| 2018–19 DEL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 14 September 2018 – 30 April 2019 |
| Games | 364 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Adler Mannheim |
| Season MVP | Danny aus den Birken |
| Top scorer | Jeremy Williams (57 points) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Adler Mannheim |
| Runners-up | EHC Red Bull München |
| Finals MVP | Dennis Endras |
| DEL seasons | |
The2018–19 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 25th season since the founding of theDeutsche Eishockey Liga running from 14 September 2018 to 30 April 2019.
All 14 clubs from the previous year and theLöwen Frankfurt applied for a license.[1] The season saw the same teams as last year, as all teams were given their license.[2]
After a points-per-game record during the regular season with 2,23 points per game, theAdler Mannheim won the title for their seventh time defeating EHC Red Bull München 4–1 in the finals.[3]
During the season,Danny aus den Birken, goalkeeper ofEHC Red Bull München was selected as both DEL Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year.Philipp Gogulla fromDüsseldorfer EG was awarded as forward of the year whereasJoonas Lehtivouri from theAdler Mannheim was elected as defenceman of the year. For the award of Rookie of the Year, the later NHL first round pickMoritz Seider was chosen by the DEL-fans. The lineup is completed byDon Jackson (RB München) as coach of the year.[4]After the playoffs, Adler Mannheim's goalkeeperDennis Endras was awarded with the MVP of the playoffs-title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 194 | 117 | +77 | 116 | Playoffs |
| 2 | EHC Red Bull München | 52 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 176 | 118 | +58 | 109 | |
| 3 | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 149 | 139 | +10 | 86 | |
| 4 | Kölner Haie | 52 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 147 | 139 | +8 | 86 | |
| 5 | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 158 | 152 | +6 | 86 | |
| 6 | Düsseldorfer EG | 52 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 151 | 136 | +15 | 83 | |
| 7 | Fischtown Pinguins | 52 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 169 | 161 | +8 | 81 | Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 159 | 151 | +8 | 81 | |
| 9 | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 146 | 164 | −18 | 74 | |
| 10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 158 | 168 | −10 | 65 | |
| 11 | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 141 | 170 | −29 | 61 | |
| 12 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 52 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 134 | 182 | −48 | 59 | |
| 13 | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 162 | 189 | −27 | 56 | |
| 14 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 52 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 111 | 169 | −58 | 49 |
| Home \ Away | AUG | BER | BRE | DÜS | ING | ISE | KÖL | KRE | MAN | MUN | NÜR | SCH | STR | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburger Panther | — | 1–2 (OT) | 4–1 | 1–2 (OT) | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 8–1 | 2–5 | 6–0 |
| Eisbären Berlin | 1–2 | — | 5–2 | 3–2 (SO) | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 (SO) | 3–2 (OT) |
| Fischtown Pinguins | 4–0 | 2–3 | — | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 2–6 | 5–3 | 2–1 (OT) | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| Düsseldorfer EG | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 (SO) | — | 2–3 (OT) | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 (OT) | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 (OT) | 4–0 | 1–3 | 7–3 |
| ERC Ingolstadt | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 (OT) | — | 3–4 (OT) | 6–0 | 7–4 | 4–3 (OT) | 0–4 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 (OT) |
| Iserlohn Roosters | 6–7 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 (OT) | 2–3 | 8–3 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 |
| Kölner Haie | 4–5 (OT) | 3–2 | 3–2 (SO) | 2–3 (OT) | 1–2 | 2–1 (OT) | — | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 (SO) | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Krefeld Pinguine | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 (OT) | 3–2 (OT) | 4–7 | 6–5 (OT) | 4–5 | — | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 (OT) | 4–3 |
| Adler Mannheim | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 (OT) | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | — | 4–5 (SO) | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 6–3 |
| EHC Red Bull München | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 (OT) | 5–4 (OT) | 2–4 | 6–2 | 2–1 (OT) | 1–2 | 0–1 (SO) | — | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 0–1 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | 0–3 | 0–1 (SO) | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 4–5 (OT) | 4–0 | 4–3 (OT) | 3–2 (OT) | — | 2–5 | 3–2 (SO) |
| Straubing Tigers | 2–4 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 (OT) | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 (SO) | 5–6 | 1–3 | 3–7 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2–3 (SO) | 4–3 (OT) | 0–4 | 2–3 (OT) | 3–0 | 2–5 | — |
| Home \ Away | AUG | BER | BRE | DÜS | ING | ISE | KÖL | KRE | MAN | MUN | NÜR | SCH | STR | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburger Panther | — | 3–0 | 3–2 (SO) | 3–6 | 4–2 | 3–2 (SO) | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 (SO) | 3–1 | 3–2 (OT) | 6–2 |
| Eisbären Berlin | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–3 (SO) | 5–4 | 6–3 | 0–7 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–4 |
