Straubing returns to lead the DEL

After yesterday's action, the Straubing Tigers are again the leaders of the general classification in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. A strong 3-0 win against the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, which until that direct clash were themselves on top of the table, allowed the club from Lower Bavaria to get back to a leading position in the standings, while Berlin lost again 2-0 in Düsseldorf sliding back to the fourth place and Kölner Haie went up straight to the podium after having slaughtered Krefeld Pinguine 6-2. 

A tired Ingolstadt side, which last Tuesday was knocked out from the CHL by Frölunda Indians, still not recovered from the blow suffered in Sweden, and was beaten 4-2 by Schwenninger, giving the latter the first victory of the season during regulation time.

Tomorrow would be an interesting matchday, with Nuremberg scheduled to host Munich in a usually really heated Franconian - Bavarian matchup, while Straubing will travel north to face Hamburg and the Eisbären Berlin will directly clash against Köln for a place up in the most important standings.

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