LUE 4:3 RAU | Luleå Hockey - Lukko Rauma (Champions League)

Champions League

Luleå – Lukko	4:3 (2:1 after SO)	\|	Eisbären – Curych	3:6 (end)	\|	Kuopio – Třinec	4:3 (2:1 after SO)
JYP – Sheffield	3:0 (end)	\|	Zug – Tappara	0:7 (end)	\|	Pardubice – Davos	2:3 (end)
HV71 – Salzburg	4:1 (end)	\|	Düsseldorf – Linz	6:3 (end)	\|	Vienna – Kärpät	0:2 (end)
Ingolstadt – Braehead	5:2 (end)	\|	Genève – Sparta	4:3 (after OT)

after shootout (2:1)

Luleå Hockey Sweden

4:3 (1:0, 1:2, 1:1 - 0:0)

Lukko Rauma

Saturday 22.08.2015, 15:00 • Coop Norrbotten Arena • Champions League • 2 • Group 11

		Luleå Hockey has won after the penalty shoot-out. Considering this being early in the sason both teams played very well. Over 65 minutes I feel that Lukko might have earned that extra point, but Luleå stole it. The best player on the ice has to be Joel Lassinantti who saved Luleå several times. The shots on goal was 33-23 in favor of Lukko. (17:50:50)
Bill Sweatt bring home the bonus point to #Luleahockey after a nice SO goal, back hand up at the ceiling vs. #Lukko 4-3. #CHL #CHLfi — Arto Palovaara (@ArtoPalovaara) August 22, 2015
.@LuleaHockey win the game 4–3 after GWS! And what a game it was, solid effort by @TeamRaumanLukko. #CHL pic.twitter.com/rgNCnZDT4H — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 22, 2015
		Game over.
		Luleå Hockey has won after the penalty shoot-out. The winning goal is scored by BILL SWEATT.
	6. series 2:1	Bill SWEATT scores.
	6. series 1:1	Toni KOIVISTO fails.
	5. series 1:1	Turo ASPLUND fails. Lassinantti saves with the pad.
	5. series 1:1	Jacob LAGACE fails with the backhand shot as well.
	4. series 1:1	Janne LAHTI fails with the backhand shot.
	4. series 1:1	Jan SANDSTRÖM shots wide.
	3. series 1:1	Sami LAHTEENMAKI fails.
	3. series 1:1	Jacob MICFLIKIER fails. Rinne with the glove save.
	2. series 1:1	Janne NISKALA fails.
	2. series 1:1	Johan HARJU hit the post!
	1. series 1:1	Toni KOIVISTO scores.
	1. series 1:0	Bill SWEATT scores.
		Start of shootout.
Overtime not enough in @LuleaHockey – @TeamRaumanLukko game, still tied at 3–3. #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 22, 2015
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	64:59	Jacob Mickflikier creates the last chance as well but is denied. Shooout waiting.
	64:26	Aaron Gagnon, Lukko, two minutes for interference.
	64:20	Time out Lukko.
	64:20	Jacob Micflikier breaks free and comes around and fires one into the bar behind Lassinantti.
	64:10	And back at full strength with one minute to go
	64:00	Luleå clears again and are now at 5v4
	63:20	Karl Fabricius blocks and Luleå clears. Under a minute left on both penalties.
	62:34	Luleå manages to clear the puck. 1:10 left 5v3
	62:00	5v3 for Lukko now.
	62:00	Brendan Mikkelson, Luleå, two minutes for tripping.
	61:56	1:46 left of the powerplay.
	61:56	Close call there. But Lassinantti keeps the puck out. The crease went out of position so there's a short break right now.
Final Countdown is played in Luleå. Lukko will get the job done with the help of their own goal song. Luulajassa laitettiin Final Countdown soimaan. Homma hoituu oman maalilaulun inspiroimana. #Lukko #CHLfi — Janne Kalliokoski (@JKalliokoski68) 22. elokuuta 2015
	61:42	Time out Luleå.
	61:42	Craig Schira, Luleå, two minutes.
	61:20	Jacob Lagace had a great chance but stumbles with the puck.
	60:34	Lukko creates the first real chance but Lassinantti keeps the puck.
		We're playing 4v4 for five minutes.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		And we're heading into overtime. Lukko leading the shots on goal 30-22.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:10	Lukko almost scores when Turo Asplund has so much net to shoot at but misses the crease.
	56:53	Neither team wants to give something away with just three minutes to go and a score that says 3-3.
	56:40	There's no real flow in the game right now. Not much is happening, pretty bad plays from both teams.
	55:55	3881 is the official attendance.
	53:40	Lukko back at full strength.
	53:00	Now Luleå got their play going but Lukko can clear.
	52:35	Luleå is having a hard time doing something creative right now.
	52:15	Lukko holds the puck well and makes time fly by.
	51:39	Janne Lahti, Lukko, two minutes for interfering.
	48:52	Goal for Lukko! A puck from a tight angle sneaks past Joel Lassinantti. Good shot from TURO ASPLUND, but perhaps a puck that Lassinantti should have. Assisted by: Miika Koivisto, Juho Tommila. 3-3
	48:36	Penalties for Aaron Gagnon and Ilari Melart for roughing.
	47:03	Lukko keeps getting punished physically. Luleå is playing agressive.
	47:00	Whenever Lukko creates something offensive Joel Lassinantti is in the way. A really good game for him so far.