| Fischtown Pinguins | 5–0 | 4–5 | — | 4–3 | 6–5 (OT) | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–5 (OT) | 4–3 (OT) | 4–2 | 3–4 (OT) | 1–3 | 8–1 |
| Düsseldorfer EG | 4–3 | 4–5 (OT) | 5–4 (SO) | — | 3–2 (SO) | 3–2 | 3–4 (SO) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–4 (OT) | 2–3 (OT) | 3–1 |
| ERC Ingolstadt | 3–2 (OT) | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–4 | 3–2 (OT) |
| Iserlohn Roosters | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–5 | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–4 (SO) | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7–6 (OT) |
| Kölner Haie | 6–1 | 2–5 | 5–4 (OT) | 2–3 (OT) | 5–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Krefeld Pinguine | 5–4 (OT) | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 (SO) | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 5–4 | 3–2 (OT) | 2–4 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 5–2 |
| Adler Mannheim | 5–3 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 (SO) | 4–2 | — | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 |
| EHC Red Bull München | 4–1 | 4–3 (OT) | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 7–2 | 1–2 (SO) | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 5–3 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | — | 4–3 (SO) | 2–3 (OT) | 0–7 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | 3–6 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 3–8 | — | 2–1 (OT) | 0–3 |
| Straubing Tigers | 2–1 (OT) | 7–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 7–4 | 3–4 (OT) | 4–3 (SO) | 5–6 | 6–5 (SO) | 5–2 | — | 5–4 |
| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 (SO) | 5–7 | 5–4 (OT) | 2–4 | 4–5 (OT) | 5–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–2 (SO) | 6–1 | — |
The playoffs started on 6 March 2019.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fischtown Pinguins | 1 | 10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 2 | 1 | Adler Mannheim | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kölner Haie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EHC Red Bull München | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Eisbären Berlin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EHC Red Bull München | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Augsburger Panther | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Straubing Tigers | 0 | 6 | Düsseldorfer EG | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Eisbären Berlin | 2 | 2 | EHC Red Bull München | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Augsburger Panther | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kölner Haie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ERC Ingolstadt | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
The playoff qualification were played between 6 and 10 March 2019 in abest-of-three mode.
| 6 March | Fischtown Pinguins | 1–3 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Eisarena Bremerhaven,Bremerhaven | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:11 –Chris Brown 13:37 –Patrick Reimer (PP2) | ||||||
| Chad Nehring – 35:05 | Second period | 27:18 –Tim Bender | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tomáš Pöpperle (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Treutle (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 8 March | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 3–4 | 2OT | Fischtown Pinguins | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung,Nuremberg | Recap | ||
| Leonhard Pföderl (PP2) – 08:32 Chris Brown (PP) – 09:12 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Segal – 43:05 | Third period | 44:15 –Brock Hooton 44:31 –Justin Feser 51:23 –William Weber | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 99:14 –Maxime Fortunus | ||||||
| Niklas Treutle (52 saves / 56 shots) | Goalie stats | Tomáš Pöpperle (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| 10 March | Fischtown Pinguins | 2–3 | OT | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Eisarena Bremerhaven,Bremerhaven | Recap | ||
| Chad Nehring – 09:04 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 47:59 –Shawn Lalonde (PP) | ||||||
| Alex Friesen (EA) – 59:31 | Third period | 49:07 –Tom Gilbert | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 63:36 –Dane Fox | ||||||
| Tomáš Pöpperle (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Treutle (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Nürnberg won series 2–1 | |
| 6 March | Straubing Tigers | 2–3 | Eisbären Berlin | Eisstadion am Pulverturm,Straubing | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vladislav Filin – 23:25 | Second period | 29:08 –Martin Buchwieser | ||||||
| Antoine Laganière – 46:23 | Third period | 40:42 –Austin Ortega | ||||||
| No scoring | overtime period | 70:31 – Ortega | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff (41 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Poulin (37 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| 8 March | Eisbären Berlin | 4–2 | Straubing Tigers | Mercedes-Benz Arena,Berlin | Recap | |||
| Marcel Noebels – 01:35 Jamie MacQueen – 17:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| André Rankel – 30:36 | Second period | 24:52 –Sandro Schönberger | ||||||
| James Sheppard – 50:21 | Third period | 53:36 –Stephan Daschner | ||||||
| Kevin Poulin (39 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeff Zatkoff (35 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Berlin won series 2–0 | |
The quarterfinals were played between 12 and 31 March 2019 in abest-of-seven mode.
