Playoffs DEL: EHC Red Bull München: Quotes and stats after semi-final 1

Tuesday, 02. April 2024 | Playoffs DEL: EHC Red Bull München: Quotes and stats after semi-final 1

Lessons learnt from game 1: "Put the pedal to the metal"Quotes & stats on the first semi-final match// DEL - NEWSThe Red Bulls fell behind early on and Bremerhaven's lead played into their hands. Coach Toni Söderholm and forward Nico Krämmer explain what we need to change against our disciplined opponent. The quotes & stats.

Toni Söderholm: "Bremerhaven controlled the game for the most part after taking the lead. They are a very disciplined team that defends well with five players. We have to be patient to create scoring chances and take over the game in the offensive zone. I think that the physical contact and pace will increase in the next game. We have to make sure that we don't press on the gas pedal and brake pedal at the same time, but more on the gas pedal."

Nico Krämmer: "It was an intense duel. We played a bit too complicated and too slow and adapted too much to their game. We didn't get the puck where we wanted it so we could get into our running game. We'll learn our lessons from that. We can still make some adjustments in offense to be successful in the next game."

Thomas Popiesch (Coach, Pinguins Bremerhaven): "We did a lot of things right at the start and scored the goal on the power play. After that it went back and forth, both teams had their moments. But we scored the goals at the right moments. The key in the playoffs is to be compact, but also to go into the forecheck at the right moments."

Kristers Gudlevskis (goalkeeper, Pinguins Bremerhaven): "I'm very happy that we got off to a strong start as a team. We played very structured and defended well in our own zone. I try not to look at personal statistics. At the end of the day, the playoffs are about finding a way to win the games."

Highlights: Pinguins Bremerhaven vs. EHC Red Bull München (01.04.2024)

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With 30 shots on goal, we set a season record for duels with Bremerhaven. Nevertheless, we were defeated 0:3.

Efficiency made the difference in game 1. Bremerhaven converted twelve percent of its shots on goal, while the Red Bulls failed to score for only the second time in their 46th duel with the Penguins.

Veit Oswald was clocked at 36.8 km/h in Bremerhaven. Together with Chris DeSousa and Emil Johansson, he is now our fastest sprinter in these playoffs.

The Red Bulls are clearly ahead in the face-off duels: Our boys won 31 out of 49 face-offs (63.3 percent) and thus even surpassed their previous top rate from the past four playoff games (58 percent).

No reason to get nervous: In last year's playoffs, we even started the quarter-final series against Bremerhaven with two defeats. This was followed by four consecutive wins for Munich and a place in the semi-finals.

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The first semi-final at the Penguins in pictures

Home-strong Red Bulls want to strike back on Wednesday

The second semi-final game will take place at the Olympic Ice Stadium on Wednesday (April 3 | 19:00). The Red Bulls will then be looking to level the best-of-seven series at 1:1.