Is it Munich’s turn to get revenge on Bremerhaven this time?
Mentality test passed! After EHC Munich had managed to celebrate a 4-0 shutout win against the Penguins in Bremerhaven, the Northern Lights came back in style at the reigning champions’ stadium. Instead of letting the anger in their stomach from the previous game, which was frustrating in many respects, lead to mistakes, the team of head coach Thomas Popiesch returned the favor with a 2:3 away win
With the Fischtown Penguins now 3:1 up in the best-of-seven series, the coastal team will have the first of up to three match-puck opportunities on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Bremerhaven’s Eisarena. Just one more win is needed to add another chapter to Bremerhaven’s sensation and the surprise team from the north will advance to the playoff final.
At Betano, you can almost double your stake with bets on Bremerhaven knocking the reigning champions out of the playoffs on Tuesday evening. Betting odds of 1.90 on the two-way market include a possible overtime and are particularly interesting in view of Betano’s attractive welcome package.
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Statistics & current form
In this year’s playoffs, the Penguins’ mental strength recently faced its first major test in Munich. In the previous home game, Bremerhaven not only had to nibble at numerous annoyances, which among other things led to a high degree of frustration at some of the referees’ decisions. In addition, after an unblemished winning record in this year’s playoffs, the Northern Lights had to cope with a 4-0 shutout defeat in their own stadium.
Tempers were running high, but the goal was obviously still in focus. To bounce back from such a setback with a dream start, as the Popiesch squad did recently in Munich, requires a very special discipline. The coastal team scored a whopping three goals in the first six minutes of the game!
It all started with Ross Mauermann, who was so frustrated after the previous clash that he declined a request for an interview. That frustration should now be gone for good ahead of the upcoming clash, in which the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven are the wafer-thin favorites against EHC Red Bull Munich according to some bookies’ predictions.
Fischtown Pinguins have quickly found their way back to their powerplay strength
Christian Wejse and captain Jan Urbas were responsible for the other two goals by the coastal team. The fact that both goals were scored on the power play should have made things clear once again in terms of the Penguins’ superior numbers. The shutout defeat was the first time in the current playoffs that Bremerhaven had not scored a powerplay goal.
As by far the strongest overpayment team in the German Ice Hockey League, Popiesch’s charges are now back on track – possibly heading for the championship title? The fact that Munich and potential final opponents Berlin are among the play-off clubs with the most penalties should play into the hands of the northerners.
Although the Red Bulls managed to score two goals in the course of the hard-fought game, the coastal team, who had traveled as underdogs, managed to get the triumph over the finish line in regulation time
EHC Red Bull Munich – statistics & current form
To say that the defending champions were caught out cold by the Fischtown Pinguins at their home ground would be an extreme understatement. Three goals conceded in six minutes is a difficult start to a game that should have marked the next step in a race to catch up.
Even if Bremerhaven showed nerves of steel and discipline with their brilliant dream start after the previous defeat, there are also many positive things to be said about the Red Bulls’ mental strength in the aftermath of the recent 3-2 defeat. As a rule, such an early 0:3 lead provides a solid foundation for further suppressing overwhelmed opponents and driving them to despair with compact defensive play. The Penguins played compactly, but as expected, there was no sign of desperation from the experienced defending champions
Does EHC Munich remain stubborn as usual in Bremerhaven?
In order for Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and EHC Red Bull Munich to win this time, the club from the Bavarian capital will have to show a similarly robust attitude on Tuesday. After all, a loss would mean the end. The reigning champions certainly showed such a robust attitude after trailing by three early on.
Although the leading visitors had the fourth goal on the stick several times, the Munich team coached by Toni Söderholm did not let themselves be put off and kept the pressure on constantly. As the team with the strongest passing in the play-offs, the home side, who were caught off guard, created numerous opportunities, but were kept in check on several occasions by Kristers Gudlevskis, who was once again outstanding between the posts. Nonetheless, the Red Bulls managed to score two more goals, but in the end that was as good as it got. Even a six-on-four situation with a power play and an empty net in the final 46 seconds failed to produce the desired equalizer.
Similar to the Penguins’ confident comeback after their defeat, the four-time champions can also be expected to travel north with a cool head. Anything less would not be enough to avert Munich’s first semi-final exit in DEL history. Intertops rates the probability of an away win in the match between Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and EHC Red Bull Munich as 41.8 percent in the regular season
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – EHC Red Bull Munich head-to-head comparison / H2H result
The win record of the current season between Fischtown Pinguins and EHC Red Bull München is even again. Betting odds of the same amount on both sides also imply an even starting position for the upcoming clash with numerous bookmakers.
The current series score of 3:1 gives the coastal team, who will take to the ice at home this time, up to three chances to do what no DEL club has ever managed to do: knock EHC Munich out of a playoff semi-final! It is also interesting to note that both previous playoff duels in the Bremerhaven ice arena between the title rivals ended with a shutout
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – EHC Red Bull Munich betting tip
To the delight of the hosts, the Penguins quickly put to bed any speculation that the semi-final could take a similar course to last year’s playoff quarter-final with their latest win. Back then, Bremerhaven was eliminated after leading the series 0:2 due to four consecutive losses. Instead, the coastal team now leads 3:1 and could add an unwelcome new chapter to EHC Munich’s history books: The reigning champions have never been eliminated in a semi-final.
Anyone who was still skeptical enough to see the Fischtown Penguins’ first two quarter-final victories as a nail-biter with a play-off exit against the defending champions soon to follow should have been proven wrong by the recent fourth match at the latest. Bremerhaven have all the prerequisites to become the first club in the German Ice Hockey League to knock the reigning champions out of a semi-final.
This will by no means be an easy task. Nevertheless, the betting tip between Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and EHC Red Bull Munich is that the home side will advance to the final. Odds of 1.90 at Betano for betting tips on the two-way market are paid out regardless of whether the winner is chosen in regulation time or in overtime. Will the Northern Lights around the Karawanken Express of Urbas, Jeglic and Verlic make history again on Tuesday?