| 13 March | Adler Mannheim | 7–2 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| Andrew Desjardins (PP) – 11:27 | First period | 15:42 –Patrick Reimer (PP) | ||||||
| Markus Eisenschmid – 22:38 Andrew Desjardins – 23:57 Markus Eisenschmid – 24:37 | Second period | 38:19 –Leonhard Pföderl | ||||||
| Luke Adam – 45:19 Tommi Huhtala – 53:50 Andrew Desjardins – 59:28 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (17 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Treutle (35 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 2–4 | Adler Mannheim | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung,Nuremberg | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 06:34 –Luke Adam 18:28 –Markus Eisenschmid (PP) | ||||||
| Daniel Weiss – 36:46 | Second period | 21:50 – Markus Eisenschmid 38:05 –Tommi Huhtala | ||||||
| Shawn Lalonde – 48:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Treutle (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 17 March | Adler Mannheim | 4–1 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| Markus Eisenschmid (PP) – 12:43 | First period | 05:54 –Chris Brown (PP) | ||||||
| Mark Katic – 23:56 Ben Smith – 35:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Adam – 51:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Andreas Jenike (39 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 4–3 | OT | Adler Mannheim | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung,Nuremberg | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Segal – 31:57 | Second period | 27:45 –Matthias Plachta (PP) 34:49 –Mark Katic (PP) | ||||||
| Daniel Weiss (PP) – 53:03 Patrick Reimer – 56:27 | Third period | 59:32 –Andrew Desjardins (EA) | ||||||
| Patrick Reimer – 65:09 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Niklas Treutle (41 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Adler Mannheim | 7–4 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| Garrett Festerling (PP2) – 11:53 Ben Smith (PP) – 19:12 | First period | 12:51 –Chad Bassen (PP) 19:52 –Patrick Reimer (PP) | ||||||
| Chad Kolarik – 29:36 Markus Eisenschmid – 38:34 | Second period | 29:14 – Patrick Reimer | ||||||
| David Wolf (PP) – 42:05 Denis Reul (EA) – 45:08 Mark Katic (EN) – 58:06 | Third period | 50:31 – Eric Stephan | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (17 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Niklas Treutle (32 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| Mannheim won series 4–1 | |
| 13 March | EHC Red Bull München | 3–2 | OT | Eisbären Berlin | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Frank Mauer – 45:36 Justin Shugg – 54:26 | Third period | 44:53 –Sean Backman 47:05 –Brendan Ranford | ||||||
| Justin Shugg (PP) – 70:08 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Poulin (46 saves / 49 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | Eisbären Berlin | 4–0 | EHC Red Bull München | Mercedes-Benz Arena,Berlin | Recap | |||
| Sean Backman (PP) – 08:11 Austin Ortega – 16:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brendan Ranford (PP) – 25:04 Sean Backman – 26:20 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Poulin (40 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (23 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 17 March | EHC Red Bull München | 4–1 | Eisbären Berlin | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| Keith Aulie – 05:09 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Yasin Ehliz (SH) – 23:09 Patrick Hager (PP) – 30:52 | Second period | 33:38 –Sean Backman (PP) | ||||||
| Frank Mauer – 49:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Poulin (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March | Eisbären Berlin | 2–5 | EHC Red Bull München | Mercedes-Benz Arena,Berlin | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 00:28 –Justin Shugg 17:39 –Daryl Boyle | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 33:37 –Frank Mauer 39:43 –Derek Joslin | ||||||
| James Sheppard – 51:17 André Rankel – 58:36 | Third period | 49:10 –Yasin Ehliz | ||||||
| Kevin Poulin (24 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | EHC Red Bull München | 0–3 | Eisbären Berlin | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:35 –Jamie MacQueen (PP) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 48:16 –Austin Ortega 48:53 – Austin Ortega | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Poulin (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 29 March | Eisbären Berlin | 3–4 | EHC Red Bull München | Mercedes-Benz Arena,Berlin | Recap | |||
| James Sheppard (PP) – 08:33 | First period | 05:27 –Maximilian Kastner 13:25 –Mads Christensen 16:53 –Michael Wolf (PP2) 17:40 –Justin Shugg (PP) | ||||||
| Marcel Noebels – 29:19 Jamie MacQueen (PP) – 33:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Poulin (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| Munich won series 4–2 | |
| 12 March | Augsburger Panther | 7–1 | Düsseldorfer EG | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| Matthew White – 10:47 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick McNeill – 25:38 (PP) Daniel Schmölz – 32:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthew White – 44:23 Simon Sezemsky – 49:05 Scott Valentine – 52:35 Simon Sezemsky – 55:59 | Third period | 53:29 –Alexander Barta | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (29 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | Düsseldorfer EG | 4–1 | Augsburger Panther | ISS Dome,Düsseldorf | Recap | |||
