The Düsseldorfer eG was surprisingly a liberation in the relegation battle of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) in a goal spectacle. After six defeats in series, the team of coach Steven Reinprecht scored the frustration from the soul with an 8: 4 (1: 2, 5: 1, 2: 1).
For the DEG, Brendan O’Donnell triple (7th, 23rd, 39th), the Frankfurt Maxim Matuschkin also scored a hat trick (17th, 20th, 28th). Düsseldorf left the last place in the table through the threesome and released the red lantern to the Augsburg Panther.
The Panther lost their home game against the EHC Red Bull Munich 3: 5 (1: 2, 1: 2, 1: 1). The Iserlohn Roosters also remain at risk of relegation against the Fischtown Penguins Bremerhaven as a twelfth for the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven.
Table leader ERC Ingolstadt continues to win
Meanwhile, the Munichers secured their place in the play-off quarter-finals with the away trianga in Augsburg, as did the Adler Mannheim after their 4: 1 (0: 0, 2: 1) against Straubing Ice Tigers. Ryan Macinnis (28th), Yannick Proske (37th), Kristian Reichel (49.) and Marc Michaelis (58.) met for the Mannheimers. The guests came through Tim Fleischer (43.) to the meantime 2: 1.
Table leader ERC Ingolstadt also left no points against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers. The Upper Bavaria won a 3-2 win in front of their own audience (2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0). The second -placed Eisbären Berlin held the gap by a 5: 4 (1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 3) against the Cologne sharks.
The game of the Schwenninger Wild Wings against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg only found its winner in penalty shooting. After the regular playing time ended 2: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) and both teams in the overtime could not score, Schwenningen’s Tylor Spink was the only successful shooter in the shootout.