Straubing Tigers left Nürnberg with a 3-2 shootout victory after the Nürnberg Ice Tigers turned a two-goal deficit into a tie in the third period. The score was 2-0 after 40 minutes, but Nürnberg answered with two goals in the final period to extend the DEL game beyond regulation.
How the Game Played Out
Straubing built its advantage across the opening two periods, taking the first 1-0 and adding another goal in the second. Nürnberg had no goals on the board through those periods, while Straubing carried a 2-0 lead into the third. The period-by-period line shows a steady early edge for the visitors rather than a lead created in a single high-scoring stretch.
The third period changed the shape of the result. Nürnberg scored twice and kept Straubing off the board, making it 2-2 after regulation. That erased the two-goal margin and brought the teams level without changing the outcome in the remaining listed overtime period, which finished 0-0. The sequence is clear in the scoring breakdown: Straubing led through two periods, and Nürnberg's two-goal third forced the game to continue.
The decision came in the shootout. Straubing finished ahead 2-1 in the penalties segment, securing the 3-2 final after neither team scored in overtime. The result therefore reflects two distinct phases: Straubing's control of the first two periods, followed by Nürnberg's third-period response and a shootout that settled the tie. The Ice Tigers made the game even before the extra decision, but Straubing took the result.
What the Result Means
For Straubing, the result is a win built on an early cushion and a successful shootout after that cushion disappeared. The Tigers had the advantage through 40 minutes, but the third-period scoreline left the game level and required them to prevail in the tiebreak. Their final margin came from the penalties segment, not from an overtime goal.
For Nürnberg, the third-period pair of goals changed a game that had been 2-0 against them into a 2-2 finish to regulation. That response kept the home side in contention for the result, even though the shootout went Straubing's way. The confirmed score and period breakdown establish the immediate outcome, but do not provide standings positions, a wider run of form or the teams' next fixtures. The next time these teams take the ice, the focus will be whether Straubing can carry a shootout win forward and whether Nürnberg can build on its third-period response.
Watch the Highlights
Watch the highlights from the DEL matchup between the Nürnberg Ice Tigers and Straubing Tigers in Nürnberg. The video brings together the game that moved from a 2-0 Straubing lead after two periods to a 2-2 tie, then ended with Straubing ahead in the shootout.
Final Score: Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2, Straubing Tigers 3.
Final Score: Nürnberg Ice Tigers 2, Straubing Tigers 3.
Source: Highlightly match API