7.
19:39
Goal for Kölner Haie, 0:1 by David McIntyre
And now the puck is wriggling in the net for the first time! The puck runs through Jon Matsumoto and Landon Ferraro to the blue line to Stanislav Dietz, who in turn serves David McIntyre on the left faceoff circle. There, the Canadian delays briefly and places his shot in the lower right corner.
6.
19:38
Not harmless! From a half-right position, Andreas Thuresson brings the hard rubber flat to the right corner and finds Felix Brückmann’s saver.
5.
19:36
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Joe Cramarossa (Adler Mannheim)
The door to the penalty box opens for the first time. Joe Cramarossa checks Nick Bailen from behind against the boards and gets sent off the ice.
4.
19:35
The duel between the two traditional clubs is also the comparison of the second best defense (Mannheim) and the second best offensive (Cologne). Munich holds both best values.
3.
19:35
Cologne starts the first hesitant attempt to attack: Robin van Calster shoots from the right with a backhand shot from an acute angle. Eagle goalie Felix Brückmann is on his post.
2.
19:33
Both teams immediately show an aggressive pace and set the first physical signs.
1.
19:32
Let’s go in the SAP Arena! Andris Ansons and Gordon Schukies are referees on the ice, supported on the lines by Joep Leermakers and Kai Jürgens.
1.
19:32
game start
19:20
The Starting Six of the two teams are already known: Thomas Larkin, Matt Donovan, Tim Wohlgemuth, Tyler Gaudet and Markus Eisenschmid start for Mannheim. For the sharks, Jan Luca Sennhenn, Brady Austin, Nick Baptiste, Jon Matsumoto and Landon Ferraro are responsible for the first change. Felix Brückmann and Mirko Pantkowski will be between the posts.
19:12
Haie coach Uwe Krupp is also tackling the duel with a lot of confidence, as his team has also shown a positive trend and the chemistry is good. “It’s going to be a tight series and I hope it lives up to what it promises on paper,” announced the 57-year-old, adding, “If we play our hockey, make good decisions and have our focus, then we are a team that is difficult to calculate and that can stand against any team.” With three wins and 12:8 goals, the main round balance between the two clubs was in favor of the Rhinelanders.
19:01
In February, the Eagles stumbled, sometimes badly, but thanks to the two successes against Ingolstadt and Düsseldorf, Mannheim made third place perfect in the final meters. “The last two main round games have shown where we stand, who we are and what we can do. This team has developed strongly over the past twelve months,” said coach Bill Stewart beforehand, making it clear that the playoffs are always special. “In the end there is a winner, everyone else is second,” explained the 65-year-old.
18:53
The starting signal is finally fired into the hot phase of the season. Mannheim and Cologne compete in the “Best of Seven” mode. This means that the team that wins four games in the series first advances to the playoff semifinals. The Adler ended the regular season in 3rd place and thus secured home rights. In the Haie, a strong final spurt meant that Uwe Krupp’s team was able to move up to sixth place on the last day of the game.
18:45
Have a wonderful good evening and welcome to the start of the DEL playoffs! In the quarter-final duel between two heavyweights, the Adler Mannheim meet the Kölner Haie. At 7:30 p.m. the first puck falls in the SAP Arena.