2023-09-22 20:07:51
After two home game wins, the Kölner Haie also successfully completed their first away task in the DEL. The KEC deservedly won 5-2 once morest German ice hockey champions EHC Red Bull Munich on Friday evening (September 22, 2023).
After falling behind, the Haie really turned up the heat and turned the score from 0:1 to 5:1. The hosts only managed a cosmetic result in the final phase. The last time the Rhinelanders won three opening games was in 2017. “We have four good lines, it’s fun to see that,” said Haie striker Andreas Thuresson at Magenta Sport. We go into the derby once morest Düsseldorfer EG on Sunday with a lot of self-confidence. This is how the duel went for the masters:
Red Bull Munich – Kölner Haie 2:5 (0:0, 1:2, 1:3)
First third: The first chance in a competitive opening phase belonged to the hosts, but Jonathon Blum’s shot was deflected into the side netting. But the Sharks didn’t hide either: following a good individual move by Tim Wohlgemuth, the puck landed at Nicholas Bailen. His shot was blocked.
Chris DeSousa received the first time penalty of the game following almost seven minutes following a foul on Haie striker Carter Proft in his own third. Cologne put on a powerful power play: Alexandre Grenier first hit the post, then was denied by Munich goalie Mathias Niederberger. But in Patrick Hager the next cop had to go straight to the penalty box. The Haie played five once morest three for around 20 seconds, but found their master in Niederberger.
After twelve minutes there was the first power play for Munich following Brady Austin knocked down Nicolas Krämmer on the boards. The KEC also survived being outnumbered unscathed. Because the Haie then left another power play phase unused, they went into the first third break without any goals. “The first power play was good, the second not so good,” said Haie newcomer Justin Schütz on his return to his old home. “Maybe the special teams will decide today, we have to get better.”
Cologne Sharks really turn up the heat following conceding a goal
Second third: Not a good start for the Haie, who found themselves outnumbered early on by the second time penalty of the evening – once more once morest Brady Austin. One second before the end of the power play, Ben Street (24th) scored to give the champions the lead. Previously, Jason Bast missed the chance to score on a counterattack when he was outnumbered.
The Haie initially reacted well to the deficit and put a lot of pressure on themselves in front of Niederberger’s goal. But following almost ten minutes in the second third, Cologne gave the hosts the next power play opportunity – this time Wohlgemuth went to the penalty box. After a foul by Adam Almquist once morest Schütz, the Haie had the advantage once more immediately followingwards. But it wasn’t until the Munich team was complete once more that Grenier (34th) scored the equalizer following a deflected shot.
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And it got even better for the Sharks: Andreas Thuresson first won the puck in the opposing third and got into shooting position in the same attack: The Swede scored almost from the blue line to give the guests the lead (38th). Despite some really good chances, the Haie missed another power play – the only drawback in the KEC game. Nevertheless, we went into the second third break with a lead.
Third third: Initially an open exchange of blows developed with goal scenes on both sides. Then it was Grenier (45th) who shot from distance following an assist from Gregor MacLeod and extended Cologne’s lead with his second goal of the game.
Munich seemed shocked and the Haie took advantage of the momentum: Maximilian Kammerer (47th) made it 4-1 following an assist from Stanislav Dietz – it was his second of the evening. “The KEC rules here,” sang the Haie fans in the guest block.
Munich threw everything into it once more in the final phase, but Tobias Ancicka initially kept his box clean except for conceding one goal in his first appearance of the season. With the next long shot, Austin (56th) made the decision, even if the hosts shortened the score once more with their second power play goal of the evening from Ben Smith (58th).
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