Augsburg Panther are subject to Cologne Haien: Drama in the Lanxess Arena!

Augsburg Panther are subject to Cologne Haien: Drama in the Lanxess Arena!

On January 5, 2025, the Augsburg Panther won 3-2 against the Cologne Haie. In this exciting DEL game, the Augsburg goalie Strauss man held impressive 35 shots and thus secured the victory for his team. The performance of Florian Elias, which scored two goals for Augsburg in the first third, is particularly noteworthy. Shortly before the end of the game, Josh Currie managed to score 2: 3 for Cologne in the 60th minute, but the point win was no longer realized for the sharks. After this defeat, the Cologne sharks remain in sixth place in the table, while the Augsburg Panther were able to improve twelve.

In other DEL encounters, the Eisbären Berlin won against the Nuremberg Ice Tigers and thus secured their fifth victory in a row. The Nuremberg are in tenth after their defeat. The Fischtown Penguins also contributed to the exciting results by defeating the Schwenninger Wild Wings 2-1 and thus taking third place. The Schwenninger Wild Wings are currently in ninth place. In addition, the Grizzlys Wolfsburg won 5: 3 against the Straubing Tigers and moved to seventh place. Matthew White was the outstanding player for Wolfsburg with two goals and one template. In another duel, the Iserlohn Roosters and ERC Ingolstadt played 4: 4 after regular playing time, with Ingolstadt winning in extra time and was able to assert itself at the top of the table, while the Iserlohn Roosters stayed in 14th place.

Cologne Haie and Augsburger Panther in direct comparison

In a previous game of the season, the Cologne Haie prevailed 3-1 against the Augsburg Panther. Joshua Currie, who scored two goals in this game, was the most striking player. The match took place in the Lanxess Arena in front of 16,819 spectators. At the beginning of the game, the Augsburgers had some good chances, but they were thwarted by Cologne goalkeeper Mirko Pantkowski. Currie scored the first goal in the 7th minute after a rebound and thus confirmed the superiority of the sharks in the course of the game. In the 35th minute he scored 2-0 in the power play, followed by another goal by Justin Schütz in the 38th minute. Augsburg was able to do 3: 1 result correction in the 54th minute.