Overview

• Goalie Jake Hildebrand recorded his first shutout of the season with a standout performance against sustained Ingolstadt pressure.
• Frederik Tiffels scored on a first-period power play, Manuel Wiederer finished a counterattack in the third, and Markus Vikingstad added an empty-netter.
• The victory follows Friday’s overtime success in Augsburg after a four-game skid, pushing Berlin closer to the leading pack and past Ingolstadt in the standings.
• Newcomer Patrick Khodorenko exited with a knee injury that may require a longer absence, while Leonhard Pföderl briefly left after a puck to the face but returned.
• Elsewhere in the DEL, Kölner Haie lost 2:1 at Löwen Frankfurt, with Ty Glover and Dennis Lobach scoring for the hosts and Gregor MacLeod replying for Köln.