Overview
- Eisbären Berlin closed out the quarterfinals with a 6–5 overtime win in Game 6 on Saturday, eliminating the Straubing Tigers to take the series 4–2.
- Nicolas Halloran forced overtime with a 5–5 equalizer 1:48 before the end of regulation.
- Markus Vikingstad won it at 77 minutes in overtime with Berlin’s sixth goal.
- Berlin opens the semifinal against Kölner Haie on Wednesday at 19:00 in the capital.
- The other semifinal pairs Red Bull München with Adler Mannheim after both advanced from their quarterfinals.