Overview

• Faceoff is Tuesday at 19:30 CEST at Berlin’s Uber-Arena, with free-to-view coverage on MagentaSport.
• Dresden make their DEL debut as the league’s 34th club in a season-opening meeting of last year’s first- and second-tier champions.
• Club chief Maik Walsdorf expects 3,000–4,000 traveling supporters, with 10–12 buses and more than 400 sponsors accompanying the team.
• Coach Niklas Sundblad calls for compact defense, staying out of the box, and striking on counters or the power play, with captain Travis Turnbull targeting three points.
• Eisbären enter as reigning champions and broad preseason favorites, while their blue line misses Kai Wissmann as he recovers from Achilles surgery.