12.
7:49 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Stanislav Dietz (Kölner Haie)
After being tripped, Dietz has to go into the ice box for two minutes.
12.
19:46
Cologne can hardly get out of their own third and have hardly had any action in the final third so far. Once again the home team comes through Pföderl, but the Haie block the shot and then there is the first power break of the game.
11.
7:45 p.m
After more than ten minutes, the Eisbären are the team dominating the game and are currently winning the disc in the neutral zone again and again. Their forechecking is rewarded, but the capital city team has not yet been able to convert this dominance into goals.
9.
19:44
The polar bears are now in the attacking third and Finkelstein tries a shot from a half-right position from around six meters. Ančička parries again and Cologne clears the disc from their own third.
8th.
19:43
And the Berliners again. After a deep pass, Noebels and Nowak poke at Ančička in the slot, but the goalie is on the puck with his pad and prevents the goal from being conceded.
7.
19:42
Cologne is complete again and survives the first outnumbered game without conceding a goal.
7.
19:42
After a pass to the right, Wissmann tries it from a distance from the right. His wrist shot flies low towards the bottom right of the goal, but Ančička catches the disc safely with his catching hand in front of the rushing Cormier.
6.
7:40 p.m
The next action from the home team. After a long pass from Pföderl to the far post, Byron drives for the puck at the second post, but Ančička is there before him and picks up the hard rubber.
5.
7:38 p.m
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Gregor MacLeod (Kölner Haie)
MacLeod has to leave the ice for two minutes after a crosscheck. This is the first power play for the polar bears.
5.
7:38 p.m
The polar bears establish themselves in the attacking third and come over Wissmann on the right side. He moves towards the goal with the puck on his stick and shoots from close range to the far corner, but Ančička saves on the line. Wissmann pokes, but once again the goalie remains the winner.
4.
7:36 p.m
In the first few minutes, Berlin tried to put pressure on the neutral section, but so far the Haie have been able to keep the puck in the duels.
3.
7:35 p.m
Cologne wins the face-off on the left side of the attacking third. Dietz tries to get the puck halfway up the slot. But his cross is blocked.
2.
19:34
First conclusion of the guests. Kammerer comes over the right side and tries a shot at the near corner from the right faceoff. But Hildebrand is on the saver and parries the shot on the line.
1.
19:32
The game is running. Cologne wins the opening face-off.
1.
19:32
Game start
7:25 p.m
The Eisbären go into the duel with the following starting six. The American Hildebrand starts between the posts. Melchiori, Finkelstein, Tiffels, Byron and Eder also start. At Cologne, Ančička starts in goal instead of Pantkowski. Sennhenn, Dietz, Proft, Aubry and Storm are also in the front row.
7:19 p.m
After three wins in a row, Cologne lost their last three games in the DEL. After defeats against Munich and Frankfurt, the Haie lost 2-3 in the penalty shootout against the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven. This puts Cologne in eighth place in the table with 24 points. However, the first direct duel with the Berliners this season went to the Eisbären. At the beginning of October, the capital city team beat the Rhinelanders 5-2.
19:12
The Eisbären are in very good shape and have won nine of their last eleven games. Head coach Serge Aubin’s team only lost against Bremerhaven and Straubing. The capital city team recently won their last three games. The 10-2 win against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers last Tuesday was particularly impressive. With 35 points, the German champions of 2021 and 2022 are in first place in the German Ice Hockey League. Five of their seven home games went to the hosts. The Berliners only lost against Bremerhaven and Straubing.
7:01 p.m
Welcome to the Friday games of the 17th matchday in the German Ice Hockey League in the 2023/24 season. The Eisbären Berlin meet the Kölner Haie today. Face-off is at 7:30 p.m.