7
19:41
Marco Friedrich
Goal for Nürnberg Ice Tigers, 1:1 by Oliver Mebus
6
19:39
Alexander Bartha
Goal for the Düsseldorfer EG, 0:1 by Alexander Barta
The guests are permanently outnumbered in the attacking zone. The first offenders in the penalty box are just returning – five against four. Then Brendan O’Donnell plays from the center to the right. Daniel Fischbuch puts the diagonal pair over into the left faceoff circle. Alexander Barta shoots immediately to the short corner. On the stick hand side, Niklas Treutle slips the disc under his arm.
4
19:37
Nicholas Welsh
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Nicholas Welsh (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
A little later, Nicholas Welsh elbowed Stephen MacAulay and also received a two-minute penalty. So we now have a four against three.
4
19:35
Jacob Mayenschein
Small penalty (2 minutes) for Jakob Mayenschein (Düsseldorfer EG)
Both Tim Bender and Jakob Mayenschein go down because of unnecessary harshness.
4
19:35
Tim Bender
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Tim Bender (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
Chris Brown just takes a real shot at goal, which Mirko Pantkowski safely fishes away with his catch hand. Since Tim Bender and Jakob Mayenschein clash at the same time, it sets the first penalties.
3
19:35
From the right face-off circle, Charlie Jahnke wants to put in a first shot by the home side, but is successfully disrupted. As a result, the disc slips far past the long corner.
2
19:34
Now the hosts are also gaining their first share of the game, but have not yet come to a conclusion. That’s how it goes up and down.
1
19:32
Daniel Fischbuch is responsible for the first final act of the game. After a few seconds, the Düsseldorf striker shoots from a good position, but cannot get past Niklas Treutle.
19:29
Andrew Bruggeman and André Schrader should ensure order on the ice. Linesperson Maksim Cepik and Tobias Schwenk help the two referees.
19:25
Everything stays the same between the posts. Both regular goalies should fix it today. The coaches rely on Niklas Treutle on the Nuremberg side and Mirko Pantkowski on the Düsseldorf side.
19:19
At least DEG can count on head coach Harold Kreis again today, who is back from Canada after missing two games and sorting out his urgent personal affairs. However, the coach will be without the injured Kyle Cumiskey today. Instead, Niklas Heinzinger has joined the lineup. Andrew Bodnarchuk is back for the home side after serving a suspension and has filled the last open squad. Despite his match penalty yesterday, Chris Brown was spared a suspension.
19:10
On the other hand, the Düsseldorfers have to digest yesterday’s setback quickly. There wasn’t even 24 hours to do it. But that will actually happen so quickly, after all, the eight-time German champion looked like the sure winner for a long time, apparently had the matter under control and even in overtime the best chance of winning the game. Such missed opportunities can also become a burden.
19:01
After the situation seemed hopeless for the Ice Tigers for long stretches, who lost all five of their previous season’s duels against Düsseldorf until yesterday, Tom Rowe’s men now suddenly have the momentum on their side. Then there is the home advantage. Already in game 1, the fans in the arena sounded the alarm for the entire 60 minutes. So there should definitely not be a lack of support. And knowing that they can beat DEG, the people of Nuremberg can without a doubt put their trust in anything.
18:52
Wanted is the opponent of EHC Red Bull Munich. For a long time it looked like the DEG in this series. In game 1 on Tuesday as well as yesterday, the Rhinelanders were almost permanently in the lead, on Thursday they were already 3-0 and 4-1 in the lead and held the lead on home ice until five minutes before the end. But the initially harmless Nurembergers found their power play towards the end and came up with a lot. Patrick Reimer forced the extra time with his equalizer to make it 5:5, which after a good seven and a half minutes was decided by Gregor MacLeod in favor of Middle Franconia.
18:43
Welcome to the German Ice Hockey League! There is still one game left in the first playoff round. We want to determine the last quarter-finalist. The contenders are the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and Düsseldorfer EG, who will face each other in game 3 of their best-of-three series from 7:30 p.m.