15
19:52
Goal for Eisbären Berlin, 2-0 by Zach Boychuk
14
19:52
Blaine Byron just picks up the pace on his own, but at full speed he chases the puck well past the left angle corner.
13
19:50
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Andrew MacWilliam (EHC Munich)
Even the hitherto generous referees have no other choice. Away from the action, Andrew MacWilliam stands in Dominik Bokk’s way and has to pit due to a handicap.
13
19:48
What’s going on now, power break again? In fact, the short break is only now taking place. Mathias Niederberger just had to straighten the case.
13
19:46
Shortly thereafter, the previously extremely fluid game is interrupted for the first time, it goes into the power break.
12
19:44
Goal for Eisbären Berlin, 1-0 by Kevin Clark
The polar bears take the lead! Philip Gogulla fails to hit the target properly when trying to break free. Frans Nielsen crosses for Kevin Clark, who starts the one-timer from the half-left position and places the game device exactly in the wide angle corner!
11
19:44
Huge double chance for the EHC! Frederik Tiffels gets caught twice by Mathias Niederberger on the right corner. What a game!
10
19:43
Munich counters, but Konrad Abeltshauser has to pull from a long distance. In addition, there is no traffic in front of the gate.
9
19:42
Berlin goes into the forecheck together and forces Patrick Hager to make a mistake. Serge Aubin’s team is currently in Control of the Game.
8th
19:40
Great, thoughtful move by the hosts. Morgan Ellis joins in the attack and just fails at Henrik Haukeland!
6
19:39
Double chance for the polar bears, but suddenly the home side lose the disc and Justin Schütz is free! Mathias Niederberger comes far out of his box and just clears before the attacker.
5
19:37
Players fall again and again, but the referees still refrain from penalties.
4
19:36
Munich got off to a better start overall. Philip Gogulla tries from a tight angle, Austin Ortega hits the side netting and Konrad Abeltshauser saves from the blue line.
2
19:34
Not only in the stands, but also on the ice it smells like finals. The intensity is incredibly high.
1
19:33
On the other side, Mathias Niederberger has to unpack a first big save against Trevor Parkes, who is free in the slot! Not even a minute has been played.
1
19:32
The Polar Bears get their first opportunity early after a missed Austin Ortega pass! Leo Pföderl holds onto it from half right.
1
19:31
Berlin grabs the first puck! The team of referees around Marian Rohatsch and André Schrader stayed in the capital after yesterday’s semi-final game and will also referee today’s game.
19:27
Of course, the German national anthem will be played before the game.
19:21
Of course, you still remember the final series in 2018, when Munich beat the polar bears 6: 3 in game seven and became champion for the third time in a row. At that time, Upper Bavaria had also won the main round. This year, Berlin, as the winner of the main round and reigning champion, is the favorite in the series.
19:18
the Starting Six: Mathias Niederberger, Morgan Ellis, Jonas Müller, Leo Pföderl, Blaine Byron and Marcel Noebels start for Berlin. Munich starts with Henrik Haukeland, Maximilian Daubner, Jonathon Blum, Yasin Ehliz, Ben Smith and Austin Ortega.
19:06
Without wanting to belittle the Munich performance, the significance of the series must be questioned. The Grizzlies not only had to do without their longtime captain Sebastian Furchner, but also numerous defenders. In the decisive third game, only four defenders were left after Jordan Murray was out.
18:58
While the memory of the Eisbären’s last game is of course still fresh, you have to think back a little further on the Munich side. The Oberbayern had made short work of the Grizzlys Wolfsburg and decided their semi-final series in three games. Last Sunday, Henrik Haukeland was even allowed to celebrate a shutout in the 2-0 home win.
18:53
The native of Saxony was one of the top performers yesterday with a few blocks. Blaine Byron with a brace and Kevin Clark with two assists were also in good spirits.
18:45
“We don’t even think that there are quite a few games coming up in a few days. We have to fight our way from game to game. Friday is the first day of the final and then we’ll see what’s next,” Frank Hördler was honest.
18:39
Just yesterday the last game of the semi-finals took place here in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The polar bears deservedly and confidently prevailed 3-0 against the Mannheim eagles and thus secured the ticket after five grueling games.
18:33
Before you know it, the final series starts in the DEL! Eisbären Berlin welcome EHC Munich to the opening game at 7:30 p.m. today.