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20:05
third conclusion:
Ice-cold people from Cologne lead 2-0 against Wolfsburg after 20 minutes! The hosts came in better and took an early lead through Matsumoto in his 150th Haie game. After that, the Grizzlies got stronger and had a lot more chances, but Mirko Pantkowski kept his box clean with some strong saves. Then the guests traded two penalties and thus the second goal by Thuresson. All in all, both teams fired 17 shots and each had eight on target, but Köln were more efficient. See you soon!
20
20:02
Thuresson pulls again from the blue but this time finds his master in Pogge.
19
20:00
Due to the two penalty times, the guests took the wind out of their sails a little. Previously, the Stewart squad clearly set the tone, now Cologne is on top.
17
19:58
This time the grizzlies do it much better outnumbered. The Lower Saxony are very compact, let little through and only have to survive a tricky situation before Schinko comes back.
16
19:57
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Luis Schinko (Grizzlys Wolfsburg)
Another Wolfsburg has to go down! This time it’s Schinko who’s in jail for being hit with a stick.
15
19:55
Goal for Kölner Haie, 2-0 by Andreas Thuresson
The Cologne team had already scored four power play goals in two games, now there are five! Andreas Thuresson lurks in the face-off circle, stops the pass with his backhand and then flicks the hard rubber wonderfully into the right gable. Louis-Marc Aubry took his eyes off Justin Pogge.
15
19:53
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Janik Möser (Grizzlys Wolfsburg)
Now the hosts are allowed to have the majority for the first time. After a bad pass in the Wolfsburg structure, Möser has to correct the situation with a hook.
15
19:53
Wolfsburg has now fired more than twice as many shots as Cologne. The zero is still there, however, because Trevor Mingoia shoots his follow-up shot wide of the right post from close range.
14
19:51
As soon as Matsumoto is back, he becomes dangerous again. From the high slot comes the slap shot on Pogge’s catch hand side, but this time it doesn’t find the target.
13.
19:49
That wasn’t much! Wolfsburg initially does not get along at all in the power play and even goes offside. Only after a minute do the guests form up front, but ultimately remain without a conclusion. Cologne is allowed to fill up again.
11.
19:46
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Jon Matsumoto (Kölner Haie)
The first penalty of the game goes against Cologne! Matsumoto has to go into the cooler because of a stick blow.
9.
19:44
The next good opportunity! Rhett Rakhshani saves the disc behind the Cologne goal and then puts it through to Spencer Machacek. The Canadian is completely free two meters in front of Mirko Pantkowski and chases the puck full on his breastplate. There was more in it!
7.
19:42
Wolfsburg is looking for an answer and is now developing significantly more train towards the goal. The grizzlies are also aggressively pursuing and are gaining the upper hand. However, Mingoia, Rakhshani and Morley have not yet reached their goal.
5.
19:40
Matsumoto is celebrating a successful anniversary as he is playing his 150th game for the Sharks today. The 35-year-old has already scored two goals and two assists this season.
4.
19:37
Goal for Kölner Haie, 1-0 by Jon Matsumoto
And then it rings! Jon Matsumoto puts the home side ahead. The German-Canadian gets the disc in the high slot, hits a hook in front of Pogge and lobs the disc over his saver under the roof. Made strong, but Wolfsburg’s goalie was down pretty early.
4.
19:37
But now! After a fine diagonal pass across the slot, Janik Möser appears on the left in front of Mirko Pantkowski. The Cologne goalie safely defused his slap shot on the short corner.
3.
19:36
Things get off to a relatively leisurely start in the Lanxess Arena. The first minutes come without significant chances and checks. It almost seems as if everyone here wants to warm up a bit before the real action begins.
1.
19:33
Here we go! Mirko Pantkowski starts again in the home team’s goal. Surprisingly, Mike Stewart does not rely on Dustin Strahlmeier for the guests and sends ex-Cologne Justin Pogge onto the ice for the first time.
19:21
Last season, the games between Cologne and Wolfsburg were always close. Three out of four games were only decided in overtime or in a penalty shoot-out. The home team always had the upper hand. Wolfsburg last won in Cologne a year and a half ago.
19:15
The guests from Wolfsburg imagined the start of the new season to be very different. After a 2-0 lead, the Grizzlies conceded five goals in a row against newly promoted Frankfurt and lost 2-5. “That wasn’t what we had planned,” head coach Mike Stewart clarified afterwards and called for an increase in performance from his team. “We can’t afford anything against Cologne and we have to keep our mistakes to a minimum. If we throw everything in and perform well, we give ourselves a chance to score points,” said Stewart.
19:06
The great euphoria after the successful 6:3 start against last year’s finalists Munich was quickly gone in the cathedral city. The Haie clearly lost 5-2 in Augsburg on Sunday, mainly because they couldn’t make anything countable out of their chances. Louis-Marc Aubry subsequently attempted to pull out the positive. “We had a hard time in Augsburg. But it’s still early enough in the season to learn from one or the other situation,” said the Cologne attacker, who promised improvement for today: “We want to play our best ice hockey again, points and inspire the fans in the Lanxess Arena.”
19:01
Hello and welcome to the DEL on Wednesday evening! At 7:30 p.m., the Kölner Haie have the Grizzlies from Wolfsburg as guests in the Lanxess Arena!