Daniel Huhn had one point to lead Füchse Duisburg to a 4-1 victory over EHC Dortmund.

The win gave Füchse Duisburg a 1-0 lead in the best of five series.

Füchse Duisburg's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three EHC Dortmund power plays.

Füchse Duisburg additionally got points from Daniel (FL) Fischbuch, who also registered one goal and one assist. Benjamin Hanke also scored for Füchse Duisburg. In addition, Füchse Duisburg received assists from Patrik Gogulla, who had two and Patrick (FL) Raaf-Effertz, Alexander (FL) Preibisch, Björn (FL) Linda, Dennis Fischbuch, and Michael Hrstka, who contributed one a piece.

EHC Dortmund was led by Frank Petrozza, who scored the team's only goal. Petrozza scored 18:04 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Füchse Duisburg. Stephan Kreuzmann assisted on the tally.

Füchse Duisburg incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. EHC Dortmund incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.