Herforder Ice Dragons handled EHC Erfurt 3-1 in regulation, and the margin was built early. A two-goal opening period gave the home side a cushion it never surrendered.
Herford took the first period 2-0, then absorbed Erfurt's lone push in the middle frame, which closed 0-1 and trimmed the gap to 2-1. The third period was the settling point: Herford won it 1-0 to restore the two-goal edge and close out the 3-1 final.
The number that defines the night is the period ledger — Herford won two of three frames and conceded only once across 60 minutes. Scoring details for the game were not fully available, but the shape of it is plain: one goal against is usually enough.