28.
8:38 p.m
Jonas Stettmer with a great save. With the pad he directs the puck to the right post after a shot from the slot.
27.
8:36 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Markus Vikingstad (Eisbären Berlin)
Legging by Markus Vikingstad. Now again Straubing with the majority.
27.
8:35 p.m
Ty Ronning goes for a solo, moves into the slot, but then narrowly misses.
26.
8:34 p.m
Shots from Jonas Müller and also Ty Ronning are blocked by the attentive hosts. The Polar Bears’ deals don’t come through.
25.
8:31 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Marcel Brandt (Straubing Tigers)
Holding by Marcel Brandt.
25.
8:31 p.m
Nick Halloran is free on a counterattack, but puts the puck just wide of the box.
23.
8:31 p.m
Even with this goal, the Berliners completely lack access. Defensively, they act too passively and leave too much space in the neutral zone.
23.
20:28
Goal for Straubing Tigers, 4:0 by Danjo Leonhardt
Straubing continues to increase the result. The hosts with a good forecheck. Ryan Merkley first comes to the conclusion when falling and then keeps track in the slot to pass again to Danjo Leonhardt. This moves the puck under the roof of the goal.
20.
20:27
Disciplinary penalty (10 minutes) for Alex Green (Straubing Tigers)
Alex Green probably received a ten-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct during the break.
21.
20:27
After a shot from Blau from the center, Haukeland has to give the rebound. Ronning pokes well, but the puck goes just past the right of the post.
21.
8:25 p.m
Into the middle section, is Berlin coming back here?
21.
20:24
Start of 2nd third
20.
8:09 p.m
Third conclusion:
The first third is over and already has everything you would expect from a play-off series. Straubing led 3-0 after less than two minutes and literally overwhelmed the Berliners. As a result, things got more heated, there were some arguments on the ice and also a fist fight. The intensity is high, Berlin lacks access, especially in the neutral zone. But the Eisbären were by no means without a chance; Haukeland also made several strong saves.
20.
8:06 p.m
End of 1st third
19.
8:06 p.m
When the penalty expired, the hosts still had a great chance. Halloran is found to the left of the goal and can shoot into the half-orphaned goal, but Veilleux is there and blocks decisively.
18.
8:04 p.m
The Tigers don’t show a good power play either, Berlin is able to break free several times.
17.
20:02
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Andreas Eder (Eisbären Berlin)
Eder has to go down due to obstruction, first power play for the Tigers.
16.
8:00 p.m
Adam Smith tries it on the other side, but Haukeland has no problems with his shot from the left. It’s currently going back and forth.
14.
19:57
The double post saves Berlin! A shot from the blue line is deflected with the skate in front of the goal, then hits the left inside post, then dances over the line and also goes to the right post before the puck jumps out. What a scene.
12.
7:55 p.m
Berlin is getting stronger and is making deals. But Haukeland prevents the impact with his pad after a shot from Dea’s slot.
11.
19:51
Major penalty (5 minutes) for Yannick Veilleux (Eisbären Berlin)
Veilleux also gets the five minutes, further in five on five.
11.
19:51
Big penalty (5 minutes) for Adrian Klein (Straubing Tigers)
Five minute penalty for the fist fight.
11.
7:50 p.m
Yannick Veilleux and Adrian Klein drop the gloves and go and get into the fistfight. This quarter-final already has a lot to offer.
10.
7:49 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Simon Seidl (Straubing Tigers)
Unnecessary harshness, continue at five against five.
10.
7:49 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Les Lancaster (Eisbären Berlin)
Unnecessary harshness.
10.
7:48 p.m
Straubing was clearly faster in the neutral zone, then Stettmer parried against Justin Scott’s shot. As a result, pleasantries are exchanged between six players. There will be penalties.
9.
19:46
Three on one counterattack from Berlin. Kirk looks for Noebels with the cross pass, but he only gets the puck with the tip of the blade and sends it past the box.
7.
19:43
Straubing, on the other hand, has the next good chance. They deliver an attack quickly and simply. In the end, Hede fails from the slot because of Stettmer’s schooner.
7.
19:42
Not a good power play from Berlin, who already had the weakest power play in the league in the main round. Straubing complete again.
5.
7:38 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Nicolas Beaudin (Straubing Tigers)
Stick hit by Nicolas Beaudin, first power play for the Eisbären. Is this how they come into play?
5.
7:38 p.m
Henrik Haukeland has to intervene first, but he parries safely against Kirk on a two-on-one counterattack.
3.
7:37 p.m
The Tigers just keep going, Connolly hits the outside post from a tight angle on the left.
2.
7:35 p.m
Goal for Straubing Tigers, 3-0 by Tim Brunnhuber
Sheer madness, Tim Brunnhuber makes it 3-0 after less than two minutes! A shot from the left bounces off the boards behind the goal perfectly next to the right post, where Brunnhuber stands blank and hits the goal.
2.
19:34
Goal for Straubing Tigers, 2-0 by Tyler Madden
Less than 90 seconds have been played and the score is 2-0, Straubing gets off to a furious start. Halloran and Tyler Madden play a one-two that frees up the scorer on the left. This hits the bottom right corner with a direct shot.
1.
19:32
Goal for Straubing Tigers, 1-0 by Tim Fleischer
Tim Fleischer opens the quarterfinals! His first shot from the right was deflected dangerously and Stettmer was able to use his hand to direct the puck over the crossbar. But the puck immediately comes back to Fleischer, who is completely free and hits the top left corner.
1.
7:31 p.m
The puck has dropped, third number one is underway!
1.
7:30 p.m
Game start
19:26
The teams come onto the ice in the ice stadium at the Pulverturm in Straubing. The Best-Of-Seven series is about to begin.
19:22
Let’s talk about the personnel on the ice: The hosts have hardly any injuries to complain about and rely on Hendrik Haukeland between the posts. The Berlin hospital has also thinned out recently. Only Patrick Khodorenko, Blaine Byron and keeper Jake Hildebrand are missing with long-term injuries. Jonas Stettmer will start in the Berlin goal again today. Some players are still missing and hope to return over the course of the series.
19:13
Berlin coach Serge Aubin looks ahead to the series and predicts a close race: “The Tigers are a strong team with four good lines. But that will be the case. I assume that it will be a long series and that little things will matter. The playoffs are a new season, the results from the main round don’t matter. The special teams will be very important. We have to be disciplined. We are looking forward to the series.”
7:06 p.m
This year, however, the Straubing Tigers want to do better and build on their strong main round. The Lower Bavarians finished third in the table with 101 points. Only two significant defeats on the last two match days prevented them from entering the Champions Hockey League. Berlin, on the other hand, had to fight for a long time for direct play-off qualification, had a lot of bad luck with injuries and barely finished the main round in sixth place.
18:57
For the third time in a row, Lower Bavaria and the reigning champions Berlin are meeting in the playoffs and the Berliners have always emerged victorious. Last year they also met in the quarter-finals. Berlin won the series 4-1, but the games were mostly very close. Overall, the Tigers’ playoff statistics against Berlin are very poor. All five previous series were lost and only three of 18 games were won.
6:50 p.m
Hello and welcome to game number one in the play-off quarter-final series between the Straubing Tigers and the Eisbären Berlin. Face-off for this game is at 7:30 p.m.!
