2017–18 DEL season

2017–18 DEL season
2017–18 DEL season
League	Deutsche Eishockey Liga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	8 September 2017–April 2018
Number of games	364
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Season champions	EHC Red Bull München
Top scorer	Keith Aucoin; (63 points)
Finals
Champions	EHC Red Bull München
Runners-up	Eisbären Berlin
DEL seasons
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 24th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

EHC Red Bull München defended their title to win the third consecutive title.^[1]

Teams

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

Schwenninger Wild Wings

Straubing Tigers

Grizzlys Wolfsburg

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Teams of the 2017–18 DEL season

Team	City	Arena
Augsburger Panther	Augsburg	Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Fischtown Pinguins	Bremerhaven	Eisarena Bremerhaven
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	ISS Dome
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters	Iserlohn	Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine	Krefeld	König Palast
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	SAP Arena
EHC Red Bull München	Munich	Olympia Eishalle
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Nuremberg	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
Schwenninger Wild Wings	Villingen-Schwenningen	Helios Arena
Straubing Tigers	Straubing	Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg	Eis Arena Wolfsburg

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	EHC Red Bull München	52	30	6	5	11	183	128	+55	107	Playoffs
2	Eisbären Berlin	52	29	4	6	13	169	131	+38	101
3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	52	25	10	5	12	152	126	+26	100
4	ERC Ingolstadt	52	20	6	7	19	147	137	+10	79
5	Adler Mannheim	52	21	6	3	22	151	149	+2	78
6	Kölner Haie	52	21	5	4	22	148	142	+6	77
7	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	52	19	6	7	20	153	146	+7	76	Pre-playoffs
8	Iserlohn Roosters	52	21	6	1	24	138	154	−16	76
9	Fischtown Pinguins	52	21	4	4	23	146	163	−17	75
10	Schwenninger Wild Wings	52	19	7	3	23	123	130	−7	74
11	Düsseldorfer EG	52	17	4	9	22	133	154	−21	68
12	Augsburger Panther	52	17	4	6	25	151	158	−7	65
13	Straubing Tigers	52	17	2	6	27	137	177	−40	61
14	Krefeld Pinguine	52	11	6	10	25	141	177	−36	55

Source: DEL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored.

Results

Matches 1–26

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburger Panther	—	7–4	3–1	2–0	1–2 (SO)	2–4	7–4	1–4	2–3	0–3	4–0	3–5	5–4	3–2 (OT)
Eisbären Berlin	2–1 (OT)	—	4–1	3–4 (SO)	6–1	2–3	3–2	4–3	3–4	5–4 (SO)	2–4	3–1	3–1	2–1
Fischtown Pinguins	3–4	2–7	—	2–5	1–5	1–2	3–2	6–3	2–1 (OT)	3–2	4–5 (SO)	1–0	3–1	3–2 (OT)
Düsseldorfer EG	2–4	2–4	3–2	—	0–2	6–1	2–3 (OT)	1–4	4–3 (SO)	6–4	2–0	1–3	3–2	1–2 (SO)
ERC Ingolstadt	4–2	2–3	0–4	1–3	—	5–0	1–6	2–5	0–1	2–5	3–2	5–3	2–4	3–0
Iserlohn Roosters	3–1	3–6	2–1 (SO)	1–5	4–1	—	5–4 (SO)	5–1	1–0	3–6	4–0	1–2 (OT)	4–3 (OT)	2–4
Kölner Haie	6–3	2–4	5–4 (OT)	3–2 (OT)	2–6	4–1	—	3–2	0–1	2–6	2–3	4–5 (SO)	5–1	5–1
Krefeld Pinguine	5–7	3–2 (SO)	2–4	4–2	5–3	3–5	5–3	—	6–2	2–3 (OT)	1–2 (SO)	4–5	4–0	1–3
Adler Mannheim	3–2 (SO)	1–4	2–4	5–4	3–1	2–5	2–6	4–1	—	1–4	2–1 (OT)	4–3 (SO)	5–2	6–3
EHC Red Bull München	5–2	4–2	5–3	5–1	0–4	1–2	3–2	3–2 (OT)	4–2	—	3–2 (OT)	3–1	6–3	2–5
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	2–1	2–1 (SO)	5–4	5–3	4–2	4–1	5–2	3–2	1–2 (SO)	2–1 (OT)	—	3–0	2–1 (SO)	0–1
Schwenninger Wild Wings	3–1	0–1	1–4	5–1	0–1 (OT)	2–1	1–2	5–1	2–4	4–2	2–4	—	5–3	0–2
Straubing Tigers	3–2	4–3 (SO)	1–2 (OT)	3–6	2–1 (SO)	1–5	6–3	0–1 (OT)	3–2	2–5	4–5	3–4 (SO)	—	1–6
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	5–3	2–5	5–2	3–2 (OT)	1–2	5–3	2–4	3–2 (SO)	6–2	4–3 (OT)	1–4	4–1	3–4	—

Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 27–52

Home \ Away	AUG	BER	BRE	DÜS	ING	ISE	KÖL	KRE	MAN	MUN	NÜR	SCH	STR	WOL
Augsburger Panther	—	2–4	5–6	2–1 (OT)	1–5	4–2	1–3	7–1	3–4 (OT)	4–1	2–3	5–1	2–3	5–3
Eisbären Berlin	2–3	—	6–1	2–3	2–1 (OT)	3–1	3–5	3–1	6–3	3–2	2–3 (OT)	5–0	2–1	3–2
Fischtown Pinguins	2–1	1–4	—	5–0	1–5	4–3	3–4 (OT)	6–2	1–5	1–5	6–3	5–1	3–0	3–1
Düsseldorfer EG	2–3 (OT)	2–6	4–0	—	3–5	3–2	3–2 (OT)	7–3	1–2	1–3	3–4 (OT)	2–3 (OT)	4–3	4–7
ERC Ingolstadt	5–4 (SO)	5–0	3–2 (OT)	4–0	—	3–2	0–1	5–1	4–3	5–4 (OT)	6–2	2–1 (SO)	3–6	2–1 (OT)
Iserlohn Roosters	3–2	1–3	3–1	2–5	4–3 (OT)	—	3–1	2–5	5–3	1–5	5–2	2–5	2–1	1–4
Kölner Haie	6–3	1–3	5–2	0–1	3–2 (OT)	4–2	—	2–3 (SO)	5–0	0–6	2–3	2–1	4–2	3–4
Krefeld Pinguine	3–4 (OT)	3–4 (OT)	1–4	2–3 (OT)	7–3	4–5 (OT)	0–2	—	4–3 (OT)	1–3	2–4	4–0	3–4	4–3 (OT)
Adler Mannheim	5–1	6–2	5–1	3–1	3–1	2–3	2–0	7–0	—	1–3	3–2 (SO)	2–4	7–3	4–3
EHC Red Bull München	4–3	4–1	5–2	5–4 (OT)	4–3 (SO)	3–4 (OT)	5–0	3–2 (OT)	4–1	—	4–3	2–5	4–2	0–4
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	1–2	2–1 (OT)	7–4	2–1	2–1 (OT)	3–2	1–3	5–3	5–2	5–1	—	4–5 (OT)	7–4	2–1 (OT)
Schwenninger Wild Wings	3–1	1–2	5–2	4–2	2–1	3–4	1–0	2–1 (OT)	1–4	1–2	1–4	—	1–2	3–0
Straubing Tigers	4–2	6–5	0–4	2–1	5–2	5–1	1–4	3–2	4–2	2–5	2–3	2–3	—	4–5 (SO)
Grizzlys Wolfsburg	3–2 (OT)	7–4	4–5	3–0	5–8	1–2	3–0	2–3 (SO)	3–7	2–4	3–0	2–3 (OT)	1–4	—

Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

			1	EHC München	4
7	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	2	9	Fischtown Pinguins	1
10	Schwenninger Wild Wings	0				1	EHC München	4
						5	Adler Mannheim	1
			2	Eisbären Berlin	4	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
			7	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	1
									1	EHC München	4
									2	Eisbären Berlin	3
			3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	4
8	Iserlohn Roosters	0	6	Kölner Haie	2
9	Fischtown Pinguins	2				2	Eisbären Berlin	4
						3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	2
			4	ERC Ingolstadt	1
			5	Adler Mannheim	4

Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification were played between 7 and 9 March 2018 in a best-of-three mode.

Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs. Schwenninger Wild Wings

7 March	Grizzlys Wolfsburg		4–3	OT	Schwenninger Wild Wings	Eis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Sebastian Furchner – 03:05		First period			15:49 – Simon Danner
Christoph Hoehenleitner – 34:27		Second period			20:15 – Will Acton
Brent Aubin – 43:45		Third period			56:06 – Marc El-Sayed
Stephen Dixon – 71:05		First overtime period			No scoring
Gerald Kuhn (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Dustin Strahlmeier (29 saves / 33 shots)

9 March	Schwenninger Wild Wings		2–3	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Helios Arena, Schwenningen	Recap
No scoring		First period		03:57 – Sebastian Furchner (PP) 12:01 – Stephen Dixon
Damien Fleury – 22:48 Will Acton – 38:42		Second period		20:42 – Brent Aubin
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Dustin Strahlmeier (27 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats		Gerald Kuhn (19 saves / 21 shots)

Wolfsburg won series 2–0

Iserlohn Roosters vs. Fischtown Pinguins

7 March	Iserlohn Roosters		2–5	Fischtown Pinguins	Eissporthalle Iserlohn, Iserlohn	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Blaine Down – 39:16		Second period		37:02 – Ross Mauermann
Jack Combs – 58:12		Third period		42:43 – Mauermann 44:39 – Cody Lampl 47:38 – Jan Urbas 59:15 – Kristopher Newbury (ENG)
Sebastian Dahm (33 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats		Tomáš Pöpperle (40 saves / 42 shots)

9 March	Fischtown Pinguins		4–3	OT	Iserlohn Roosters	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
No scoring		First period			05:18 – Anthony Camara (PP)
Kristopher Newbury – 23:22		Second period			No scoring
Jordan Owens – 47:58 Rylan Schwartz – 54:39		Third period			46:15 – Camara (PP) 55:41 – Travis Turnbull
Jan Urbas – 74:23		First overtime period			No scoring
Tomáš Pöpperle (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Sebastian Dahm (36 saves / 40 shots)

Bremerhaven won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 14 and 27 March 2018 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC München vs. Fischtown Pinguins

14 March	EHC München		3–4	OT	Fischtown Pinguins	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Frank Mauer – 04:04 Michael Wolf – 10:42		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			24:09 – Jason Bast
Mauer (PP, EA) – 58:43		Third period			50:41 – Chris Rumble (PP) 54:14 – Jan Urbas
No scoring		First overtime period			63:18 – Nicholas Jensen
Danny aus den Birken (17 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Tomáš Pöpperle (45 saves / 48 shots)

16 March	Fischtown Pinguins		3–6	EHC München	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
No scoring		First period		00:52 – Brooks Macek 12:49 – Maximilian Kastner 17:27 – Keith Aucoin (PP)
Michael Moore – 22:11 Wade Bergman – 31:21		Second period		28:45 – Patrick Hager (PP)
Kris Newbury (PP) – 40:26		Third period		55:50 – Dominik Kahun 58:29 – Jason Jaffray (ENG)
Tomáš Pöpperle (17 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (28 saves / 31 shots)

18 March	EHC München		5–2	Fischtown Pinguins	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
No scoring		First period		13:44 – Chris Rumble (PP)
Frank Mauer – 32:38		Second period		30:37 – Mike Hoeffel (PP2)
Patrick Hager (PP) – 41:06 Mauer – 47:14 Hager – 52:19 Jon Matsumoto (PP) – 56:14		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (23 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats		Tomáš Pöpperle (26 saves / 31 shots)