| Jaedon Descheneau – 07:52 Manuel Strodel – 12:18 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jaedon Descheneau (EA) – 47:09 John Henrion (EN) – 59:37 | Third period | 48:56 –Braden Lamb (PP2) | ||||||
| Mathias Niederberger (19 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| 17 March | Augsburger Panther | 3–4 | Düsseldorfer EG | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| Simon Sezemsky (PP) – 01:00 | First period | 01:35 –Jaedon Descheneau 12:37 –Patrick Buzas 18:10 –Braden Pimm (PP) | ||||||
| Matthew White – 27:38 Drew LeBlanc (SH) – 30:54 | Second period | 37:18 –Philip Gogulla | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (16 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March | Düsseldorfer EG | 1–2 | Augsburger Panther | ISS Dome,Düsseldorf | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan McKiernan (PP) – 35:04 | Second period | 21:50 –Patrick McNeill 22:49 –David Stieler | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Niederberger (16 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Augsburger Panther | 4–3 | OT | Düsseldorfer EG | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 18:39 –Ryan McKiernan | ||||||
| Matt Fraser (PP) – 21:08 | Second period | 35:53 –Marco Nowak (PP) 36:45 –Alexander Barta | ||||||
| Jaroslav Hafenrichter – 42:47 David Stieler (EA) – 59:14 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Holzmann – 61:32 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 29 March | Düsseldorfer EG | 4–3 | OT | Augsburger Panther | ISS Dome,Düsseldorf | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 05:03 –Matt Fraser (PP) 06:06 –Drew LeBlanc (SH) | ||||||
| Jaedon Descheneau – 31:32 | Second period | 35:33 –Braden Lamb (PP) | ||||||
| Alexander Barta – 49:53 Kevin Marshall (EA) – 59:08 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jaedon Descheneau – 60:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathias Niederberger (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (28 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| 31 March | Augsburger Panther | 2–1 | Düsseldorfer EG | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| Daniel Schmölz – 18:46 | First period | 13:52 –Braden Pimm (PP) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew LeBlanc – 43:20 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathias Niederberger (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Augsburg won series 4–3 | |
| 12 March | Kölner Haie | 2–6 | ERC Ingolstadt | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:34 –Brandon Mashinter (PP) 16:25 –David Elsner | ||||||
| Jason Akeson – 29:14 Jason Akeson (PP) – 30:17 | Second period | 23:29 –Joachim Ramoser | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 42:55 –Thomas Greilinger (PP) 46:58 –Ryan Garbutt 51:00 –Jerry D'Amigo | ||||||
| Gustaf Wesslau (27 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Jochen Reimer (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 15 March | ERC Ingolstadt | 4–3 | OT | Kölner Haie | Saturn Arena,Ingolstadt | Recap | ||
| David Elsner – 17:53 | First period | 13:40 –Simon Després (PP) | ||||||
| Brandon Mashinter (PP) – 29:46 | Second period | 20:18 –Frederik Tiffels | ||||||
| Maury Edwards – 47:35 | Third period | 58:52 –Austin Madaisky (EA) | ||||||
| Thomas Greilinger – 67:12 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jochen Reimer (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau (30 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| 17 March | Kölner Haie | 3–2 | OT | ERC Ingolstadt | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sebastian Uvira – 30:37 Rok Tičar – 36:02 | Second period | 29:23 –David Elsner | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 43:07 –Jerry D'Amigo (PP) | ||||||
| Ryan Jones – 62:56 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Wesslau (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Jochen Reimer (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March | ERC Ingolstadt | 3–2 | OT | Kölner Haie | Saturn Arena,Ingolstadt | Recap | ||
| Tim Wohlgemuth – 03:00 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brett Olson (PP) – 34:29 | Second period | 32:39 –Colby Genoway (PP) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 54:11 –Alexander Oblinger | ||||||
| Brandon Mashinter – 63:26 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jochen Reimer (51 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March | Kölner Haie | 4–2 | ERC Ingolstadt | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | |||
| Fabio Pfohl – 17:20 | First period | 03:34 –Darin Olver | ||||||
| Mike Zalewski – 22:40 | Second period | 23:27 –Tim Wohlgemuth | ||||||
| Frederik Tiffels – 44:49 Jason Akeson (EN) – 59:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Wesslau (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Jochen Reimer (24 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 29 March | ERC Ingolstadt | 2–5 | Kölner Haie | Saturn Arena,Ingolstadt | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:15 –Alexander Oblinger 11:00 –Felix Schütz (PP) 13:01 – Felix Schütz (PP) | ||||||
