Friday, 13. March 2026 |
DEL, Matchday 51: EHC Red Bull München defeats the Straubing Tigers
Thanks to goals from Chris DeSousa (3), Yasin Ehliz (3), Jeremy McKenna (2), and Tobias Rieder (2), Coach Oliver David’s team secured three points in front of 10,796 fans at the sold-out SAP Garden, thereby also securing home-ice advantage for the playoff quarterfinals. Munich’s final standing in the regular season and their quarterfinal opponent will be decided on the final matchday with the game against the Eisbären Berlin (Sunday | 2:00 p.m.). You can find all information regarding ticket sales for the two confirmed home games in the quarterfinals (March 24/25 and 29) here.
Highlights: EHC Red Bull München vs. Straubing Tigers (13.03.2026)
// DEL - HIGHLIGHTS
Game Summary
“A top-tier game at exactly the right time, so close to the playoffs,” said Munich captain Patrick Hager, looking forward to this derby. The Red Bulls got off to a strong start: Taro Hirose delivered a perfect cross-ice pass right at the start of the third minute, and DeSousa converted it for a 1-0 lead. The momentum continued as McKenna pushed the puck over the line for a 2-0 lead for the determined hosts (9th minute), and then Ehliz extended the lead to 3-0 on a counterattack (12th minute). In the 20th minute, Rieder even added to the lead with a 4-0 halftime score following another quick counterattack.
In the second period, it took just 105 seconds for Ehliz to beat Florian Bugl, who had replaced Henrik Haukeland in the Straubing net. A brace and a 5-0 lead for the Red Bulls (22nd). Munich then skillfully kept the visitors at bay and created several chances for a sixth goal. In the 33rd minute, the moment arrived: Rieder rounded out the half-dozen with a solo effort, also scoring a brace that evening. Five minutes later, the Tigers got on the scoreboard thanks to Michael Connolly’s goal, making it 1-6. But the four-time German champions had the final say in the second period: Ehliz’s third goal gave them a 7-1 lead heading into the second intermission.
The Red Bulls also made the first statement of the final period: On the power play, DeSousa joined the ranks of the game’s two-goal scorers with the 8-1 goal (44th minute). Assist: Alberts Smits, who thus recorded his first DEL point. Just two minutes later, McKenna, the next player to score twice, made it 9-1, before DeSousa’s third goal in the 52nd minute pushed the final score to 10-1, marking the first time Munich’s DEL record had reached double digits.
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Yasin Ehliz:
„We played our game consistently for the full 60 minutes today. We did a fantastic job of that. We can be proud of ourselves today. We never let up; we kept the pressure on for the entire 60 minutes. We’re ready for the final game in Berlin and the playoffs that follow.“
Goals:
1:0 | 02:05 | Chris DeSousa
2:0 | 08:46 | Jeremy McKenna
3:0 | 11:24 | Yasin Ehliz
4:0 | 19:10 | Tobias Rieder
5:0 | 21:45 | Yasin Ehliz
6:0 | 32:39 | Tobias Rieder
6:1 | 37:32 | Michael Connolly
7:1 | 39:43 | Yasin Ehliz
8:1 | 43:23 | Chris DeSousa
9:1 | 45:33 | Jeremy McKenna
10:1 | 51:27 | Chris DeSousa
Attendance:
10,796
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