	45:20	Not much at all came from that powerplay for Lukko.
	43:15	Viktor Ekarv, Triping, Luleå, 2 minutes.
	42:45	The main difference so far have been the goaltending. Joel Lassinantti have been far better than Rasmus Rinnie.
	40:33	Goal for Luleå! Luleå only needed about 30 seconds in PP before they could capitalize. It was a 2v1 for Luleå and CRAIG SCHIRA does a phenomenal job and scores. Assisted by: Bill Sweat, Brendan Mikkelson. 3-2
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Luleå will start the period with a powerplay. Janne Niskala has 44 more seconds on the bench before Lukko is back at full strength.
		One minute until the puck drops once again. I must say that Lukko feels like the better team here. Their passes are precise and they got good speed. Luleå feels a bit slower so far. But as earlier mentioned, whenever Luleå plays physically Lukko cant really keep up.
2nd period over and the game @LuleaHockey – @TeamRaumanLukko is tied 2–2. #CHL pic.twitter.com/4yjXO6mEce — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 22, 2015
		2-2 even. The shots on goal favor Luleå with 19-18. It's been a pretty good physical high-paced game so far. Lukko is playing well but they're having a hard time keeping up whenever Luleå increase the pace and starts throwing bodies.
		Luleå ends the second period with a descent chance from Johan Harju after he gets time to aim and shoot. No more goals though and Luleå will start the second period 5v4 for 44 more seconds.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:44	Two minutes crosschecking Janne Niskala, Lukko.
	38:08	Pretty irritated on the ice right now. Luleå starts to play physical again and things fire up pretty quickly.
	36:13	Lukko Rauma at full strength again.
	35:30	No real structure on Luleås powerplay so far. Lukko Rauma can clear the puck easily.
	34:11	Two minutes interference for Lukko Raumas Juho Tommila.
	34:11	6v5 for a while now in favor for Luleå.
	33:45	The crowd becomes frustrated. There's probably a penalty coming up for Lukko Rauma pretty soon.
	31:57	Luleå back at full strength. Even though they let one through they did play a good boxplay once again.
	30:30	Goal for Lukko! A 5v3 cross ice pass. Nothing Joel Lassinantti could do there. It was more or less bound th happened. Scorer is: SAMI LAHTEENMAKI. Assisted by: Aaron Gagnon, Ikka Mikkola. 2-2
	29:45	2 minutes hooking for Craig Schira. 5v3 almost two minutes now for Lukko Rauma.
	29:41	Lukko Rauma almost scores on an instant.
	29:34	Penalty for Luleå, Anton Hedman two minutes for interference.
	28:34	Goal for Luleå! Schira's wrister from the point is deflected in front by JACOB MICFLIKIER, his 2nd goal of the game. Assisted by Craig Schira and Jacob Lagace. 2-1.
		Luleå is establishing a good solid offensive play here.
	27:21	Not much happening right now. The puck is just going from one end to the other.
The beginning of the second period provided powerplay but it was weak. 5vs5-game gave goal by T. Koivisto. Toisen erän alkuun tarjottiin 5vs3 yv:tä mutta yv oli heikkoa. 5vs5 pelissä sitten TKoivisto tasoittaa. 1-1 #Lukko #CHLfi — Janne Kalliokoski (@JKalliokoski68) 22. elokuuta 2015
	26:18	The second period contains quite a bit more speed but less physical plays, from both teams.
	24:50	Goal for Lukko! After a missed pass from Luleås Brendan Mikkelson Lukko Rauma gets a face off, creates a chance and scores high on Lukeås Keeper Joel Lassinantti. Scorer is TONI KOIVISTO. Assisted by: Janne Lahti, Janne Niskala. 1-1
	24:26	Way better start from Luleå in the second period. After the early boxplay they've stepped up their game quite a lot.
	23:30	Just seconds left Lukko creates a new chance, still no goal. Good boxplay from Luleå.
	22:45	Lukko creates a few quality chances but Luleå mange to clear and keep the puck out of the net.
	22:16	Luleå is playing desperate and it pays off. Five versus four now.
	21:56	Great chance for Lukko 5v3
	21:35	Puck out Luleå, Ilari Melart two minutes for delaying the game.
	20:10	Penalty for Jacob Lagace. He is sitting two minutes for tripping.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Correction on the first goal. Jacob Lagace had the first assist.
		The players are coming back on the ice. About a minute until the second period starts.
Interview with Johan Harju after first period Lagkapten Johan Harju intervjuas av SVT efter den första perioden som Luleå hockey vann med 1-0. #CHL Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Luleå Hockey Official (@luleahockey), Srp 22, 2015 v 6:37 PDT
The first period is now over in Lulea, @LuleaHockey lead @TeamRaumanLukko 1–0 through @JMicflikier18’s goal. #CHL — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 22, 2015
