TPS – Bolzano 9:0 (end) | JYP – Salzburg 3:2 (end) | Eisbären – Berani Zlín 3:4 (3:4 after SO)
Hamburg – Luleå 1:4 (end) | Nottingham – Lukko 2:4 (end) | Linköping – Pardubice 2:1 (end)
HV71 – Kloten 3:2 (end)
final
Nottingham Panthers
2:4 (0:2, 2:0, 0:2)
Lukko Rauma
Friday 22.08.2014, 20:00 • National Ice Centre • Champions League
     
    The final whistle goes and despite a scare in the second period, Liiga bronze medalists last year, Lukko Rauma, take a big victory away in their CHL opener. Jerry Ahtola scored the winning goal early in the third period as the Nottingham Panthers rallied back from a 2-0 first period deficit through a pair of Steve Lee goals. Craig Kowalski was in top form in the Panthers net, but he couldn't do anything to deny Ahtola and Gagnon from scoring in the third period. The Panthers will look to regroup on Sunday as they host Lulea Hockey at 14:35 CET. Eurolivescores will have the call once again from the National Ice Centre. Thank you for joining (22:27:28)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:16
    Great piece of defence by Cohen to deny a golden scoring opportunity
     
    59:00
    Final minute left in the third period. Panthers go offside
     
    56:38
    Jesse Virtanen fires a backhand shot from in close but Kowalski gloves the puck. Three and a half minutes to go
     
    55:28
    It's a horrible giveaway by Mike Berube in his own zone, but Craig Kowalski is there once again, flashing the leather to deny Ville Vahalahti
     
    54:20
    Zapolski kicks away a Cohen wrister, the Lukko goalie's first action for a while
     
    53:30
    Panthers back to full strength
     
    53:11
    Toni Koivisto tips a point shot but Kowalski kicks it away
     
    52:50
    Schmidt clears the puck out of the play, but makes sure it hits the plexi first so no penalty coming
     
    52:27
    Mosey gets a chance shorthanded but his shot deflects off the stick of Mikkola and over the glass
     
    52:04
    A shot from the point is tipped and goes out of play behind Kowalski
     
    51:30
    Penalty against the Nottingham Panthers. Chris Lawrence gets two minutes for hooking
     
    51:30
    Great reaction stop by Kowalski to deny a Vahalahti one timer
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. S. Lee (Robinson), 26. S. Lee (Farmer, Graham) – 5. Koivisto (Sipilainen), 9. Lahti (Koivisto), 46. Ahtola, 49. Gagnon (Vahalahti, Kousa)

    Nottingham Panthers: Kowalski (Raitums) – Schmidt, Landry, Mosey, Berube, S. Lee, Cohen, Oakford – Lawrence, Farmer, Robinson – Lachowicz, Langelier-Parents, Jacina – Graham, Benedict (C), Higgins – M. Lee, Podlesak, Boxill, Betteridge.
    Lukko Rauma: Zapolski (Setanen) – Mikkola (C), Kousa, Niskala, Tikkanen, Jaatinen, Jes. Virtanen – Gagnon, Piitulainen, Vahalahti – T. Koivisto, Lahti, H. Koivisto – Jon. Virtanen, Nurmi, Ahtola – Riska, Sipilainen, Koski, Vauhkonen, Nieminen
    Referees: S. Warshaw (AUT), T. Darnell (GBR) – L. Young (GBR), A. Dalton (GBR)