make it 0:3! A rebound finds the Slovenian lurking in the high slot, who might have shot past Treutle, but at the last second a defender throws himself in the way.
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19:55
There’s a lot of fire in here! Again and again there are fights, the referees have their hands full. Nürnberg are slowly getting closer and are now scoring more targets than Fischtown.
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19:49
Bremerhaven plays it consistently easy, always brings the disc over the gang deep and works with speed. Nuremberg is slowly becoming more active and is catching up in terms of shots.
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19:47
Now the home side can also achieve decent degrees. Parlett fails from an acute angle, Karrer fires from the blue right at Maximilian Franzreb. power break!
8th.
19:44
The hosts are trying to work their way into the match and are only sometimes too tough. At least the Franks show a reaction. Playful but little goes further.
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19:41
Goal for Fischtown Pinguins, 0:2 by Markus Vikingstad
double whammy! Against the visibly unsettled Ice Tigers, the guests immediately followed up with the next attack. Treutle is still able to parry a cracker from Niklas Andersen, but unlike two defenders, Vikingstad is wide awake on the rebound and dusts off.
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19:38
Goal for Fischtown Pinguins, 0: 1 by Miha Verlič
And the penguins grab it right away! The first shot is actually harmless and the disc just tumbles into the slot, but Wejse reacts well and returns to Verlič. He then welds the thing past Treutle into the right corner.
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19:37
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Blake Parlett (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
The guests are allowed to go to the power play first! Parlett is prosecuted for hitting Verlič with a stick and has to watch for two minutes.
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19:37
Supported by the frenetic fans in the hall, Nuremberg started with enthusiasm and kept looking for the pace. At every opportunity, closure is sought.
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19:33
Here we go! Niklas Treutle is in goal for the Ice Tigers today and Maximilian Franzreb is keeping the visitors’ goal.
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19:32
game start
19:23
The guests from the north were only briefly happy about the successful start and immediately turned their attention to the second game in the series. “We have to be wide awake right from the start and not get into a threatening game situation so that we have to open up,” said Pinguins coach Thomas Popiesch, because “Nuremberg has very fast players and an incredibly strong counterattack.” Triple goalscorer Urbas emphasized what will be important: “Play hard, play smart, play as a team.”
19:10
With their backs to the wall, the Ice Tigers want to do better physically. “I just want to say that we play ice hockey here and not basketball,” said Ice Tigers coach Tom Rowe meaningfully after the first duel. Basically, the Franconians can go into the match with confidence, because in the main round they had won all four games against Bremerhaven. So everyone knows how it can go.
19:02
3-1 on Tuesday, the Northern Lights secured game one and the lead in this best-of-three series. All in all, the success was deserved, because Bremerhaven was the more active and dangerous team for more than 60 minutes, even if Nuremberg had good phases. In addition, Fischtown had an outstanding Jan Urbas in the ranks, who shot his team to victory with three single-handed goals and ensured that the Penguins can already book the quarter-finals today.
18:58
Good evening and welcome to the second game of the playoff series between the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and the Fischtown Pinguins! Bremerhaven presented in game one and can move into the quarter-finals today. At 7:30 p.m. the puck falls!