14
14:19
Garrett Festerling immediately followed suit, but was again unsuccessful against Maximilian Franzreb. After that, both teams are allowed to catch their breath in the first power break.
13
14:18
In the slot, a finish by Garrett Festerling is blocked at the last moment. Up to this point there have been incredibly few interruptions, it’s just going back and forth at high speed.
12
14:17
If Bremerhaven should actually progress today, then the club will join an illustrious series. Only EV Landshut and the Hamburg Freezers were ever able to win a best-of-five series in the DEL after being 2-0 down.
11
14:16
That was close! Vladimír Eminger drives the hard rubber into the offensive area and lays it down for Jan Urbas. From the middle, the Slovenian fires the shot wafer-thin past the goal of the home side.
10
14:14
The penguins don’t really want to succeed in the power play this time either. The Grizzlys regularly intercept Bremerhaven’s attacks on the blue line and thus don’t even pose a goal threat.
9
14:13
The power play of Thomas Popiesch’s team in the playoffs is not yet running. Only one of the twelve majority situations resulted in a goal – the Penguins have a quota of 8.33 percent.
8th
14:12
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Gerrit Fauser (Grizzlys Wolfsburg)
Gerrit Fauser causes his team to be outnumbered for a tie check against Mike Moore.
7
14:12
Fabio Pfohl tries it for the second time from an unfavorable angle and again gets stuck on Maximilian Franzreb. Nevertheless, the Lower Saxony have presented themselves as extremely ready to fight so far.
6
14:09
Goal for Grizzlies Wolfsburg, 1-0 by Tyler Gaudet
This is the perfect start for the hosts! Wolfsburg switched quickly via Tyler Gaudet, who left his opponent Ross Mauermann on the left face-off circle. The Canadian then outsmarts goalkeeper Maximilian Franzreb in the left corner from close range.
5
14:09
Jordan Murray served Björn Krupp on the blue line, whose slap shot bounced off Maximilian Franzreb. Gerrit Fauser digs right in, but doesn’t get the puck on Penguins goalie Björn Krupp
4
14:06
On the opposite side, the guests are also approaching for the first time! Björn Krupp wipes the target in the neutral zone, so Peter Trška sets off and tests Dustin Strahlmeier from a central position.
3
14:04
Now the first conclusion of the game! For a short time, Maximilian Franzreb is even without a racket, which Wolfsburg cannot use. In the pursuit, Fabio Pfohl fails from the left from a very acute angle.
2
14:02
Mike Stewart’s team wants to do their job noticeably better in the first few minutes than they did two days ago and immediately storm into the offensive zone. But the first shots on goal are still a long time coming.
1
14:00
The decisive game five between Wolfsburg and Bremerhaven is running! As main referees, Andrew Bruggeman and André Schrader ensure order on the ice, while Jonas Merten and Nikolaj Ponomarev help as linesperson.
1:50 p.m
the Starting Six of the two teams are already known: Dustin Strahlmeier, Björn Krupp, Jordan Murray, Anthony Rech, Chris DeSousa and Jonas Enlund drive the Grizzly’s first change. Maximilian Franzreb, Phillip Bruggisser, Mike Moore, Markus Vikingstad, Alex Friesen and Dominik Uher start with the guests.
13:43
Winning a best-of-five series despite being 0:2 behind in the series would be very rare in the German ice hockey league. “We had our backs to the wall and swore to ourselves that we wouldn’t let ourselves be shot down like in the first two games. Now we can land the really big coup,” hopes Pinguins goalkeeper Maximilian Franzreb before the decider. The team from Bremerhaven can look forward to the first semi-final since joining the DEL in 2016.
13:31
From the Wolfsburg point of view, the sticking point on Saturday was the sleepy initial phase. After just four minutes, the Penguins had gained a 2-0 lead. “We have to be wide awake right from the start, play our game and just throw everything back into the balance. This is the only way we can give ourselves a chance to leave the ice as winners,” warned Grizzly head coach Mike Stewart. Last year, the Lower Saxony reached the final of the playoffs, but failed in this series due to the Eisbären Berlin.
13:22
Actually, the Grizzlies were on the seemingly safe path to the semifinals. After two victories at the beginning of the series (5:0 and 6:2), Mike Stewart’s team was only missing the final step before Bremerhaven could hit back ice cold. First of all, the Penguins (3:1) fended off Wolfsburg’s first match point on Thursday. The second stroke followed two days ago when Phillip Bruggisser scored the acclaimed goal in the 92nd minute of the game for the North Germans to win 3-2 and forced game five.
13:15
Hello and welcome to the DEL Playoffs on Easter Monday! In the “Do or die” game between the Wolfsburg Grizzlys and the Fischtown Pinguins, the last semi-finalist will be determined. It starts at 2 p.m.