Schwenninger left Kolner with a 4-1 DEL win after turning a one-goal game through two periods into a three-goal decision in the third. The teams traded one goal apiece across the opening two periods, but Schwenninger scored three in the final frame while Kolner did not add to its total.
How the Game Played Out
Schwenninger took the only goal of the first period, building a 1-0 lead in the opening segment. That gave the visitors the early edge on the scoreboard, but the margin remained one goal at the first intermission. The opening-period total was modest: Schwenninger had one, Kolner had none, and the game was still close enough for a single goal to level it.
Kolner did just that in the second period. The home side scored once while Schwenninger was held off the board, making the period score 1-0 and bringing the overall score to 1-1. The response erased Schwenninger’s first-period advantage and reset the contest heading into the third. After two periods, neither side had carried a multi-goal lead into the break; the first and second periods had each produced one goal, for a combined score of 1-1.
The decisive separation came in the third. Schwenninger scored three times in the period, while Kolner was held scoreless. That 3-0 frame changed the game from a tie into a 4-1 final and accounted for most of the difference on the scoreboard. The period-by-period line captures the full progression: Schwenninger led 1-0 after the first, Kolner’s second-period goal made it 1-1, and Schwenninger’s three-goal third produced the final margin.
The contrast between the middle and final periods defines the result. Kolner matched Schwenninger’s first-period goal with one of its own in the second, but the tie did not hold through the last segment. Schwenninger’s scoring total rose from one after the opening period to four by the end, while Kolner’s remained at one after its second-period equalizer. The final score was therefore not built on an early separation; it emerged in the third, when the visitors added three and Kolner did not score.
What the Result Means
For Schwenninger, the 4-1 result is a road win in DEL play, with the final period providing the margin. The team moved from a one-goal first-period lead to a tied game after two, then finished with three unanswered goals in the period breakdown. That sequence makes the third the defining part of the night and gives the final score a clear shape: an early edge, a second-period reset, and a decisive finish.
Kolner’s second-period goal brought the game level, but the home side could not carry that tie into the final score. Its scoring was confined to that middle frame, while Schwenninger produced goals in both the first and third. The result records a three-goal difference, with the full gap created in the last period rather than built steadily over all three.
The scoreline provides a straightforward reference point for both clubs as DEL play continues. Schwenninger can take the 4-1 road result forward, while Kolner will look to respond after a third period that ended 0-3.
Watch the Highlights
The period breakdown tells the story of a close game through 40 minutes and a decisive final frame. Watch the highlights from Kolner’s meeting with Schwenninger below.
Final Score: Kolner 1, Schwenninger 4.
Source: Highlightly match API