PENNY DEL, Game 52: Red Bull München loses to the Straubing Tigers

Friday, 07. March 2025 | PENNY DEL, Game 52: Red Bull München loses to the Straubing Tigers

Red Bulls lose in Straubing at the end of the regular seasonSTR – RBM 6:3 | Abeltshauser: “We played too complicated”// DEL - MATCH REPORTEHC Red Bull München lost 3-6 (0-3|2-2|1-1) in the derby at the Straubing Tigers on the 52. and final day of the 2024/25 PENNY DEL season.

Adam Brooks, Andreas Eder and Maximilian Kastner scored the goals for the team of coach Don Jackson, who was not behind the bench due to his daughter's wedding, in front of 5,635 spectators. This means that the Red Bulls will finish the regular season in fifth place. The first playoff quarter-final game against Mannheim will take place on March 16, away from home. The first meeting with the Adler in the SAP Garden will be on March 19.

Highlights: Straubing Tigers vs. EHC Red Bull München (07.03.2025)

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Match report

Eder tested Tigers goaltender Zane McIntyre for the first time just a few seconds into the game, before Straubing took control. The hosts played a straightforward game and took the lead in the third minute through Travis St. Denis. München found their feet better after the goal, but the goals continued to fall on the other side: Tim Fleischer (16.) and Justin Braun in the power play (17.) scored a double to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.

On fresh ice, the Red Bulls increased the tempo in the middle section. While a power play situation in the early stages of the middle section did not result in a goal, München was rewarded in the 27. minute: Brooks deflected a shot from Will Butcher to make it 1:3. Shortly afterwards, McIntyre slid to stop a shot from Eder – only 2:3 (30. minute). Straubing remained dangerous and clinical in front of goal and could even have equalized, but Stephan Daschner (35.) and Michael Connolly (38.) extended the lead to 5:2. The teams went in at the second intermission with the score standing at 5:2.

In the final period, Straubing didn't concede much at first, but then a lost puck allowed Kastner to break free and cut the deficit to 3:5 (47.). The Red Bulls then tried to ramp up the pressure – without success. Even with a sixth skater on the ice, McIntyre remained unbeatable. On the other side, Skyler McKenzie finally sealed the win with an empty-net goal to make it 6:3 in the 58. minute.

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The last main round game of the 2024/25 season in pictures

Konrad Abeltshauser: “We played too complicated. In the moments when we kept it simple, we scored. Now we lick our wounds, recharge our batteries and then prepare for Mannheim.”

Goals: 1:0 | 02:58 | Travis St. Denis 2:0 | 15:10 | Tim Fleischer 3:0 | 16:39 | Justin Braun 3:1 | 26:45 | Adam Brooks 3:2 | 29:18 | Andreas Eder 4:2 | 34:04 | Stephan Daschner 5: 2 | 37:55 | Michael Connolly 5:3 | 46:43 | Maximilian Kastner 6:3 | 57:23 | Skyler McKenzie

Spectators: 5,635