		Even though Luleå wins the period with 1-0 after that late powerplay-goal signed Jacob Micflikier after a nice assist from Bill Sweat Lukko Rauma should be rather happy with the way they played the first 20 minutes.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:25	A powerplay goal in favor for Luleå in the last minutes of the first period. Not much Lukko could do there, great start for the home team.
	18:36	Goal for Luleå! Scorer is JACOB MICFLIKIER. The goal came after a nice cross ice pass from Bill Sweat. Micflikier just had to control the puck and put it into the net, nothing Rasmus Rinne could have done there. Assisted by: Bill Sweat, Brendan Mikkelson. 1-0
	17:06	Two minutes for interference Turo Asplund, Lukko Rauma.
	16:55	Luleå keeps on playing a physical game. However, it's still Lukko Rauma that have had the best scoring chances so far.
	15:30	Lukko creates a great chance after a nice play from the second line. Still no goal though.
	15:03	The puck deflects right in front of Rinne. Luleå is stepping up.
	14:58	Rinne falls behinds the goal, could have been a chance for Luleå.
	14:05	However, Lukko is controlling the match pretty well so far.
	12:15	The temperature on the ice is rising. Luleå are playing a good physical game right now.
	11:20	Lukko Rauma have been the better team the first ten minutes, leading the shots on goal 5-3.
	10:27	Toni Koivisto gets into descent position for Lukko Rauma, but a stick on the ice takes the chance away.
Fans in the Coop Norrbotten Arena #gänget på #hockey idag. Förväntansfulla över ny #säsong, nya #spelare och #hockeygodis. ???? #chl #championshockeyleague #luleå #lukko #matchday Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Mats (@flyer_73), Srp 22, 2015 v 5:53 PDT
	06:54	Bill Sweat makes the crowd enthusiastic after descent shot. Rasmus Rinne can handle the puck without any problems though.
	06:07	Luleå is having a hard time clearing the puck as soon as Lukko Rauma controls it in the zone.
	05:18	The last few minutes have been pretty physical. Neither team backing down.
	04:42	Luleå is acting pretty slow, seems to be suffering from heavy feets.
	04:00	Lukko Rauma is owning the puck and handes it pretty well right now.
	02:18	Luleå is forecheking high, making it hard for Lukko Rauma to get something offensive going.
	01:19	Lukko is stepping up and putting some pressure on Luleå.
	00:28	Luleå and Jacob Lagace gets the first opportunity of the game.
	00:01	Game started.
Strax nedsläpp! #CHL pic.twitter.com/8gGIkHgtlJ — Luleå Hockey (@LuleaHockey) August 22, 2015
		There's obviously no official attendance so far, but from what I can remember I think that there is more people here than last year when Luleå were playing at home. Game about to start.
Defending #CHL champions @LuleaHockey start this season with a game against @TeamRaumanLukko. http://t.co/xTWZIpFKkp pic.twitter.com/GD0DRRIBI1 — Champs Hockey League (@championshockey) August 22, 2015
		After listening to the interviews on the jumbotron it's clear that Luleå is aiming to repeat last years success. Looking at the names in their rooster I'd say it's possible. Lukko Rauma should be considered the underdogs in this match, but they're not to be underestimated.
		Starting lineups: Luleå Hockey: Lassinantti (Larsson) – Schira, Mikkelson, Sandstrom, Sjalin, Oskarsson, Melart, Jaros – Micflikier, Sweatt, Lagace – Sylvegard, Harju, Hedman – Chelarik, Granstrom, Petrell – Ekarv, Kastomaki, Fabricius – Forsberg. Lukko Rauma: Rinne (Zapolski) – Mikkola, Virtanen, Tommila, Niskala, Ahonen, Koivisto M, Malkamaki – Gagnon, Lahteenmaki, Nurmi – Koivisto T, Lahti, Koski – Asplund, Vauhkonen, Piitulainen – Surronen, Riska, Sipilainen. Referees: Piechaczek (GER), Öhlund – Yletyinen, Sandström (All SWE).
Warmup! @LuleaHockey vs @TeamRaumanLukko i @championshockey pic.twitter.com/f7rIwlxVG9 — Luleå Hockey (@LuleaHockey) August 22, 2015
		Lukko Rauma and Luleå were in the same group last year as well. They won one game each in the group stage, both at home ice. Later Luleå eliminated Lukko Rauma from the tournament in the quarterfinals.
		Hello and welcome to the game between last years CHL-Champion, Luleå Hockey and the Finish team Lukko Rauma. The game starts in about 45 minutes.
After a long traveling day a team meeting in Luleå. Pitkän matkapäivän päätteeksi joukkuepalaveri Luulajan #Scandic'issa. #Lukko #CHL #Kiekkoareena @scandicsverige pic.twitter.com/HNw7U8mQ7T — Rauman Lukko (@TeamRaumanLukko) August 21, 2015
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 19. Micfiklier (Sweat, Mikkelson), 29. Micflikier (Schira, Legace), 41. Schira (Sweat, Mikkelson), dec. goal Sweatt – 25. Koivisto T. (Lahti, Niskala), 31. Lahteenmaki (Gagon, Mikkola), 49. Asplund (Koivisto M., Tommila)

