Füchse Duisburg came close to giving away a three-goal lead to Kassel Huskies, but did just enough to escape with a 4-2 victory.

Füchse Duisburg led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when Füchse Duisburg's Alexander (FL) Preibisch's scored at 9:35 in the second period to put Füchse Duisburg up 3-0.

Füchse Duisburg made Kassel Huskies' goaltenders to work between the pipes, ripping 33 shots and forcing 29 saves. Martin Fous made 14 stops and Adam Ondraschek made 15. Füchse Duisburg was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 28 penalty minutes.

Füchse Duisburg was led by Christoph (FL) Ziolkowski, who tallied one goal and one assist. Ziolkowski scored 19:05 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Füchse Duisburg. Markus Schmidt provided the assist. Norman (FL) Hauner also scored for Füchse Duisburg. In addition, Füchse Duisburg received assists from Benjamin Hanke, Thomas Ziolkowski, Daniel Huhn, Clarke Breitkreuz, and Dennis Fischbuch, who each chipped in one.

Kassel Huskies did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Kassel Huskies averages 5.0 goals per game. Kassel Huskies' offense rang up 38 shots on Füchse Duisburg's net.

Kassel Huskies was helped by Alexander Heinrich, who finished with one goal. Heinrich scored 10:10 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Füchse Duisburg. Stéphane Robitaille picked up the assist. Kassel Huskies also got a goal from Artjom Kostyrev as well. More assists for Kassel Huskies came via Alexander Engel, Petr Sikora, and Jiri Mikesz, who contributed one a piece.

Füchse Duisburg's Björn (FL) Linda stopped 36 shots out of the 38 that he faced. Füchse Duisburg registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Kassel Huskies incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.