30
20:36
Munich rolls on again! Schütz makes meters on the right and passes across to Lutz in front of the goal. He misses the playground equipment by a hair’s breadth.
29
20:33
Tiffels misses the 4:0! The EHC gambles on the Ice Tigers on the beer mat, the guests only look behind. Tiffels, who initiates the opportunity himself, comes back to the disc in the slot and finishes, but the puck is deflected decisively and flies over the goal.
28
20:33
All in all, of course, everything is going according to plan in this section so far from the point of view of the home side. Nuremberg, for their part, would have probably wished for the early goal, but the score is already 0:3.
27
20:31
Curious: Blum just pulls from the blue line and the puck hits the side netting. Apparently, however, Dubeau thinks the hard rubber is in, because he waves his hand in disappointment for a moment before realizing that the situation is still hot.
26
20:28
Lobach on the post! The ex-Munich suddenly has a lot of free ice in front of him in the high slot and fires a wrist shot. The puck crashes into the inside post on the left. Almost the goal!
25
20:26
Goal for EHC Munich, 3:0 by Maximilian Kastner
Great goal from the hosts! On a pass from Mauer, Kastner himself drives the disc into the opponent’s third and lays it over to Szuber on the left. Kastner immediately demands the puck back and receives it in the slot. From there he defeats Dubeau again between the braces with his back to goal.
23
20:24
The second third begins at least times much more competitive than the first. So far, however, there have been few shots on goal from either side.
22
20:22
Munich starts the second round with a lot of disc possession. O’Brien wants to play a player in the slot, but Mebus intervenes with his racquet at the last second. That could have been dangerous.
21
20:19
Go on! Will the people from Nuremberg bring the hoped-for increase in performance onto the ice?
20
20:05
third conclusion:
After 20 minutes, Munich deservedly lead 2-0 against Nuremberg in front of their home crowd! The EHC was vastly superior in all respects for almost the entire third, and the Ice Tigers completely slept through the opening minutes. Smith scored the first goal of the evening in the third minute on the power play. Ortega then increased it to 2-0 (9′). Afterwards, the guests got into the game better, but they didn’t emit much goal danger. See you soon!
20
20:01
Near the end of the third, Bodnarchuk marches through everyone. From a short distance he closes with the backhand, but Haukeland is able to parry again.
19
20:00
Nuremberg can get stuck in the opposing third, but Munich take away every opportunity to shoot. Another good minute.
18
19:59
O’Brien passes across on the blue line to Szuber, who in turn finds Tiffels centrally in the high slot. He tries with the backhand, but the shot is too weak.
17
19:58
At least the Ice Tigers have caught up and are playing well in this game. However, they don’t really emit much goal danger, even if there are degrees here and there.
16
19:55
And now the hosts again! Mauer puts it back centrally to Redmond, who forces the long-range shot. His attempt misses the goal just to the right.
15
19:54
Brown just puts the hard rubber in front of goal from the right, where Welsh is lurking and ready to deflect. A Munich racket, however, deflects the puck beforehand and from there the game device slides into the goalie’s claws.
13
19:51
Fox slides through half of the Munich third and holds the puck. He shoots at goal from a half-left position, but the shot is too central to cause serious problems for Haukeland.
12
19:50
Both teams are now allowed to play in fives again, since the brawlers have served their sentences.
11
19:49
Szuber checks Dubeau from the left face-off circle with a flick into the far corner. But the goalie quickly raises his catch hand and parries.
10
19:48
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Andrew O’Brien (EHC Munich)
10
19:47
Small penalty (2 minutes) for Lukas Ribarik (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
There is one penalty for each team. Ribarik and O’Brien fight in the neutral zone. Because of a fistfight, the refs both send them to the silent stairs for two minutes.
9
19:44
Goal for EHC Munich, 2-0 by Austin Ortega
This is going way too fast! In their own third to the left of the rink, the hosts win the disc. Ehliz plays a pass forward to Ortega and he can immediately run towards the keeper on his own. Shortly before the box he shoots coldly through Dubeau’s braces. 2:0!
8th
19:42
MacLeod pushes over the left, pulls on goal and tries the pawn trick. However, that does not lure Haukeland out of his reserve.
7
19:40
Nevertheless: Only the home side play. The Franconians have to find their way into this game if possible.
6
19:39
And at this moment the guest survives this important minority unscathed. Lobach comes back onto the smooth floor.
5
19:38
In this power play, Munich initially finds it difficult. The Ice Tigers manage to break free again and again.
4
19:36
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Dennis Lobach (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
In the action Lobach disturbs the Munich with unfair means. Lobach therefore has to go to the penalty box.
4
19:36
Gogulla just misses! Incomprehensible! Nürnberg has no access at all in the duels and calmly watches the EHC as they combine. Kastner lays in front of the goal in the middle to Gogulla, who shoots just past the box to the right from one meter.
3
19:33
Goal for EHC Munich, 1-0 by Ben Smith
That won’t take long! Hager up to Blauen, from there further left to Ortega. He looks up and takes his measurements, and the puck dashes into the slot with a slap shot. There, Smith is completely blank, calmly processing the disc and spooning it flat past the keeper into the goal.
2
19:32
Minor penalty (2 minutes) for Dane Fox (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
Fox goes to work briskly in forechecking and immediately collects a penalty time. Two minutes, trip!
1
19:31
It’s going into the derby! The Nurembergers grab the first face-off.
18:28
After three games without a win, Nuremberg won 6:2 against the Krefeld Penguins on Sunday and thus blatantly aggravated the situation in the silk city. For coach Tom Rowe’s team, on the other hand, these were important points in order to make the playoffs clear in the last few meters of the season. The point quotient is currently 0.01 behind the Fischtown Pinguins from Bremerhaven in seventh place – that should change in the next few days and weeks. In addition, the Franks recently had negative and positive news to announce: Ryan Stoa, a top performer, is initially out. Dane Fox, on the other hand, will stay with the team longer and has signed a new contract until the end of the 2022/23 season.
18:26
Coach Don Jackson’s team was able to catch their breath for three days and recover from the nerve-wracking top game against the Grizzlies Wolfsburg. The EHC gave away a 3:1 lead in the last 20 minutes and finally had to admit defeat 3:4 – a great foretaste of the final round of the season. Today the hosts can show that this was just a blip, after all, the team has been in impressive form for weeks and is fighting for the best starting position with a view to the upcoming playoffs. By the way: Today’s game against the Ice Tigers marks the start of a series of four home games in a row for Munich.
18:25
Good evening, dear ice hockey friends, and a very warm welcome to the EHC Red Bull Munich game against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers! The first puck at the Bavarian derby falls at 7:30 p.m.!