19:23
The Red Bulls squad is also filling up again with Olympic veterans. Patrick Hager, Yasin Ehliz, Ben Street, Konrad Abeltshauser and Danny aus den Birken will certainly want to work off the frustration of the disappointing games. Lots of quality that completes the lineup of guests. But Munich also have to do without their second-best scorer today: Austin Ortega is out due to an upper-body injury.
19:20
Despite the long break, the hosts have some gaps in the lineup. Daniel Fischbuch, one of the most conspicuous Düsseldorfers in recent encounters and in second place behind Brendan O’Donnell in the scorer list, will miss the duel with the EHC due to a training injury. Top defender Marco Nowak, who is not fit again after his return from Beijing, also has to sit out today.
19:16
After a catastrophic series of defeats that lasted through December and January, the Rhinelanders have recovered. In ninth place, Düsseldorf now has the playoffs in view. The team from the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital was able to take a point from each of the last six games. The last game in particular – the aforementioned victory in the Rhine derby against the KEC – should provide an upswing. How the long break will affect it remains exciting: was it possible to use the time for generation and will the form curve continue to rise, or will the interruption cause a break in the positive balance of the last few games?
19:11
The EHC Red Bull Munich, on the other hand, is already back in the middle of the game. After a shutout defeat in Straubing, Munich were able to get back on track last Friday with a win against the KEC. With fifth place, the team from the south is certainly on course for the playoffs. In order to fulfill the big ambitions, Munich is of course also looking towards the Champions Hockey League again, you need a strong finish.
19:06
The Düsseldorfer EG should return to the ice rested after the long Olympic break. The last game was exactly 30 days ago – a derby win against arch-rivals from Cologne. Since there have been no catch-up games since then, Harold Kreis’s team has had plenty of time to gather strength for the final weeks of the season.
19:01
Slowly but surely we are entering the very hot phase of the regular season. The 2022 Winter Olympics are over, the break is over. The final spurt of the German Ice Hockey League can come. At the beginning of April, the last games of the main round will rise. Therefore, every game, every point can be worth its weight in gold.