Overview
- Dresden travel to Frankfurt with reports describing a loss as making relegation avoidance virtually unattainable.
- A regulation victory would trim the gap to safety to seven points, while Frankfurt still hold a game in hand.
- The Eislöwen’s 2–5 home defeat to EHC Red Bull München intensified the pressure heading into Tuesday’s fixture.
- Löwen Frankfurt have picked up form with a win over Munich and a narrow 5–4 overtime loss in Bremerhaven.
- Goalie Jussi Olkinuora has returned after a summer legal settlement and impressed against Munich, as coach Gerry Fleming publicly criticized fundamentals and forward Tomas Andres vowed to bring back three points.