Dresden Eislöwen fight bravely and lose against Kassel in overtime!

Dresden Eislöwen fight bravely and lose against Kassel in overtime!

On March 30, 2025, the second game was held in the DEL2 semi -finals between the Dresden Eislöwen and the Kassel Huskies. The game ended with a dramatic 4: 3 victory of the Kassel Huskies after extra time and set the current status of the best-of-Seven series 1-1. This opened the door for an exciting duel, while both teams fight to move into the final.

The course of the game was characterized early by a superiority of the huskies. Already in the first third, the guests scored two goals: Valenti in the 7th minute and Weidner in the 15th minute Kassel gave the lead 2-0. Despite the pressure of the huskies, the ice lions were able to shorten to 1: 2 shortly before the first siren. Fox scored outnumbered in the 19th minute after a clever counter.

exciting twists in the game

In the second third, both teams took the game into their hands and strategically. However, the hits failed to materialize, the tension remained high. In the third third, the huskies succeeded 3: 1 through Bodnarchuk (41st minute), which presented the ice lion with a challenge. These reacted strongly and shortened by Yogan in the 56th minute before they equalized 18 seconds before the end of the game through a converted penalty from Yogan.

The overtime brought numerous fans. While the Eislöwen had an overpainting chance, but Sykora met the post, it was ultimately Louis Brune who decided to play for Kassel with his goal in the extension and thus became a player of the day, as well as from hessenschau.de

look ahead

The next game between the two teams is in Northern Hesse on Friday and starts at 7:30 p.m. The Eislöwen, under the coach Niklas Sundblad, now have the opportunity to rehabilitate. In the analysis of the game, Sundblad emphasized the performance of his team despite the defeat and the challenges that overtime brought with it.

The series continues to promise exciting duels, and both the ice lions and the huskies are determined to offer their audience a gripping ice hockey experience, as made clear. In addition, a high intensity and dynamics are expected from both the huskies and the ice lions, while the competition is approaching the decisive third game.