Kassel Huskies win gripping overtime duel against ice lions!

Kassel Huskies win gripping overtime duel against ice lions!

The Kassel Huskies won 4: 3 after extra time in a dramatic second game of the playoff semi-final against the Dresden Eislöwen. The showdown took place in the sold -out arena in Dresden in front of 4,412 spectators who experienced an intensive and exciting encounter. With this victory, Kassel compensates for the series in the best-of-Seven to 1-1 after they lost the upper hand in the first game.

From the beginning, the game of high emotions and a special atmosphere was shaped. The Huskies opened the game strongly, led 2-1 after the first third through goals from Yannic Valenti and Jake Weidner. But the Eislöwen could not be brought out of the concept and achieved equalization in the course of the game by Andrew Yogan and Andrew Bodnarchuk. It became particularly dramatic in the final phase: In the last minute of regular season, Yogan scored a goal 18 seconds before the end, which brought the team from Dresden back into play.

The crucial minutes

The extension brought the necessary drama with it. It was played until the 64th minute, in which Louis Brune finally scored the decisive goal and thus secured victory for the huskies. Kassel's goalkeeper Philipp Maurer was also a guarantee for the success of the huskies with several decisive parades, especially in the extremely hectic final phase.

Both teams had to deal with a series of punishments in the course of the game, which included a total of 14 for Dresden and also 14 for Kassel and an additional 10-minute penalty for David Wolf. These interruptions influenced the flow of the game and provided additional tension in the already heated duel.

look at the next challenges

Now the next game is coming up in Kassel on Friday, where the Huskies hope to be able to take the momentum from this victory. The mood in the hall was charged throughout the game. Some incidents, such as a cup throw on the ice, showed the passionate support of the fans who cheered on both teams.

The list of Kassel Huskies included players such as Henri Kanninen, Marco Müller and Ryan Olsen, while the Dresden Eislöwen rely on Drew Leblanc and Matthias Pischoff. This competition in the DEL2 is not only important for the teams, but also attracts more attention to the league, in which the huskies have achieved an average number of spectators from 12.617 in their season according to a Statistics of DEL2

The fans can look forward to the upcoming games, and the huskies have proven with this energy performance that they are ready to give everything to win the title. According to Hessenchau is already expected with great expectations, while the ice levy is expected have to concentrate to improve your defensive strategy so as not to get into such an exciting final as in this game.