Adler Mannheim fended off the attack by ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL and expanded its lead at the head of the southern group. Thanks to late goals, coach Pavel Gross’ team won 2: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) after extra time, Ingolstadt is still third.
After the victories against Schwenninger Wild Wings on Tuesday (3: 1) and at Red Bull Munich on Thursday (3: 1), Ingolstadt had good prospects for a perfect week thanks to David Elsner’s goal (33rd), but Brendan Shinnimin ( 58.) forced the extension. Markus Eisenschmid scored the winning goal (61st).
Mannheim is now at 23 points, but has played one more game than the pursuers Munich (18), Ingolstadt and Schwenningen (both 17).
In the north, the Krefeld Penguins suffered a severe defeat after their first win of the season. Against the Kölner Haie it was 0: 7 (0: 2, 0: 3, 0: 2) for the bottom. On Friday, Krefeld won after nine defeats in a row at the Iserlohn Roosters (6: 3).
The Grizzlys Wolfsburg were defeated by the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven 1: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1). The guests are second behind the Eisbären Berlin, the Wolfsburg are in fifth place. Cologne is sixth.
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