ESC Dresden fell behind early, and Black Dragons Erfurt kept piling on the points on the way to a 17-0 victory.

Black Dragons Erfurt got the win on the strength of a great game by Robert Schmidt, who had four goals and one assist. Schmidt's first goal came 1:59 into the first period. He then added goals at 7:14 into the second, at 10:50 into the second, and at 7:02 into the third.

ESC Dresden's eight penalties came back to haunt it, as ESC Dresden let up four goals while on the penalty kill.

Black Dragons Erfurt managed to stay out of the box better than usual, finishing with one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Black Dragons Erfurt finished below its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. Black Dragons Erfurt's defensive effort looked to be improved. Black Dragons Erfurt averages 2.9 goals allowed per game. Black Dragons Erfurt kept ESC Dresden's goalie busy throughout the game, and Vincent Stula made 32 saves on 49 shots. Black Dragons Erfurt found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Black Dragons Erfurt has scored at the pace of 8.6 goals per game during the current campaign. The defensemen of Black Dragons Erfurt were also effective in ESC Dresden's zone, and came away with two goals.

Black Dragons Erfurt additionally got points from Robert Vavroch, who also tallied three goals and three assists, Sean Fischer, who also had four goals and two assists, Benjamin Zech, who also registered one goal and one assist, Zbynek Marak, who also racked up two goals and seven assists, Marcel Weise, who also registered one goal and three assists, Hannes Ulitschka, who also had one goal and three assists, and Martin Vojcak, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for Black Dragons Erfurt were Maximilian Dimitrovici, who had two, Enrico Manske, who had four, and Stephan Löffelholz, Paul Klein, and Andreas Nickel, who each chipped in one.

Black Dragons Erfurt's defense shut down ESC Dresden's forwards for much of the game, and ESC Dresden got off only seven shots during the contest. ESC Dresden struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 26 penalty minutes for eight opposing power plays.

Löffelholz rejected seven shots on goal for Black Dragons Erfurt. ESC Dresden registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.