Adler Mannheim skated away with a two-goal aggregate advantage in their Champions Hockey League Playoffs Round of 16 series with Tappara Tampere as the Germans sunk four past the Finns to deliver a 4-2 final. Tom Kühnhackl and Kristian Reichel each generated two points for Mannheim in the victory.

A bad giveaway allowed the puck to find Mannheim's Kühnhackl who promptly put it into the back of the net to make it a 1-0 contest. Reichel got things going as he battled for the puck behind the net before Alexander Ehl gained control and fed it to Kühnhackl who wristed it in.

In the second, an interception in the neutral zone by Luke Esposito sprung Zach Solow who skated down the near boards and fired it under the glove of Juha Metsola to give his club a two-goal cushion. Lukas Kälble added more insurance when he shot one from the point that snuck by the netminder who was heavily screened at 36:41. 

Four minutes into the third, the Finns finally found the scoresheet when Dylan Fabre finished off a pretty passing play down low on the powerplay. Henrik Haapala slid it to Julius Mattila who tapped it to Fabre who guided it into the net to cut the deficit to two goals. That deficit was then reduced again moments later when Jesper Mattila powered his way down the near boards and wristed it past Jake Hildebrand for his second of the season.

But a smooth backhander off the stick of Reichel eventually gave the Germans their two-goal lead back with a little less than eight minutes to play in regulation. Reichel received the puck in slot before shifting it to his backhand and lifting it past Metsola. Tappara attempted to gain some ground and close the aggregate-goal gap, but Mannheim succeeded in interrupting their chances as the Germans secured a two-goal aggregate edge heading into next week.