Overview
- After falling behind 1–3 in the first period, Köln pulled level through Dominik Bokk and moved ahead via Gregor MacLeod before Ingolstadt made it 4–4.
- Oliwer Kaski netted the winner with 67 seconds remaining following a crucial four-minute penalty kill by the visitors.
- Adler Mannheim stayed in pursuit with a 6–2 derby victory at Löwen Frankfurt.
- EHC Red Bull München beat Straubing 6–3, finishing the derby with late strikes by Gabriel Fontaine in the 54th minute and Veit Oswald 11 seconds from time.
- Straubing relinquished second place as Bremerhaven strengthened sixth with a 3–1 win over Nürnberg, while Augsburg’s slump deepened in a 4–3 OT loss at Wolfsburg.