Overview
- Bremerhaven lost the return leg in Tampere 5:2, ending their run in the first Champions Hockey League knockout round.
- Ilves advanced on aggregate after the Pinguins had already dropped the first leg 3:2 in Bremerhaven.
- Miha Verlic and Alex Friesen briefly leveled the game early in the second period before Ilves pulled away.
- Erik Borg (40'), Jens Lööke (53') and Matic Török (57') scored the decisive goals, with the last coming after the Pinguins pulled their goalie.
- Ilves entered as a top seed after a perfect group stage, while Bremerhaven had qualified as the 16th team, and Bremerhaven now resumes DEL play Friday at 19:30 against Nürnberg on MagentaSport.