Gudļevskis' Fischtown Pinguins lose again in Germany's top ice hockey league
Latvian goaltender Kristers Gudļevskis made 19 saves on Friday, but Bremerhaven's Fischtown Pinguins lost 2-4 away to the Schwenninger Wild Wings in the German DEL. The team sits 13th of 14.
Latvian goaltender Kristers Gudļevskis suffered another defeat on Friday in Germany's top-flight ice hockey league, the DEL. His team, Fischtown Pinguins of Bremerhaven, lost 4-2 on the road to the Wild Wings of Villingen-Schwenningen. The result extends a difficult spell for the club: with 12 points from 11 games, the Pinguins are 13th in the 14-team championship.
How the game went
The Bremerhaven side led 2-0 after the first period, but could not hold the two-goal advantage. In the second period the Wild Wings scored twice to level the game, and in the third period they scored two more to secure the win. By period, the scores were 2-0, 0-2 and 0-2, with the home team taking the last two.
Gudļevskis' performance
Gudļevskis stopped 19 of the 23 shots he faced, a save rate of 82.61 percent. Even so, Fischtown Pinguins were unable to avoid defeat.
Standings
Fourteen teams compete in the German championship. The Bremerhaven club, with 12 points after 11 games, is in the lower part of the table in 13th place. Last season, the German champions were the Cologne Haie.