21 March	Fischtown Pinguins		2–5	EHC München	Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven	Recap
Christoph Körner – 01:57		First period		No scoring
Jan Urbas (PP) – 31:17		Second period		22:07 – Brooks Macek 25:51 – Macek
No scoring		Third period		41:12 – Mads Christensen 43:38 – Michael Wolf 57:17 – Frank Mauer (ENG)
Tomáš Pöpperle (19 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (16 saves / 18 shots)

23 March	EHC München		4–1	Fischtown Pinguins	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Michael Wolf (PP) – 13:42		First period		No scoring
Jason Jaffray – 37:44		Second period		No scoring
Markus Lauridsen – 43:18 Frank Mauer – 47:47		Third period		52:19 – Rylan Schwartz
Danny aus den Birken (31 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Tomáš Pöpperle (34 saves / 38 shots)

Munich won series 4–1

Eisbären Berlin vs. Grizzlys Wolfsburg

14 March	Eisbären Berlin		4–1	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Louis-Marc Aubry – 26:23 Mark Olver – 28:08		Second period		32:37 – Stephen Dixon (PP)
Aubry – 46:32 Danny Richmond – 56:11		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (21 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats		Gerald Kuhn (36 saves / 40 shots)

16 March	Grizzlys Wolfsburg		5–2	Eisbären Berlin	Eis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Christoph Hoehenleitner (PP) – 06:27 Fabio Pfohl (PP) – 11:55 Conor Allen – 12:53		First period		14:05 – Louis-Marc Aubry
No scoring		Second period		38:10 – Sean Backman
Alexander Weiss (PP) – 42:41 Brent Aubin (PP) – 55:28		Third period		No scoring
Gerald Kuhn (26 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (21 saves / 26 shots)

18 March	Eisbären Berlin		8–1	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Jens Baxmann – 06:16 James Sheppard – 10:44 Danny Richmond – 13:03		First period		No scoring
Marcel Noebels – 29:05 André Rankel – 33:59		Second period		No scoring
Rihards Bukarts – 44:04 Sheppard (PP2) – 48:54 Nick Petersen – 56:38		Third period		43:39 – Conor Allen
Petri Vehanen (34 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Gerald Kuhn (35 saves / 43 shots)

21 March	Grizzlys Wolfsburg		1–3	Eisbären Berlin	Eis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg	Recap
Christoph Hoehenleitner (PP) – 15:38		First period		03:03 – Rihards Bukarts
No scoring		Second period		26:22 – André Rankel
No scoring		Third period		59:07 – Louis-Marc Aubry (ENG)
Gerald Kuhn (28 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (26 saves / 27 shots)

23 March	Eisbären Berlin		7–6	OT	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Martin Buchwieser – 18:08		First period			10:28 – Tyson Mulock (PP) 19:47 – Robbie Bina
Nick Petersen (PP) – 27:07 Buchwieser – 29:28 Marcel Noebels – 35:00		Second period			23:15 – Mulock
Louis-Marc Aubry – 49:52 Noebels – 58:19		Third period			56:45 – Kris Foucault 57:03 – Philip Riefers 58:33 – Foucault (EA)
Rihards Bukarts – 62:13		First overtime period			No scoring
Petri Vehanen (24 saves / 30 shots)		Goalie stats			Gerald Kuhn (42 saves / 49 shots)

Berlin won series 4–1

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers vs. Kölner Haie

14 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		1–4	Kölner Haie	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Nichlas Torp – 09:15		First period		02:38 – Felix Schütz 19:46 – Bill Thomas
No scoring		Second period		29:31 – Sebastian Uvira
No scoring		Third period		59:41 – Schütz (ENG)
Niklas Treutle (19 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (36 saves / 37 shots)

15 March	Kölner Haie		2–3	OT	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Sebastian Uvira (PP) – 07:30 Blair Jones – 11:43		First period			15:12 – John Mitchell
No scoring		Second period			27:57 – Leonhard Pföderl
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			77:46 – Pföderl
Gustaf Wesslau (34 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Niklas Treutle (26 saves / 28 shots)

