DEL playoffs: An easy win and a big surprise

DEL playoff quarterfinals, game 3

Adler Mannheim (1) - Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (10) 0-1

In front of 13,600 spectators in SAP Arena the goalies played a major role. With a late goal at 50:32 Benedikt Schopper scored the game winner for the underdogs from Wolfsburg who restored their lead in the series. Guest goalie Daniar Dshunussow made 36 saves to keep his net clean.

Wolfsburg lead 2-1 in the series

Kölner Haie (2) - Straubing Tigers (9) 5-0

A total of 13,431 fans came to see the match between Köln and Straubing. The home side started with a lot of pressure after their away loss on Friday against the Tigers and had a first big opportunity with a penalty shot after just four minutes but guest goalie Jason Bacashihua made the save. Still the Sharks continued with high pressure and were rewarded with three (!) goals in just 57 seconds when twice Nathan Robinson and Felix Schütz scored for them until 12:21. Shortly afterwards Köln had the next chance when they hit the goal post. After a scoreless middle period Felix Schütz with his second of the day and Greg Claaßen made everything clear for a solid 5-0 win by Köln. Their goalie Danny aus den Birken stopped all 32 shots he faced and earned a shutout.

Köln lead 2-1 in the series

Krefeld Pinguine (3) - ERC Ingolstadt (6) 4-1

For the joy of the majority of the almost 8,000 fans in Krefeld the hosts took revenge for Friday's away loss against Ingolstadt. Francois Méthot only needed 01:44 to open the score for the hosts with the first power play of the match. This didn't shock the guests much though as they came themselves back with a men advantage at 08:52. Herberts Vasiljevs in the middle period and twice Boris Blank - one of his goals was an empty netter - added another three strikes for a solid 4-1 home win.

Krefeld lead 2-1 in the series

The match between Berlin (4) and Hamburg (5) takes place on Monday evening!

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