Overview
- Dresden, newly promoted to the top flight, earned their inaugural DEL victory with a 6:3 result in Frankfurt on Thursday.
- Dresden surged to a 4:1 lead by the 27th minute, Frankfurt cut it to 3:4 late in the second period, and the visitors closed it out with two third‑period goals.
- Dane Fox returned from a doping suspension and scored the opener for Dresden, influencing the game in his first DEL appearance for the club.
- Frankfurt debutant Ty Glover found the net, and starting goalie Mirko Pantkowski was replaced by Cody Brenner after Dresden restored a two‑goal cushion.
- An empty‑net goal sealed the scoreline at 6:3, with Frankfurt set to host Schwenningen on Sunday in search of their first win.