Title co-favorite EHC Munich conceded their first home defeat in an intense and close match against runner-up Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1). For Munich it was only the second defeat on the eighth match day, but it cost the EHC the championship lead. The new front runners are the Adler Mannheim, who had already defeated the Kölner Haie 2-0 on Thursday.
“Our game was decent for a long time, but that’s not what we want to play properly. We can do a lot more.” Patrick Hager, EHC Munich
Defending champion Eisbären Berlin conceded their fourth defeat in their fourth home game with 1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 1) and slipped to sixth place. Champions League participants Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven pushed their way into the middle of the table with a sovereign 5-0 (1-0, 2-0, 2-0) against the Augsburg Panthers.
Victory for Nuremberg, defeat for Straubing
In the relegation battle, the Nürnberg Ice Tigers celebrated their second victory after coach Frank Fischöder was kicked out. With sports director Stefan Ustorf on the gang, the Franconians defeated ERC Ingolstadt 5: 2 (1: 0, 3: 1, 1: 1) and set themselves apart from the bottom of the table.
The Olympic silver medalist Patrick Reimer scored two goals outnumbered, but one when Ingolstadt had already taken the goalkeeper off the ice in favor of another outfield player. With the 786th scorer point of his career, the 38-year-old moved past Robert Hock to second place in the all-time scorer rating.
The best points collector in DEL history is still the former Düsseldorf Daniel Kreutzer with 797. The Krefeld Penguins also took the second win of the season after their train change at 3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1) at the Schwenninger Wild Wings.
The Krefeld Penguins gave the Red Lantern to the Black Forests after their 3: 1 (0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1) at the Schwenninger Wild Wings.
The fifth defeat in a row was conceded by the Straubing Tigers, who lost their home game against newly promoted Bietigheim Steelers 3: 4 (2: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) after extra time.
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