The Ice Lions are alive and can continue to dream of staying in the league after their second home win in a row. The basis for the threesome was a stable defense and the necessary match luck with our own goals.
The Dresden Ice Lions won the home game against the Augsburg Panthers 3-1 on Boxing Day. It is the second home win in a row for the Saxons, who particularly impressed in defense. In addition, keeper Juho Olkinuora had a really good day. This victory gives confidence in the fight to stay in the league, although the second-to-last team from Frankfurt was also able to surprisingly win 3-1 in Munich.
Captain Turnbull is missing – Outnumbered leadership through Suvanto
Before the game there was some bad news to report from Dresden’s perspective. Captain Travis Turnbull was missing due to injury. And after Austin Ortega’s shot hit the outside post in the first minute, most of the first third belonged to the guests. But the Ice Lions were in a good position and had a good keeper in Juho Olkinuora between the posts. And after a quarter of an hour in the first power game, the necessary bit of luck. A shot from David Suvanto was deflected unstoppable and the puck rolled over the right inside post and into the net. The guests then pushed for an equalizer, but the Ice Lions also had their chance.
Bollwerk holds – Gorcik ice cold to make it 2-0
The Eislöwen started the middle third very energetically, shooting from all positions. But then Augsburg became stronger again, and keeper Juho Olkinuora became the focus of attention not only during a four-minute shortfall. In this critical phase the score was 2-0. In the 33rd minute, the puck from the boards landed happily in front of Sebastian Gorcik’s skates, who drove around the keeper and shot into the right corner.
Trembling after the annexation – Chartier redeems Dresden
In the final period, Augsburg scored again in the 43rd minute when Christian Hanke scored in a follow-up shot through the Dresden keeper’s pads. But even though the Ice Lions failed to achieve anything offensively for a long time, the defense held up. And when Augsburg took the keeper off the ice, Rourke Chartier struck in the 59th minute and scored into the empty goal to make the decision.
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