Cologne (dpa) – Title candidate Adler Mannheim has stopped its negative trend with a narrow victory in the German ice hockey classic at the Kölner Haien, at least for the time being.
National striker Tim Wohlgemuth led the Adler with his goal to the contested 4: 3 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2) away win after a penalty shoot-out. The 22-year-old was the only shooter to convert his penalty in front of 5000 spectators. Mannheim’s goalkeeper Dennis Endras then parried against Cologne’s attacker Marcel Müller. The extra time was previously goalless. “That feels good,” said Wohlgemuth about his goal at MagentaSport: “I think the team was dissatisfied,” he added, referring to the previous defeats. The championship contender had previously lost three times in a row.
Eisbären Berlin defended their lead in the standings with a clear 5: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0) away win against the Krefeld Penguins. Matt White scored two goals in the final minutes in front of 3,132 spectators for the German champions, who won for the third time in a row.
The EHC Red Bull Munich could not take the momentum from the semi-finals in the Champions League into the DEL. Although the team of coach Don Jackson fought back after a 0-3 deficit, in the end they had to admit defeat 3: 4 (0: 1, 3: 2, 0: 0) after a penalty shootout by the Düsseldorfer EG. In the table, the Munich team are in second place ahead of the Mannheim team due to the better points quotient.
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