Playoffs DEL: EHC Red Bull München is in the final against Ingolstadt

Wednesday, 12. April 2023 | Playoffs DEL: EHC Red Bull München is in the final against Ingolstadt

Victory in Game 7: Red Bulls beat Wolfsburg and advance to the finalRBM - WOB 7:2 | Kastner: "We go into the final series with a broad chest".// DEL - GAME REPORTRed Bull München defeated the Grizzlys Wolfsburg 7-2 (2-0|3-2|2-0) in Game 7 of the playoff semifinals to win the best-of-seven series 4-3.

Justin Schütz, Yasin Ehliz, Chris DeSousa, Trevor Parkes, Patrick Hager, Filip Varejcka and Andreas Eder scored for coach Don Jackson's team in front of 5,728 spectators at the sold-out Olympia-Eisstadion. Game 1 of the final series for the German championship against ERC Ingolstadt will take place on Friday (7:30 p.m.) in Munich. Advance ticket sales have already started.

Highlights: Red Bull München vs. Grizzlys Wolfsburg (12.04.2023)

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Gameplay

Both teams got off to a hot start, and then the Red Bulls were ice-cold: Schütz converted the first chance after just three minutes to make it 1:0 for the Munich team. They then really stepped on the gas and were jubilant in the eleventh minute when Ehliz made it 2:0. With this lead for clearly superior Red Bulls, the teams went into the first intermission.

The hosts continued to dominate the game in the middle period, keeping Wolfsburg's offense in check and creating chance after chance. DeSousa took advantage of one of them on the power play to make it 3:0 (27th). Shortly thereafter, the match was over for Wolfsburg's Jordan Murray and unleashed Red Bulls put in the following five minutes of overtime to 5:0: First Parkes deflected unstoppable (29th), then Hager netted (32nd). Four minutes later, the Grizzlys scored their first goal when Laurin Braun made it 1:5 on the power play. Darren Archibald followed up this goal with another for Wolfsburg (38th). Intermission score: 5:2 for Red Bull München.

The first chances in the last period were again for the Munich team, but Grizzlys goalie Dustin Strahlmeier stood out as so often in this match. From the middle of the final period, Wolfsburg increased the risk. Six minutes before the end, Strahlmeier went out of the goal. The Red Bulls defended resolutely and scored through Varejcka (57th) and Eder (59th) into the empty net. Final score: 7:2. Red Bull München wins the semifinal series 4:3.

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Final, here we come! Game 7 of the semifinal series in pictures

Maximilian Kastner: "We came out like the fire department and were the better team over 55 minutes. The series against Wolfsburg was a roller coaster of emotions. We can be proud of ourselves and now go into the final series against Ingolstadt with a broad chest."

Goals: 1:0 | 02:46 | Justin Schütz 2:0 | 10:56 | Yasin Ehliz 3:0 | 26:28 | Chris DeSousa 4:0 | 28:44 | Trevor Parkes 5:0 | 31:05 | Patrick Hager 5:1 | 35:05 | Laurin Braun 5:2 | 37:20 | Darren Archibald 6:2 | 56:42 | Filip Varejcka 7:2 | 58:40 | Andreas Eder

Spectators: 5.728