EHC Munich was the first team to book a ticket for the playoff quarter-finals in the German Ice Hockey League.
After a 5: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 3: 1) at the bottom of the table Bietigheim Steelers, the leader has 103 points and secured one of the first six places early.
There are still seven main round games left for Munich. Benjamin Smith with a hat trick (13’/48’/59′), Frederik Tiffels (19′) and Austin Ortega (59′) scored for Munich. Chase Berger was successful for the Steelers (44th).
Mannheim without goals at home
At the same time, the Adler Mannheim suffered a surprising home defeat against the Iserlohn Roosters. At 0:3 (0:2, 0:0, 0:1) the Mannheimers didn’t even score a goal.
The Augsburg Panthers, threatened with relegation, came on their own ice against the Löwen Frankfurt with 1: 5 (0: 2, 0: 3, 1: 0). The Nürnberg Ice Tigers defeated the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven 4:2 (1:2, 1:0, 2:0)