Overview

• Leo Pföderl (4'), Mitch Reinke (33') and Korbinian Geibel (57') scored in the shutout, with goalie Jonas Stettmer making key saves to blunt Storhamar’s power play.
• Berlin controlled large stretches of play and limited chances against, though their finishing faltered until Geibel sealed it on a late power play via Andreas Eder and Blaine Byron.
• The club confirmed captain Kai Wissmann suffered a severe injury and will miss months, creating an early leadership and depth test.
• Coach Serge Aubin said the team is ready and set a target of advancing further in the Champions Hockey League than last season’s quarterfinal.
• Next up is an away CHL game at Klagenfurt on Saturday, followed by the DEL season opener at home on 9 September against the Dresdner Eislöwen.