Mannheim gets second comeback win

29 Mar 2015 | Markus Nisius

On game day 2 of the DEL Semifinals Adler Mannheim could surprise Wolfsburg with the second comeback from 0-3 deficit in 3 days. Ingolstadt could win in Düsseldorf.

Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams vs Adler Mannheim 3-5, series 0-2

Mannheim is currently building its reputation as the comback kings of the DEL. In game 1 they already turned a 0-3 around in OT and today they repeated this feat. Although it started really well for Mannheim. A few minutes in they got the puck in the net, but the referees declined the goal after video review and so Wolfsburg started to storm in the other direction. Within 2:34 minutes Tyler Scofield, Sergey Stas and Jeff Likens established the 3-goal margin the Grizzlies already knew from Friday. And again Mannheim was not backing down. Still in the first period Andrew Joudrey and Frank Mauer shortened the gap to only 1 goal, which was finally evened by Matthias Plachta on a 5-on-3 powerplay almost with the sirene for the second break.

In the last period Mannheim put an immense pressure on Wolfsburg and got rewarded with 3 minutes to go when Jochen Hecht saw Frank Mauer skating into the slot, who hammered it in with a one-timer. Immediately after Wolfsburg pulled the goalie Marcus Kink intercepted the puck and sent it down the ice for the 5-3.

Düsseldorfer EG vs ERC Ingolstadt 2-5, series 1-1

In the quarterfinals both teams were known for giving the home crowds something to cheer. In the Semis this looks a bit different so far. Since Düsseldorf won in Ingolstadt on Friday, Ingolstadt was forced to answer and they did. Though it took them two goals for Düsseldorf by Alexander Preibisch and Thomas Dolak early in the second period to get rolling. But then Thomas Greilinger, Petr Taticek and twice John Laliberte shocked Düsseldorf’s arena and let Ingolstadt carry a 4-2 lead into the second intermission. In the last period Brandon Buck converted another 5-on-3 powerplay, but Düsseldorf did not get back at them with anything. Maybe they were still distracted from the long pause as the ice of the arena started melting, which needed a longer fix. On Tuesday Ingolstadt will look to get the first home win of this series.