Frankfurt Lowen came away from Ingolstadt with a 3-2 shootout victory after the teams finished regulation tied at two. A scoreless opening period gave way to matching 1-1 periods in the second and third, and neither side settled the contest in overtime. The result was decided by a single shootout goal.
How the Game Played Out
The first period ended 0-0, leaving the teams level through the opening frame. There was no separation on the scoreboard before the intermission, and the game’s scoring came in the two periods that followed. That blank first period became part of a close progression: each team scored once in the second, then once more in the third.
The 1-1 second period kept the game even. Ingolstadt and Frankfurt each added a goal, so neither team carried an advantage into the third. The period breakdown gives the shape of the contest without a widening scoreline: after two periods, the teams had each scored once, with the game still level.
The third period followed the same pattern. Another 1-1 frame brought one goal for each team and left the score tied 2-2 at the end of regulation. Overtime produced no goals, extending the deadlock rather than changing the score. The shootout supplied the difference: Frankfurt scored once to Ingolstadt’s zero, producing the 3-2 final. Across regulation, the teams split four goals evenly; the extra decision came only after a scoreless overtime.
What the Result Means
Frankfurt leaves Ingolstadt with the win, while ERC Ingolstadt takes a narrow defeat from a game that remained level through regulation and overtime. The one-goal final captures how little separated the teams on the scoreboard over the three regulation periods: each frame after the first was shared 1-1, and the teams were still tied after overtime. Frankfurt made the decisive difference in the shootout.
For Ingolstadt, the result turns on the shootout rather than a regulation margin; for Frankfurt, it is a win earned after the game stayed level through 65 minutes. That distinction is the defining context of the result. The final score alone says 3-2, but the period breakdown shows a 2-2 tie through regulation, followed by a scoreless overtime and a 1-0 shootout. Those details matter when assessing the contest’s flow, even without changing who gets the win.
In the DEL standings, the result gives Frankfurt the victory and leaves Ingolstadt on the losing side of a tight finish. The verified scoreline does not establish either club’s position or broader run of form, but it does make the immediate contrast clear: Frankfurt completed the shootout successfully, and Ingolstadt did not. Both teams will carry a game decided at the very end into their next DEL outing, where their response will shape what this close result means for their respective campaigns.
Watch the Highlights
The highlights package covers ERC Ingolstadt’s home game against Frankfurt Lowen, from the scoreless first period through the tied third and the shootout finish. Watch the video for the contest’s confirmed final result and period-by-period scoring:
Final Score: ERC Ingolstadt 2, Frankfurt Lowen 3.
Source: Highlightly match API