Michael Schmerda grabbed one point to lead EHC Dortmund to a 5-1 victory over Füchse Duisburg.

With the win, EHC Dortmund evened the series at 1-1 in the best of five showdown.

EHC Dortmund put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Füchse Duisburg to score on any of its three power plays.

EHC Dortmund additionally got points from Ryan Martens, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Thomas Richter, who also tallied one goal and one assist. EHC Dortmund also got a goal from Manuel Neumann as well. More assists for EHC Dortmund came via Branislav Pohanka, who had two and Christian Kretschmann, Philipp Michl, Niklas Clusen, and Nils Liesegang, who contributed one a piece.

Füchse Duisburg was led by Benjamin Hanke, who scored the team's only goal. Hanke scored 13:35 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Füchse Duisburg. Dennis Fischbuch provided the assist.

EHC Dortmund totaled 39 minutes in penalty time with seven minors and one major and went 1-for-5 on the power play. EHC Dortmund ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Florian Kirschbauer was ejected from the game. Füchse Duisburg ended with 43 minutes in penalty time with nine minors and one major. For Füchse Duisburg, Clarke Breitkreuz was ejected from the game.