Because the Adler Mannheim surprisingly lost 4: 5 (1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 4) on the 37th matchday at newly promoted Bietigheim Steelers after a slump in the last quarter. The Adler are seven points behind the leaders Eisbären Berlin.
Nicolas Krämmer (5th), Nigel Dawes (21st), David Wolf (32nd) and Moritz Wirth (37th) scored for Mannheim. Jalen Smereck (7th, 57th), CJ Stretch (45th), Riley Sheen (48th), Brendan Ranford (55th) turned the game in favor of the Steelers. It was the third win in a row for the penultimate.
Wolfsburg now second
The Grizzlys Wolfsburg won against table neighbors ERC Ingolstadt 5: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 2: 1) and are new second. For the Grizzlys, Trevor Mingoia with a brace (8th, 23rd) was the guarantee of success in a hard-fought match, and Jordan Murray (25th), Fabio Pfohl (56th) and Spencer Machacek (59th) were also successful. Daniel Pietta (7th), Brandon Defazio (30th) and Christopher Bourque (58th) scored the goals for Ingolstadt.