18 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		2–4	Kölner Haie	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Philippe Dupuis – 00:22		First period		18:46 – Blair Jones
Steven Reinprecht (PP) – 25:39		Second period		28:38 – Sebastian Uvira (PP)
No scoring		Third period		44:35 – Jones 59:51 – Philip Gogulla (PP, ENG)
Niklas Treutle (41 saves / 45 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (27 saves / 29 shots)

20 March	Kölner Haie		2–3	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
Philip Gogulla (PP) – 11:38		First period		01:48 – Dane Fox 16:36 – Brandon Segal
Ryan Jones – 39:51		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		52:00 – Leonhard Pföderl
Gustaf Wesslau (24 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Niklas Treutle (24 saves / 26 shots)

23 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		3–2	Kölner Haie	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Dane Fox – 07:24 Dave Steckel – 09:55		First period		No scoring
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 33:57		Second period		28:20 – T. J. Mulock 35:05 – Ben Hanowski (PP)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Niklas Treutle (25 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Gustaf Wesslau (27 saves / 30 shots)

25 March	Kölner Haie		1–5	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Lanxess Arena, Cologne	Recap
No scoring		First period		11:25 – Patrick Köppchen
Sebastian Uvira – 26:56		Second period		24:28 – Yasin Ehliz 36:12 – Dane Fox (PP) 38:00 – John Mitchell
No scoring		Third period		58:34 – Leonhard Pföderl
Gustaf Wesslau (27 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Niklas Treutle (37 saves / 38 shots)

Nuremberg won series 4–2

ERC Ingolstadt vs. Adler Mannheim

14 March	ERC Ingolstadt		1–3	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period		No scoring
Thomas Greilinger – 37:09		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		51:05 – David Wolf 51:58 – Devin Setoguchi (PP) 59:01 – Marcus Kink (ENG)
Timo Pielmeier (32 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (29 saves / 30 shots)

16 March	Adler Mannheim		3–2	2OT	ERC Ingolstadt	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Luke Adam – 21:42 Garrett Festerling (PP) – 27:48		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			45:37 – Thomas Greilinger 53:37 – Ville Koistinen
Daniel Sparre – 83:45		Second overtime period			No scoring
Dennis Endras (35 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Timo Pielmeier (50 saves / 53 shots)

18 March	ERC Ingolstadt		4–3	OT	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
Tim Stapleton (PP2) – 13:12		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			22:23 – Phil Hungerecker
Ville Koistinen – 46:40 Thomas Greilinger – 50:51		Third period			49:45 – Marcel Goc 52:52 – Daniel Sparre
Mike Collins – 72:59		First overtime period			No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (45 saves / 48 shots)		Goalie stats			Dennis Endras (24 saves / 28 shots)

20 March	Adler Mannheim		5–3	ERC Ingolstadt	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
No scoring		First period		11:50 – David Elsner
Christoph Ullmann – 28:02 David Wolf – 38:33 Garrett Festerling – 39:11		Second period		22:37 – Mike Collins 36:16– Mike Collins
Thomas Larkin – 42:18 Matthias Plachta – 51:06		Third period		No scoring
Dennis Endras (21 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Timo Pielmeier (31 saves / 36 shots)

23 March	ERC Ingolstadt		3–4	Adler Mannheim	Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt	Recap
No scoring		First period		01:03 – Phil Hungerecker 10:25 – David Wolf
Brett Olson (PP) – 27:15 John Laliberte – 33:55		Second period		28:41 – Matthias Plachta 32:52 – Mark Stuart
Laliberte – 56:29		Third period		No scoring
Timo Pielmeier (27 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (30 saves / 33 shots)

Mannheim won series 4–1

Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 29 March 8 11 April 2018 in a best-of-seven mode.