| Benedikt Kohl – 26:38 Brett Olson (PP) – 33:07 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 54:01 – Felix Schütz 58:23 –Jason Akeson (EN) | ||||||
| Jochen Reimer (22 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau (34 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| 31 March | Kölner Haie | 3–2 | ERC Ingolstadt | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | |||
| Ryan Jones – 03:59 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Jones (PP) – 37:22 | Second period | 25:49–Brandon Mashinter (PP) | ||||||
| Frederik Tiffels – 55:57 | Third period | 58:59 –Mike Collins (EA) | ||||||
| Gustaf Wesslau (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Timo Pielmeier (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| Köln won series 4–3 | |
The semifinals were played between 2 and 16 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
| 2 April | Adler Mannheim | 1–0 | Kölner Haie | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| Ben Smith – 32:08 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (20 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Hannibal Weitzmann (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| 5 April | Kölner Haie | 1–4 | Adler Mannheim | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 08:28 –Markus Eisenschmid (PP) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 22:37 –Chad Kolarik 34:55 –Andrew Desjardins (PP) | ||||||
| Ben Hanowski – 45:21 | Third period | 55:23 –David Wolf | ||||||
| Hannibal Weitzmann (23 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (19 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| 7 April | Adler Mannheim | 4–0 | Kölner Haie | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Katic – 28:37 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthias Plachta (PP) – 41:23 Andrew Desjardins – 50:17 Luke Adam – 53:14 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (16 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Wesslau (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| 9 April | Kölner Haie | 2–4 | Adler Mannheim | Lanxess Arena,Cologne | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:46 –Luke Adam | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 27:25 –Andrew Desjardins (PP) 27:59 –Garrett Festerling (PP) 31:25 –Ben Smith | ||||||
| Pascal Zerressen – 44:43 Frederik Tiffels (PP) – 53:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gustaf Wesslau (17 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (19 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Mannheim won series 4–0 | |
| 3 April | EHC Red Bull München | 2–1 | 3OT | Augsburger Panther | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Voakes (PP) – 53:58 | Third period | 54:52 –Braden Lamb (PP) | ||||||
| Mark Voakes – 101:12 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (36 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (51 saves / 53 shots) | ||||||
| 5 April | Augsburger Panther | 4–3 | EHC Red Bull München | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| Matt Fraser – 16:22 | First period | 17:21 –Mark Voakes | ||||||
| Matthew White – 25:01 | Second period | 21:41 –John Mitchell | ||||||
| Andrew LeBlanc – 41:45 Andrew LeBlanc (PP) – 59:34 | Third period | 47:33 – John Mitchell | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 7 April | EHC Red Bull München | 1–2 | 3OT | Augsburger Panther | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 09:42 –James Arniel | ||||||
| John Mitchell (PP) – 32:24 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third overtime period | 103:34 –Braden Lamb | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (48 saves / 50 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (70 saves / 71 shots) | ||||||
| 10 April | Augsburger Panther | 1–2 | EHC Red Bull München | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 02:03 –Derek Joslin (PP) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Stieler – 45:47 | Third period | 44:05 – Derek Joslin | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 12 April | EHC Red Bull München | 1–0 | Augsburger Panther | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trevor Parkes (PP) – 34:09 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (20 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (31 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| 14 April | Augsburger Panther | 2–0 | EHC Red Bull München | Curt Frenzel Stadium,Augsburg | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Payerl (PP) – 39:56 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Payerl (EN) – 59:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olivier Roy (33 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (28 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 16 April | EHC Red Bull München | 2–0 | Augsburger Panther | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| Mads Christensen – 15:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Hager – 25:33 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Roy (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Munich won series 4–3 | |
The final was played between 18 and 30 April 2019 in a best-of-seven mode.
