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20:55
third conclusion:
The polar bears can play ice hockey after all! First and foremost Giovanni Fiore, who first held the bat in the power play and then scored the goal with a strong solo. The guests may have rested too much on their comfortable leadership. The polar bears are definitely in the game now.
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20:49
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Lewis Zerter-Gossage (Eisbären Berlin)
He will take most of the penalty in the final third. Zerter-Gossage threw the pane well over the Plexiglas.
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20:47
Kevin Clark tries it from an acute angle. The polar bears are now in significantly better final positions.
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20:46
Fiore asserts himself again on the right side and simply cannot be separated from the disc. However, he does not get the pass into the slot.
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20:44
Phew, now it’s really happening. On the other side, Munich have a huge opportunity, Trevor Parkes just lets himself be pushed a little too far and misses from an acute angle.
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20:42
Goal for Eisbären Berlin, 2:3 by Giovanni Fiore
Fiore again. And what a beautiful goal that is! The Canadian puts in an incredible start, skating past Daniel Allavena and slotting into the empty left corner. Great one-off!
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20:42
Let’s see if the hosts are now more confident. At the Fiore goal, Kevin Clark was still slightly on the skate, but there was no kicking motion.
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20:39
Goal for Eisbären Berlin, 1:3 by Giovanni Fiore
The polar bears are back! Zach Boychuk pulls from the right, Giovanni Fiore holds the trowel in at the edge of the slot. The Canadian is the most conspicuous Berliner so far.
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20:38
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Maximilian Daubner (EHC Munich)
For the first time, the polar bears have some space! Giovanni Fiore is decisively disturbed by the hooking Maximilian Daubner at the end. After all, a power play jumps out of the action.
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20:33
The shooting ratio of 18:12 also clearly speaks for the Munich team.
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20:33
The next big chance for the EHC! Yasin Ehliz starts from the blue line, but fails in two attempts at Juho Markkanen.
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20:30
The pace of the game is quite high, even if the home side seem too hectic in many actions.
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20:29
The polar bears also survived this power play quite unscathed. However, given the three-goal lead, the guests are not forced to build up extreme pressure.
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20:26
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Giovanni Fiore (Eisbären Berlin)
It’s getting worse for the hosts: Giovanni Fiore has to come off the ice for a head and neck check.
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20:23
Goal for EHC Munich, 0:3 by Ben Street
It’s ringing again in Juho Markkanen’s box! The Munich class played a three-on-three situation. After a quick start, Chris DeSousa puts the disc sharply on the blade of Ben Street, who has a clear path at the far corner.
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20:22
The Red Bulls immediately put the forward gear back on. However, after Szuber’s shot from the right face-off circle, Frederik Tiffels cannot use the rebound.
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20:21
The middle section is running! Incidentally, the EHC is also ahead in terms of mileage.
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20:20
Beginning of 2nd third
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20:04
third conclusion:
After a third, EHC Munich deservedly lead 2-0 in Berlin. The lightning start with the Ortega goal in the first minute naturally played into the hands of the Upper Bavarians, but you just can’t defend like the polar bears for long stretches of the first round. Jonathon Blum’s 2-0 was the logical consequence. The home side must make a clear improvement in order to be able to keep up with the front runners.
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20:02
The Munich settle in the opposing third, but come to no really compelling conclusions.
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19:59
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Zach Boychuk (Eisbären Berlin)
Boychuk goes into the penalty box for an interference. Even with the same number, the capital city had big problems defensively. Let’s see how they defend now outnumbered.
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19:56
After a shot from the blue line, Zach Boychuk takes the rebound. Berlin is slowly picking up speed!
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19:54
A good action by Giovanni Fiore, who ends with a strong drive. But it stays that way, the offensive actions of the home side are half-baked.
13.
19:51
Trevor Parkes pokes around in the slot. Now Juho Markkanen can excel.
12.
19:50
Furthermore, the disc circulates almost exclusively in the ranks of Upper Bavaria, which are much closer to 3-0 than the polar bears are to the goal.
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19:44
Goal for EHC Munich, 0:2 by Jonathon Blum
And it happened again! A rebound lands in the backcourt at Jonathon Blum, who accommodates a quite central, but probably still deflected shot in the box. Again, the polar bear defenders are everywhere, just not on the opponent.
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19:44
The first opportunity for Berlin, it’s even a double chance. However, Daniel Allavena kept the box tight and Austin Ortega immediately initiated the counterattack with a sharp pass. Yasin Ehliz appears free in front of Juho Markkanen, but only hits the right side netting!
8th.
19:41
The bad news for the polar bears continues: The Augsburg Panthers are already 2-0 up in Wolfsburg.
7.
19:41
The next sharp pass into the Berlin slot. Austin Ortega lurks completely free in front of Juho Markkanen, but doesn’t get the trowel all the way in.
6.
19:39
At least a little bit of activity in front of Daniel Allavena, who doesn’t have to intervene. The polar bears are not finding their way into the game on either side of the field.
4.
19:37
On the pass to Street, it was Yannick Veilleux who let the disc slip. But as a collective, the Berliners defended in the starting phase like a frightened flock of chickens.
2.
19:35
Almost the 2:0! Ben Street narrowly misses the sharp pass to the long corner.
1.
19:33
Goal for EHC Munich, 0:1 by Austin Ortega
On the other side it rattles immediately! The Berliners are completely unsorted, which is why Austin Ortega can slide through the right face-off circle without resistance and has an eye for the long corner. Less than a minute is played!
1.
19:32
The puck rolls! And straight to Daniel Allavena, who can gain self-confidence after just 14 seconds with the first save.
19:25
the Starting Six: In addition to Juho Markkanen, Morgan Ellis, Jonas Müller, Kevin Clark, Marcel Noebels and Zach Boychuk also start for the polar bears. Daniel Allavena’s front men in the first shift are Jonathon Blum, Daryl Boyle, Austin Ortega, Yasin Ehliz and Maximilian Kastner.
19:14
The goalkeeper duel could be exciting today: Juho Markkanen is in the goal for the polar bears. As expected, ex-Berliner Mathias Niederberger is not in charge of the Munich team, but 23-year-old Daniel Allavena.
19:11
“I’ve seen a lot of positive energy in the boys lately. Only the results were negative,” emphasized Serge Aubin, who seems to be firmly in the saddle with the Berliners after the defeat in the penalty shootout in Straubing.
18:58
The polar bears had to play three games in a row in the distance. Just one point jumped out in the stressful time between Christmas and New Year. Leader Munich, on the other hand, is still on the road to success and has won four of the last five matches.
18:53
Have a nice evening and welcome to the DEL game between Eisbären Berlin and EHC Munich. In the past season, this pairing would have been presented as a top battle, now it’s: relegation candidate against table leader! It starts at 7:30 p.m. in the capital!