DEL: Seven game days before the end of the main round, the EHC clears the table. Already on Tuesday, EHC pursuer Mannheim welcomes Munich to the top game.
The 45th matchday of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) went particularly well for the runner-up EHC RedBull Munich. First they defeated Bremerhaven, then the biggest pursuer in the fight for the top of the table failed .
EHC RedBull extends lead - Voakes and parks meet for Munich
The three-time German champion Red Bull Munich was able to extend the lead at the top of the table in the DEL before the top game with defending champion Adler Mannheim. The team of record coach Don Jackson prevailed against the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven 2-1 (1-1, 1-0, 0-0). This means that Upper Bavaria are eight points ahead of second-placed Mannheimer seven game days before the end of the main round.
Mark Eakes (14th) and Trevor Parks (25th) met for the EHC, the fourth win in a row was recorded by goalkeeper Daniel Fießinger, who best represented injured international goalkeeper Danny from the birch trees. Olympic silver medalist Frank Mauer was delighted with Magenta Sport for the important victory of his RedBulls. "We are on the right track again. We want to get every point and keep the first place."
Adler Mannheim are defeated in Berlin - top game against Munich on Tuesday
The Mannheimer Adler lost 3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 1) in the top game at the fourth-placed Eisbären Berlin after extra time. The eagles were 2: 3 behind in Berlin before Matthias Plachta forced the extension (51.). "We have come back well, we are happy to take the point with us," said international Sinan Akdag: "Now we are preparing for Munich." The American Austin Ortega , however, decided with his 15th goal in the current season the game for the capital (63.).
Next Tuesday (7.30 p.m. / Magenta Sport) the two champions of the past five years will meet in the SAP arena in Mannheim for the new edition of the last final.
Cologne in the 16th game in a row without a win - Straubing overtakes Eisbären Berlin
The beneficiaries of Mannheim's loss of points were the Straubing Tigers , who are now in third place and reduced their gap to the Kurpfälzer. In an entertaining game, the Tigers won 7: 6 (1: 2, 3: 2, 3: 2) against ERC Ingolstadt. Thanks to the winner in the last second by Mike Connolly, the Straubing team is now four points closer to the Adler.
The Cologne Sharks continue to drive towards a historical negative stamp in the DEL. Due to the 1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) at the arch rival Düsseldorfer EG in the 227th Rhein-Derby, the cathedral town lost a league game for the 16th time in a row. Only the Schwenninger Wild Wings undercut the sharks with their record bankruptcy series of 17 years ago, when it suffered 18 losses in a row.