| 18 April | Adler Mannheim | 1–2 | EHC Red Bull München | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ben Smith (PP) – 24:00 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 47:14 –Matt Stajan (SH) | ||||||
| No scoring | overtime period | 78:21 –Frank Mauer | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (40 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| 20 April | EHC Red Bull München | 0–3 | Adler Mannheim | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:21 –Chad Kolarik | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 43:33 –Markus Eisenschmid (PP) 56:11 –Ben Smith (SH, EN) | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (23 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| 22 April | Adler Mannheim | 4–1 | EHC Red Bull München | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | |||
| Matthias Plachta – 00:05 Andrew Desjardins (PP2) – 06:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Desjardins – 25:24 | Second period | 30:22 –Patrick Hager (PP) | ||||||
| Tommi Huhtala – 55:32 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (15 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (21 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| 24 April | EHC Red Bull München | 0–4 | Adler Mannheim | Olympia Eishalle,Munich | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 23:52 –Cody Lampl 24:36 –Ben Smith 25:58 –Phil Hungerecker | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 41:32 –Matthias Plachta | ||||||
| Danny aus den Birken (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Dennis Endras (20 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
| 26 April | Adler Mannheim | 5–4 | OT | EHC Red Bull München | SAP Arena,Mannheim | Recap | ||
| Marcel Goc – 05:37 Cody Lampl – 11:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matthias Plachta – 23:01 Tommi Huhtala – 30:09 | Second period | 25:17 –Trevor Parkes (PP) 38:27 –Andreas Eder | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 45:42 –Patrick Hager (PP) 47:29 –Yasin Ehliz | ||||||
| Thomas Larkin – 73:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dennis Endras (20 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Danny aus den Birken (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Mannheim won series 4–1 | |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Williams | 52 | 30 | 27 | 57 | +13 | 22 | F |
| Jon Matsumoto | 52 | 22 | 34 | 56 | +1 | 18 | F |
| Daniel Pietta | 52 | 15 | 38 | 53 | +8 | 24 | F |
| Jacob Berglund | 51 | 32 | 20 | 52 | +4 | 46 | F |
| Michael Connolly | 52 | 15 | 37 | 52 | +14 | 36 | F |
| Chad Costello | 52 | 17 | 35 | 52 | +3 | 20 | F |
| Philip Gogulla | 52 | 26 | 26 | 52 | +5 | 18 | F |
| Mark Zengerle | 46 | 14 | 38 | 52 | +7 | 24 | F |
| Jaedon Descheneau | 52 | 19 | 32 | 51 | −5 | 30 | F |
| Chad Nehring | 49 | 16 | 33 | 49 | +1 | 36 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Niederberger | 1976 | 72 | 2.19 | 1013 | 92.9 | 2 |
| Danny aus den Birken | 2099 | 67 | 1.91 | 907 | 92.6 | 5 |
| Olivier Roy | 2030 | 82 | 2.42 | 991 | 91.7 | 5 |
| Kevin Poulin | 2482 | 115 | 2.78 | 1351 | 91.5 | 4 |
| Dustin Strahlmeier | 2673 | 124 | 2.78 | 1437 | 91.4 | 3 |
