Vitkovice – Nitra 7:0 (end) | Sparta – Kärpät 1:1 (end) | Yunost – Frölunda 3:2 (end)
Kuopio – Djurgården 2:0 (end) | TPS – IFK Helsinki 1:1 (end) | Liberec – Färjestad 4:1 (end)
Munich – Växjö 1:1 (end) | Tappara – SaiPa 0:2 (end) | JYP – Skellefteå 4:0 (end)
Salzburg – Bern 1:4 (end) | Wolfsburg – Zürich 1:4 (end) | Eisbären – Zug 4:0 (end)
Lugano – HC Pilsen 4:1 (end) | Košice – Fribourg 1:1 (end) | Davos – Linköping 4:7 (end)
HV71 – Lukko 2:0 (end)
final
Eisbären Berlín
4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
EV Zug
Tuesday 04.10.2016, 19:30 • Mercedes-Benz Arena • Champions League • 1/32 Finals
     
    This is it from us tonight, hope you had a #GreatDayAtCHL! (21:48:06)
     
    Eisbären started to push the pace early in the game. Rankel's chance didn't end up in the back of the net but a few minutes later, Berlin's Cramo Top Scorer Nicholas Petersen broke the deadlock – 1:0 Eisbären. Fifteen minutes into the game, Carl Klingberg had a golden opportunity to tie things up, but his turnaround attempt (which was saved by Dupont on the goal line) would be ruled off for interference anyway.

    After the break, the pace slowed up a bit and Zug started creating more opportunities. Early in the second, Reto Suri could tie things up, but couldn't capitalise on the breakaway and the Swiss side was punished just a few minutes later when Barry Tallackson made it 2:0. After that, Petri Vehanen had very little work to do and the home fans were sent into ecstasy once again before the second buzzer as the captain André Rankel increased the goal difference to three.

    Early in the third period, the team representing the German capital city pulled the trigger once again as Jamie MacQueen sent home the rebound of Olver's deflected shot that was saved by Tobias Stephan. Eisbären then controlled their comfortable lead up until the final buzzer, so after game 1, the score is 4:0 for Berlin!
     
    Game over.
     
    59:29
    Laurin Braun (EIS) is called for roughing with seconds remaining in the game.
     
    58:16
    Eisbären isn't able to convert on yet another two-man advantage, but that cannot bother the coach Uwe Krupp today.
     
    57:45
    Josh Holden is back on the ice and Diaz's return is approaching, too.
     
    57:38
    EV Zug clears the puck away and the guests are finally able to switch their penalty-killing unit.
     
    56:51
    Jamie MacQueen's one-timer from the blue line is lifted up to the netting and the play is blown dead.
     
    56:16
    Rafael Diaz (ZUG) gets a tripping minor, another great opportunity looms ahead for the home side!
     
    55:45
    He was hooked by Josh Holden (ZUG), however.
     
    55:44
    Another breakaway opportunity for Eisbären follows but Clay Wilson doesn't convert!
     
    54:14
    Rafael Diaz throws the puck to the offensive zone but Suri is unable to retrieve it there.
     
    53:30
    Today's attendance is 4722.
     
    52:16
    Timo Helbling throws the puck on an icing and another power break will follow.
     
    51:20
    There is almost no stoppage time as the game between Berlin and Zug is starting to quickly approach its final mark.
     
    50:06
    MacQueen fires a shot from the blue line but the puck ends up hitting the refined glass behind Stephan's net.
     
    49:03
    Uwe Krupp's side is controlling the puck at almost all times, but Stephan isn't facing any new challenges recently.
     
    47:31
    EV Zug is playing at full strength.
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    Vojtěch Balon

    CZ@VojtaBalon

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Petersen (MacQueen), 25. Tallackson (Petersen, Hoerdler), 40. Rankel (Wilson), 42. MacQueen (Ziegler, Olver)

    Eisbären Berlín: Vehanen (Cuepper) – Braun "A", Wissmann, Baxmann, Dupont, Hoerdler, Mueller, Adam – Rankel "C", Wilson, Fischbuch – MacQueen, Talbot, Machacek – Tallackson, Olver "A", Petersen – Braun, Ziegler.
    EV Zug: Stephan (Haller) – Helbling, Grossmann, Diaz "A", Alatalo, Schlumpf, Erni, Morant, Geisser – Klingberg, Immonen, Senteler – Martschini, Holden "C", Suri "A" – Zangger, Diem, Lammer – Rech, Peter, Schnyder.
    Referees: Linde (SWE), Iwert – Höfer, Salewski (All GER)
    Attendance: 4722
    Second match
    Tuesday 11.10.2016
    Zug - Eisbären 1:2

    Goals and assists: 27. Lammer (Grossmann) – 49. Rankel (Wilson), 56. Olver (Hoerdler)