Overview
- Mannheim won 4-3 in double overtime in Berlin on Thursday, trimming the best-of-seven DEL final to 3-1 and forcing Game 5 on Sunday at 16:30 in Mannheim.
- Berlin led 3-1 through goals by Les Lancaster, Liam Kirk and Markus Vikingstad before Nicolas Mattinen, Zach Solow and Alexander Ehl pulled Mannheim level, and Luke Esposito netted the winner in the 84th minute.
- With captain Kai Wissmann suspended three games, Berlin also paid for a four-minute high-sticking call on Markus Niemeläinen that, as coach Serge Aubin noted, swung momentum to Mannheim.
- Germany’s national team beat Austria 4-3 in a warm-up in Zell am See on Thursday, with Stefan Loibl scoring twice and Alexander Blank and Daniel Fischbuch adding goals.
- NHL defender Moritz Seider is rehabbing in Mannheim and says he hopes to be fit for the World Championship, which starts May 15 against Finland after a final test versus the USA on May 10.