Leader Red Bull Munich continued their winning streak in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) with a late comeback.
In the top game at the Grizzlys Wolfsburg, coach Don Jackson’s team won 6:5 (2:2, 1:3, 2:0, 0:0, 1:0) after a penalty shootout. It was the ninth league win in a row for the runners-up.
Munich took the lead with an early double strike from Frederik Tiffels (1st) and Yasin Ehliz (2nd), the guests turned thanks to Jordan Murray (6th), Darren Archibald (12th), Spencer Machacek (26th), Dustin Jeffrey (26th) and Laurin Braun (37th) the game.
Maximilian Kastner (40′), Austin Ortega (58′) and Zachary Redmond (59′) forced extra time for Munich. In the shootout, Maksymilian Szuber scored Red Bull’s winning goal.
With the win, Munich increased their lead in the table. On Sunday (4:30 p.m. / MagentaSport), the leaders of the table will meet second-placed Adler Mannheim in the top game.