Shootout:

1. series:

1:0 Bill Sweatt (LUE)

1:1 Toni Koivisto (RAU)

2. series:

1:1 Johan Harju (LUE)

1:1 Janne Niskala (RAU)

3. series:

1:1 Jacob Micflikier (LUE)

1:1 Sami Lahteenmaki (RAU)

4. series:

1:1 Jan Sandström (LUE)

1:1 Janne Lahti (RAU)

5. series:

1:1 Jacob Lagace (LUE)

1:1 Turo Asplund (RAU)

6. series:

1:1 Toni Koivisto (RAU)

2:1 Bill Sweatt (LUE)

Luleå Hockey: Lassinantti (Larsson) – Schira, Mikkelson, Sandstrom, Sjalin, Oskarsson, Melart, Jaros – Micflikier, Sweatt, Lagace – Sylvegard, Harju, Hedman – Chelarik, Granstrom, Petrell – Ekarv, Kastomaki, Fabricius – Forsberg

Lukko Rauma: Rinne (Zapolski) – Mikkola, Virtanen, Tommila, Niskala, Ahonen, Koivisto M, Malkamaki – Gagnon, Lahteenmaki, Nurmi – Koivisto T, Lahti, Koski – Asplund, Vauhkonen, Piitulainen – Surronen, Riska, Sipilainen

Referees: Piechaczek (GER), Öhlund – Yletyinen, Sandström (All SWE)

1st period
	17:06
	18:36
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:10
	21:35
	24:50
	28:34
	29:34
	29:45
	30:30
	34:11
	38:44
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:33
	43:15
	48:36
	48:52
	51:39
After 3rd period
Overtime
	61:42
	62:00
	64:26
before shootout
Shootout

after shootout