SaiPa beat HIFK in Helsinki by as many goals as 8–4. Ilves beat Pelicans and continues with a clean game.
19:29•Updated 19:51
Raimo Helminen coached by SaiPa has started the ice hockey championship league perfectly. The team from Lappeenranta, stuck at the bottom of the series in recent seasons, is now in the top positions since the beginning of the season. On Saturday, SaiPa broke HIFK’s winning streak, when it claimed the points from Nordenskiöldinkatu by no less than 8–4. SaiPa led 7–2 at its best.
In Helsinki, one could talk about the top match when HIFK, who started the league with a clean game with four wins, faced SaiPa. SaiPa took the lead in the opening set when Niklas Appelgren came through strongly from the right side and took the puck to the goal.
SaiPa was able to play a lot of superiority and was efficient. In the second period, it scored no less than four overtime goals. Ville Petman made two of them, Roni Karvinen and Antti Kalapudas one. At the end of the set, Karvinen hit his second hit of the evening with even pitches. Petman finished the second set with a score of 2+2.
In the situation 1–5, HIFK changed the goalkeeper. Roope Taponen skated to change and Rastislav Elias came instead.
After two sets, HIFK had six two-minute ice-outs, SaiPa had none. At the beginning of the third set, SaiPa got his first freeze, but even then SaiPa struck Otto Hokkanen for an underpowered goal. of HIFK Kristian Vesalainen although it also happened during the same ice age.
Jori Lehterä reduced to numbers 4–7. For a long time, HIFK applied for more narrowing without a goalkeeper, but SaiPan Juuso Heikkilä was able to place the final numbers 4–8 in the empty goal.
However, HIFK continues to be at the top of the league. SaiPa is second.
Ilves continues with a clean game
Ilves, who only played three matches, has started the season with three wins, when the Tampere team beat Pelicans 6–3 today. There was extra interest in the match, as he previously coached the Pelicans Tommi Niemelä faced the people of Lahti for the first time as coach of Ilves.
No fewer than four of Ilves’ goals were scored by defenders. Arttu Pelli, Daniel Gazda, Niklas Friman and Simon Johansson waved the goal net. The attackers were hit Matias Mantykivi and Kasper Björkqvist.
Tappara, who lost to HIFK yesterday, claimed victory over JYP 4–2. Kiekko-Espoo beat Jukurit 3–2 at home. Peter Quenneville scored two goals for Espoo.
Lukko beat Kärpät 6–3 and is tied for third with SaiPa. Lock Steven Jandric hit twice.
The struggle between Sport and Ässie stretched into the winning goal race. Ässien made the solution Olli Palola. Aces won 4–3.
The match between KalPa and TPS started later.