Finals: Game 1

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Game 27:

Cologne Express vs. Istanbul Red Wolves

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VHLE Finals Game 1 - Cologne Express vs Istanbul Red Wolves

This was a thriller from beginning to end. An excellent way to start off the Victory Hockey League Europe finals. Both goalies had excellent nights; their save percentage only differed by 0.001. However, one had a considerably higher workload. There was a lot of action as both teams had relatively high shot counts compared to most games. Without a further ado, lets get this recap started. The puck dropped and it would be end to end action as shots on goal would be 19-14 in favour of Cologne. However, there would be no changes in the scoreboard until the second half of the period, when Reginald the Dodo potted their first of the playoffs for Cologne. That would prove to be the only goal of the period. Naturally, going into the second, Istanbul was looking to fight back. That plan was a bit delayed and took a long time as the second period was underway. They would eventually get their goal with 12 seconds left in the period. Tying the game up for the Red Wolves was Ronald Johnson MacWallace III scoring his second of the playoffs. The second intermission started and the teams drew up their plans to fight for the win in the upcoming frame. The action would start quickly as the Express would capitalize on an Istanbul penalty and take the lead; Montgomery Burns scoring 1:22 into the third. However, just before the 9 minute mark, Istanbul would respond courtesy of Nick Sansoe. That kept us tied and the scoreboard did not change for the rest of the period. Overtime. In overtime, Cologne would be relentless, not even letting the Red Wolves get a shot off. Montgomery Burns, who gave them the lead earlier, did so again and gave them the win.