EHC Neuwied came back from two goals down to beat the Rostock Piranhas 4-3 in regulation, flipping the game with a two-goal third period. The home side won without needing overtime after being outscored 3-1 in the opening twenty minutes.
Rostock's first period was the cleanest stretch of the night: three goals to one, and a 3-1 lead after twenty. Neuwied cut it to 3-2 in the middle frame and then shut the visitors out across the final forty minutes, scoring twice in the third to take it 4-3.
The decisive number is the shutout over the last two periods — Rostock put up three in the first and nothing after, while Neuwied scored in all three. With the goal detail unavailable, the period splits tell it plainly: 1-3, 1-0, 2-0.