Overview
- Dresdner Eislöwen lost 2-4 to ERC Ingolstadt in their first-ever DEL home game at a sold-out Joynext Arena with 4,412 spectators.
- Captain Travis Turnbull opened the scoring on a power play, delivering the first DEL goal in Dresden before Ingolstadt leveled through Jakin Smallwood.
- After Philipp Krauß put Ingolstadt ahead early in the third, Emil Johansson tied it 2-2, only for Edwin Tropmann to restore the visitors’ lead and Alex Breton to seal it into an empty net.
- Coach Niklas Sundblad and forward Niklas Postel praised the atmosphere and defensive steps forward, noting the need to start earning points in the new league.
- Following a 2-6 season-opening defeat in Berlin, Dresden remains winless and looks to Thursday’s trip to Löwen Frankfurt for its next chance at a first DEL point.