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EHC Red Bull München: Reactions and Stats from the Quarterfinal Series
Statements
Oliver David (Coach, EHC Red Bull München): “We stuck to our game plan and turned our chances into some great goals. The fact that we’re in the semifinals is the result of a solid team effort. Everyone did their part. We often had to play with different line combinations—only the Rieder line was able to play with the same lineup throughout. Now we need to prepare the guys as best we can for the semifinals.”
Highlights: ERC Ingolstadt vs. EHC Red Bull München (04.04.2026)
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Tobias Rieder (forward, EHC Red Bull München): “I try to play as naturally as possible. In this series, the pucks just fell right in front of my stick; I had that little bit of luck—and then the goals come really fast. Every series is different: sometimes it’s tougher, sometimes not so much, but there’s always a lot at stake. This time it was also a derby. Emotions were running high. We’re glad we advanced.”
You can see what Red Bull Ice Hockey Managing Director Christian Winkler has to say about the recent quarterfinal against Ingolstadt and how he views the games against Adler Mannheim in the playoff semifinals tonight at 9:45 p.m. on Blickpunkt Sport on Bayerischer Rundfunk. Winkler will be a studio guest on the show.
Christian Winkler ist heute Abend bei Blickpunkt Sport im BR zu Gast
Mark French (Coach, ERC Ingolstadt): “We’ve talked a lot about momentum over the past few days. That played a role again today. After falling behind early, we came back strong. The tying goal came on the first line change of the second period, though we responded well again. In the end, we can be proud of the team’s performance and what they’ve achieved this season. Munich simply capitalized on our mistakes very efficiently.”
Daniel Pietta (Forward, ERC Ingolstadt): “We gave up too many goals. That made it difficult. Munich played very well and, above all, had very strong third periods. When they were in the lead, they defended well and controlled the puck effectively.”
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Das sechste Viertelfinalspiel in Ingolstadt in Bildern
Statistics
53 goals (31 for Munich) were scored in the six games—an average of 8.83 per game: The matchup between the Upper Bavarian clubs was one of the highest-scoring series in DEL playoff history.
14-4 in the third period: Munich was not only clearly better than Ingolstadt but also fielded the strongest team in the final period of these DEL playoffs. By comparison: The other three semifinalists—Cologne, Mannheim, and Berlin—scored a combined total of just nine goals in the third period.
Only once in this series did a team come back from a deficit to win: Munich trailed twice in Game 6 (1-2, 2-3)—and ultimately prevailed 7-3.
The team that scored the first goal always won the game—Game 6 was no exception.
The top scorers and leading goal-scorers of these playoffs are from Munich: Taro Hirose leads all quarterfinal series with ten points (tied with Berlin’s Ty Ronning), while Tobias Rieder is the top goal-scorer with six goals.
Best shooting percentage in the quarterfinals: The Red Bulls converted 17.4 percent of their shots on goal.
A rocket at 151.6 km/h – Markus Eisenschmid fired off the Red Bulls’ hardest shot in the quarterfinals.
Ville Pokka racked up nearly 30 kilometers in the quarterfinal series: His 29,186 meters were clearly the best on the team.
The Finn was also far ahead in terms of ice time: Pokka spent 133:14 minutes on the ice—making him the only Munich player to log more than two hours.
Pokka’s defensive partner Ryan Murphy was the fastest Munich player at 35.4 km/h.
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