EC Kassel Huskies left Bietigheim with the extra point, taking a 1-1 game in the shootout. Sixty-five minutes of hockey settled nothing; the skills competition did, with the Huskies converting and the Steelers coming up empty.
Kassel opened the scoring in the 20th minute for a 0-1 lead, then held that margin through a scoreless middle period. Bietigheim finally broke through in the 56th to tie it at 1-1, the turning point that forced overtime, and the extra session produced no goals.
The numbers were austere: two goals across regulation, a 0-0 second period, a 0-0 overtime, and a shootout decided 0-1. For the Steelers, the late equalizer salvaged a point; for Kassel, goaltending in the shootout was the difference.