After the last six wins: Eisbären Berlin’s DEL winning streak is broken at EHC Munich

As of: October 23, 2025 10:24 p.m

The Eisbären Berlin’s race to catch up in the table in the DEL has stopped for the time being.

The Eisbären Berlin’s winning streak in the German Ice Hockey League is broken. After six wins in a row in the DEL, the Berliners lost their away game at EHC Munich 2:3 (0:0; 2:2; 0:1) on Thursday evening. With the exception of the second third, the Polar Bears, who were still plagued by injuries, were a little too harmless offensively.

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Few brilliant moments in the first third

It started on Thursday evening with a short tribute. While the newly signed Berlin striker Jean-Sébastien Dea While he still has to wait for his eligibility to play, Munich’s Patrick Hager completed his 1,000th against the Eisbären. Play in the DEL. This was a visibly emotional moment, especially for the 37-year-old himself. An emotional moment, which was followed by only a few other moments worth mentioning in the game that kicked off shortly afterwards.

The Eisbären got off to a better and more powerful start and achieved a shot ratio of 6:0 early on. However, the Berliners failed to capitalize on this in the form of goals. The same also applied to the hosts. The Munich team, who have had an unusually mediocre season so far, slowly got into the game towards the end of the third, but did not reward themselves with a goal either.

The game is picking up speed

Conversely, shortly afterwards the score went into the second third at 0-0. Not only the players on the ice, but also the game as a whole quickly picked up speed. In the 27th minute it was Ty Ronning who gave the Eisbären a 1-0 lead with his sixth goal of the season. However, the lead was also thanks to Frederik Tiffels, who had excellently prepared Ronnig’s goal from behind the Munich goal.

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However, the Munich team also seemed mentally prepared for the deficit. At least they weren’t impressed by this in any way. On the contrary: In the 32nd minute, Tobias Rieder equalized Berlin’s lead with his goal to make it 1-1. Eisbären goalie Jake Hildebrand had previously been unable to nail down a Munich shot.

The game got really wild in the final phase of the second third. Within just two minutes, first the host fans in Munich’s SAP Garden were cheering, but then so were the numerous Berlin fans who had traveled with them. The reason for this: In the 39th minute, Rieder gave his Munich team a 2-1 lead with his second goal. However, Berlin’s Manuel Wiederer promptly countered this with a fine wrist shot to equalize 2-2.

Chris DeSousa scores for the win

The game became more emotional, the checks harder, the direct duels more awkward. One consequence of this: The final period was less than three minutes old when a foul by Berlin’s Markus Vikingstad left his team two minutes short. This quickly took revenge: Shortly before the end of Munich’s power play, Chris DeSousa sank a deflected shot to make it 3-2 for the hosts.

Unlike in the second third, this time the Berliners failed to find the right answer to this deficit. Although the Berliners, who seemed increasingly tired, tried a lot, they were increasingly less successful. In the end, the guests were able to thank their goalie Hildebrand that the game “only” ended in a 2-3 defeat.

Broadcast: rbb24, October 23, 2025, 9:45 p.m