Led by striker Leo Pföderl, the next big step towards the eleventh ice hockey championship title has been made. Two days after the 1-2 defeat at the Cologne Haien, the record champion in the third DEL final game in his own hall answered 7-0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0). Only two victories are missing from the Berliners to defend the title, despite the failure of captain Kai Wissmann.
National player Pföderl managed the fast 2-0 lead in front of 14,200 spectators, he only scored in the majority (7th minute), then outnumbered (10th). The 31-year-old later put on the power play (29th). He screwed his play-off record to 46 goals and passed the previous record holder Patrick Reimer. The other Berlin goals scored Ty Ronning (22nd), Yannick Veilleux (30th), Lean Bergmann (42.) and Jonas Müller (57th). On Wednesday, in Cologne it continues in front of 18,600 spectators.
It is questionable whether Wissmann can participate in the fourth game of the “Best-of-Seven” series. On Monday, he was missing “until further notice”, as the club announced. The international had got a blow on the left hand in the second game on Saturday. “He is one of the best if not the best defender of the league,” said coach Serge Aubin: “You can’t replace him, you have to do it in the collective – everyone together.”
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