Tappara Tampere cruised past Eisbären Berlin on Friday, scoring five goals in under seven minutes in the second period and adding another before the final buzzer. The Finns had over 60 shots on goal as they forced Berlin goaltender Mathias Niederberger from the crease midway through the second period. The Eisbären racked up 16 penalty minutes and had trouble keeping their composure.

Both Tappara and Berlin were cautious after the opening puck drop of the game as things got off to a slow start in the German capital. Tappara outshot Berlin 12 to seven in the first period, despite the home side having an extra man on the ice for three minutes of the game. With the score still locked at 0-0, both sides headed for the locker room with one minute of Kevin Clark’s two-minute hooking penalty spilling over into the second period.

Tappara’s Tyler Morley had a big chance in front of Berlin goaltender Mathias Niederberger during the opening minutes of the second period, but his shot flew wide. Minutes later, he found himself in the path of a shot on goal and clipped it just enough to send it into the back of the net.

At 27:19, 20-year-old Petteri Puhakka picked up a nice pass from teammate Mikael Seppälä and slotted it in shortside, scoring on his CHL debut and adding Tappara’s second of the night.

Veteran forward Jukka Peltola scored the third goal at 28:41, his sixth in the CHL, but Tappara were far from over - the goals just kept on coming!

Tyler Morley added his second goal of the game, scoring from the right wing during a four-on-three situation, and Anton Levtchi scored Tappara’s fifth after a nice pass from, who else, Canadian sniper Tyler Morley, who stole the puck close to the Berlin net.

After five goals in under seven minutes, Niederberger was pulled for 20-year-old back-up Tobias Ancicka, who made his CHL debut between the posts.

The Eisbären knocked one back as soon as the final period got underway thanks to a nice tap in from Matthew White. The home side were on the puck much more than in the previous two periods, forcing Tappara to make a handful of defensive errors, but a holding call for Bennet Roßmy gave Tappara the breathing space they needed and a man advantage for the next two minutes.

And of course the Finns scored on the powerplay – Waltteri Merelä directed the puck into the back of the net for the sixth, and final, time that night.