Red Bull Munich has stopped the triumphal march of the record holder Eisbären Berlin in the DEL.The Bavarian team won on 6.After a top duel of 4:2 (2:1,2:0,0:1) on the second day of the first matchday, he moved on to the points with the seven-time champion who had won four games in a row (both 12 points).
The new front runners are the Nuremberg Ice Tigers (13), who had to admit defeat of the eagles Mannheim only after penalty shooting with 1:2 (0:1,1:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0) and thus left the Augsburg Panther (12) behind them.The Bavarian Swabians lost 3:6 (2:2,0:2,1:2) and are now third behind Berlin.
The ERC Ingolstadt is after a clear 5:1 (2:0,0:0,3:1) in the Fischtown Pinguins sixth behind the sharks with equal points (11).The Schwenningen Wild Wings defeated the Straubing Tigers 5-3 (2-0,1-2,2-2,2-1) and thus took hold in the middle of the standings.
In the neighbourhood derby, Krefeld Pinguine won 4-2 (0-1,1-1,3-0) against the Düsseldorf EC thanks to a strong final third.
The goals for Munich were scored by Frank Mauer (6th), Munich captain Michael Wolf (12th), Jason Jaffray (25th) and Mads Christensen (32nd).Jens Baxmann (10th) had equalized briefly in the first period, Blake Parlett (55th) was reduced to 4:2.