Overview

• Kölner Haie advanced to the German Ice Hockey Championship final for the first time since 2014 with a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory in Game 6 against ERC Ingolstadt.
• Justin Schütz scored the game-winning goal in overtime, capping off a tense and closely contested semifinal series.
• The Haie overcame an early 2-0 deficit in the game, with key contributions from Moritz Müller and Gregor MacLeod to force overtime.
• Eisbären Berlin, the reigning champions, await in the finals after sweeping Adler Mannheim 4-0 in their semifinal series.
• The championship series begins Thursday in Berlin, with Kölner Haie entering as underdogs against the league powerhouse Eisbären Berlin.