Pelicans, who were the jumbo of the ice hockey league, broke their five-game losing streak by defeating HIFK 5-2 in a hot game. A total of 151 ice hockey minutes were distributed in Helsinki.
The mixed, weak Saturday games of HIFK, who stayed second in the series, continued at Nordis. A week ago, the red shirts collapsed in the second set (2–5) to SaiPa and this time in the same set to the Pelicans (0–3). Lahti Pelicans returned to winning ways with a 5–2 away win.
In the second round, HIFK’s credit watcher Roope Taponen sidelined after taking a hit to the head, gold helmet Jori Lehterä was sidelined due to his tally and top scorer Iiro Pakarinen fought himself into the shower.
The Pelicans Miro Väänänen bumped into Tapose while driving through, when the former teammates dodged a bit unluckily ahead of him in the same direction.
– There is no reason to put it on the ice, in the situation it’s your own babbling from Tapose, expert Top Nättinen comment on the Ice Hockey round.
In the situation that led to Lehterä’s injury, the point guard’s own hand seemed to be caught between the wings in a half tackle. Pakarinen, on the other hand, made the Pelicans nervous Niklas Virtasen and the two shook their fists in unison.
HIFK led 2–1 after the opening set, but then Pelicans’ Swedish goalie Olaf Lindbom licked his goal mouth. HIFK collected a total of 62 minutes of ice time, Pelicans 89.
From the powers of Teemu Turunen to the magpies
Flies Teemu Turunen collected five (2+3) power markings, but even that was not enough against reigning champion Tappara. Kirvesrinnat won their back-to-back games against the people of Oulu – today in Oulu with a score of 8–5. Oiva Keskinen and Otto Rauhala scored 2+1 for the visitors.
League leader Ilves continued to collect full point pots. Lukko bowed with 2–3 goals to the hottest team in the league in Tampere in front of nearly 7,000 spectators. Burning hot Jens Lööke and Eemeli Finland scored assists on Ilves’ second and third hits. The Czech center of Ilves quad chain Adam Najman was responsible for the match winning goal. The league goal was the first of his career.
KooKoo continued Jukurie’s low flying and won 5–2 in Mikkeli. Home team power man Max Ellis flew into the shower in the opening set due to a tackle on the head or neck area. He scored the winning goal of the third set Teemu Engberg.
Valtteri Ojantakanen lifted JYP to a 2–1 home win over HPK with his two goals in the final set. Casper Lundell scored his first hit of the season, but it was a thin consolation for the Club.
In a matchup between two well-trained goalkeepers, KalPa defeated Kiekko-Espoo 2-1 after a game-winning goal. Jaakko Rissanen was the decider of the grudge match. K-Espoo’s goalkeeper Petteri Rimpinen blocked 31 shots, KalPan Juha Jatkola 28.
Sitkea Sport was twice defeated in Kisapuisto, but won the championship Linus Andersson with a successful hard-fought goal 3–2. The character from Vaasa had stopped 43 pucks Miroslav Svoboda. SaiPa took the shots in the game 62–38.
Turku Palloseura beat Aces for the second day in a row, on Saturday Urpo Ylönen on the evening of the party with numbers 4–1. Saku Koivun son Aatos Koivu scored his first league goal of his career.
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