EHC München vs. Adler Mannheim

29 March	EHC München		4–2	Adler Mannheim	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Maximilian Kastner – 05:50 Dominik Kahun (PP2) – 19:24		First period		12:26 – Christoph Ullmann
Michael Wolf – 25:39		Second period		25:05 – Luke Adam
Wolf (PP) – 54:36		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (29 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (32 saves / 36 shots)

31 March	Adler Mannheim		4–2	EHC München	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Thomas Larkin – 00:39		First period		17:00 – Yannic Seidenberg
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Christoph Ullmann – 52:03 Luke Adam – 52:54 Marcus Kink (ENG) – 59:16		Third period		40:28 – Jason Jaffray
Dennis Endras (30 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (24 saves / 28 shots)

2 April	EHC München		2–1	2OT	Adler Mannheim	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Michael Wolf (PP) – 08:17		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			49:02 – Devin Setoguchi
Mads Christensen – 85:30		Second overtime period			No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (39 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Dennis Endras (36 saves / 38 shots)

4 April	Adler Mannheim		3–6	EHC München	SAP Arena, Mannheim	Recap
Brent Raedeke – 07:02 Patrick Mullen (PP) – 15:44		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		23:31 – Markus Lauridsen 24:55 – Patrick Hager (PP) 26:17 – Michael Wolf (PP) 39:23 – Konrad Abeltshauser
David Wolf – 48:40		Third period		41:40 – Jon Matsumoto (PP) 42:41 – Mads Christensen
Dennis Endras (15 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (25 saves / 28 shots)

6 April	EHC München		5–0	Adler Mannheim	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Mads Christensen – 00:45 Andreas Eder (PP) – 12:28 Dominik Kahun – 18:43		First period		No scoring
Keith Aulie – 24:40 Keith Aucoin – 29:37		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Danny aus den Birken (33 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Dennis Endras (30 saves / 35 shots)

Munich won series 4–1

Eisbären Berlin vs. Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers

29 March	Eisbären Berlin		5–1	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Frank Hördler – 04:05		First period		No scoring
Nick Petersen – 29:24		Second period		36:53 – Yasin Ehliz (PP)
Jamie MacQueen (PP) – 47:43 Louis-Marc Aubry – 58:29 Petersen (ENG) – 59:05		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (26 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Niklas Treutle (45 saves / 50 shots)

31 March	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		3–2	OT	Eisbären Berlin	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Leonhard Pföderl – 08:08		First period			10:37 – Nick Petersen
Leonhard Pföderl – 39:59		Second period			34:08 – Louis-Marc Aubry
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
John Mitchell – 76:50		First overtime period			No scoring
Niklas Treutle (55 saves / 57 shots)		Goalie stats			Petri Vehanen (46 saves / 49 shots)

2 April	Eisbären Berlin		4–3	OT	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Rihards Bukarts – 10:48		First period			13:03 – Steven Reinprecht (PP)
Louis-Marc Aubry – 22:35 Marcel Noebels – 22:68		Second period			27:36 – Reinprecht
No scoring		Third period			40:26 – Yasin Ehliz (PP)
Nick Petersen – 60:23		First overtime period			No scoring
Petri Vehanen (28 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Niklas Treutle (33 saves / 37 shots)

4 April	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		4–1	Eisbären Berlin	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Dane Fox – 06:51		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Marius Möchel – 45:45 Leonhard Pföderl – 51:20 John Mitchell – 55:04		Third period		41:00 – Louis-Marc Aubry
Niklas Treutle (33 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (28 saves / 32 shots)

6 April	Eisbären Berlin		5–4	OT	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Jamie MacQueen – 15:23		First period			No scoring
Marcel Noebels (PP) – 38:35		Second period			23:13 – Patrick Bjorkstrand 24:44 – Brandon Segal
Nick Petersen – 44:08 Frank Hördler (PP) – 47:36		Third period			55:02 – Leonhard Pföderl 55:36 – John Mitchell
Mark Olver – 71:07		First overtime period			No scoring
Petri Vehanen (33 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Niklas Treutle (53 saves / 58 shots)

8 April	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers		2–3	Eisbären Berlin	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg	Recap
Yasin Ehliz (PP) – 06:22		First period		08:53 – Frank Hördler
Leonhard Pföderl – 34:50		Second period		38:00 – Jamie MacQueen
No scoring		Third period		56:28 – Mark Olver
Niklas Treutle (29 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (27 saves / 29 shots)

Berlin won series 4–2

Final

The final was played between 13 and 26 April in a best-of-seven mode.

