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Mannheim and Munich leave feathers in the DEL

Defending champion Adler Mannheim had big problems in his first north-south comparison in the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), co-favorite Red Bull Munich surprisingly slipped.

South table leaders Mannheim, the last German champions before the corona pandemic in 2019, had a very difficult time in the 2: 1 (0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) against the Grizzlys Wolfsburg. Munich, title holder from 2016 to 2018, lost 2: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 1) to Düsseldorfer EG, which had previously lost six times in a row.

The ERC Ingolstadt ensured the fifth victory of the south teams in the seventh duel with the north. Against the knocked-down Krefeld Pinguine in the table, the third third prevailed 6: 3 (2: 1, 1: 2, 3: 0) in the final section. After the games in the regional groups, the DEL started the North-South comparisons on Saturday.

The eagles fell behind due to a goal by ex-Mannheimer Phil Hungerecker (3rd). National player Sinan Akdag equalized (39th). Markus Eisenschmid only scored the winning goal 32 seconds before the end.

Munich was the dominant team in Düsseldorf right from the start, but DEG defended very focused and scored in front: Tobias Eder took the lead shortly before the first third break (19th), Alexander Karachun increased the power play (33rd). Chris Bourque shortened for the guests (42nd), Karachun restored the old gap (44th). Ethan Prow only managed to make it 3-2 with 32 seconds to go.

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