Ex-champion Adler Mannheim also fended off the second match point of the Eisbären Berlin in the playoff semi-finals of the German Ice Hockey League and forced a decisive fifth game. The Kurpfälzer defeated the defending champion 4:3 (1:1, 2:2, 1:0) on Tuesday and equalized the series to 2:2. On Thursday there will be a showdown in Berlin for a place in the final. “It’s incredibly good. We knew it was a do-or-die game. It’s amazing,” said Mannheim’s match winner Markus Eisenschmid at Magentasport. Matthias Plachta (6th), Borna Rendulic (37th) via penalty, Nigel Dawes (39th) and Eisenschmid (53rd) scored for the Eagles. Goals from Zach Boychuk (19th), Kevin Clark (35th) and Kai Wissmann (40th) were not enough for Berlin. Game five will now decide who will follow EHC Red Bull Munich into the final.
DEL – Mannheim equalizes against Berlin – Sport