13 April	EHC München		3–4	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Jon Matsumoto – 11:56		First period		01:10 – Jamie MacQueen 14:53 – Sean Backman
Brooks Macek – 27:15		Second period		24:57 – James Sheppard
Keith Aucoin (EA) – 59:07		Third period		54:29 – Louis-Marc Aubry
Danny aus den Birken (23 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (38 saves / 41 shots)

15 April	Eisbären Berlin		4–5	EHC München	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Sean Backman – 13:49		First period		12:27 – Brooks Macek (PP) 18:11 – Steven Pinizzotto (PP)
Nick Petersen – 37:19		Second period		23:05 – Florian Kettemer 33:36 – Jon Matsumoto 39:48 – Maximilian Kastner
Backman (PP) – 45:07 Petersen (EA) – 59:20		Third period		No scoring
Petri Vehanen (16 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (33 saves / 37 shots)

18 April	EHC München		4–1	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Yannic Seidenberg (PP) – 07:06		First period		No scoring
Jon Matsumoto (PP) – 27:39 Michael Wolf (PP) – 37:13		Second period		No scoring
Patrick Hager – 50:45		Third period		43:07 – Nick Petersen (PP)
Danny aus den Birken (26 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (41 saves / 45 shots)

20 April	Eisbären Berlin		2–4	EHC München	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Jamie MacQueen – 05:21		First period		11:58 – Maximilian Kastner
Sean Backman – 26:04		Second period		34:37 – Jon Matsumoto 38:16 – Yannic Seidenberg
No scoring		Third period		57:19 – Dominik Kahun
Petri Vehanen (31 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (33 saves / 35 shots)

22 April	EHC München		5–6	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Brooks Macek – 14:06		First period		06:39 – André Rankel 12:27 – Thomas Oppenheimer 17:24 – Jamie MacQueen
Mads Christensen – 25:30		Second period		38:37 – Rankel (PP)
Macek – 41:18 Jon Matsumoto (PP) – 47:12 Keith Aucoin – 54:58		Third period		47:32 – James Sheppard (PS, EA)
No scoring		Overtime		61:16 – MacQueen
Danny aus den Birken (27 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (28 saves / 33 shots)

24 April	Eisbären Berlin		5–3	EHC München	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin	Recap
Louis-Marc Aubry – 03:38		First period		08:07 – Konrad Abeltshauser
Nick Petersen – 22:04		Second period		No scoring
Jamie MacQueen (PP) – 40:12 Daniel Fischbuch – 44:28 André Rankel (ENG) – 57:57		Third period		57:24 – Mads Christensen 58:39 – Patrick Hager (EA)
Petri Vehanen (30 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Danny aus den Birken (29 saves / 34 shots)

26 April	EHC München		6–3	Eisbären Berlin	Olympia Eishalle, Munich	Recap
Konrad Abeltshauser – 12:42 Jon Matsumoto – 15:57 Steven Pinizzotto – 16:07 Mads Christensen – 19:21		First period		11:01 – Michael DuPont (PP)
Pinizzotto (PP) – 27:12		Second period		No scoring
Brooks Macek – 46:03		Third period		44:48 – Jamie MacQueen 47:07 – Kai Wissmann
Danny aus den Birken (38 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats		Petri Vehanen (27 saves / 33 shots)

Munich won series 4–3

Rule changes

Midway through the season, the league implemented the "David Leggio Rule:" in the event the goaltender deliberately knocks the goalposts off its moorings to prevent a score, the score is awarded anyway. The rule is named after Leggio, a goaltender for Red Bull München who is infamous for the tactic.^[2]

References

^ "Red Bulls machen Titel-Triple perfekt". del.org. 26 April 2018.
^ Leahy, Sarah (13 December 2017). "Another league changes its rules, thanks to David Leggio". NBCsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] "Red Bulls machen Titel-Triple perfekt". del.org. 26 April 2018.

[2] Leahy, Sarah (13 December 2017). "Another league changes its rules, thanks to David Leggio". NBCsports.com. NBC. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

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