Liberec – Köln 2:1 (end) | Kärpät – Košice 3:2 (after OT) | TPS – Linköping 3:4 (0:2 after SO)
Krefeld – SønderjyskE 3:4 (end) | Frölunda – Briançon 6:2 (end) | Växjö – Kuopio 2:1 (end)
Skellefteå – IFK Helsinki 3:0 (end)
final/OT
Kärpät Oulu
3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 0:0 - 1:0)
HC Košice
Wednesday 24.09.2014, 17:30 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League
     
    Game over. (19:48:27)
    MASUHR - 3:2
     
    64:55
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is ADAM MASUHR! Masuhr sends a hard shot on goal and the puck finds its way to the net. There was only five seconds left on the clock.
     
    64:30
    Markus Nutivaara shoots but Kosice defence blocks the shot.
     
    62:30
    Kosice gets a shot from nice spot. The puck goes wide and Adam Lapsansky shakes his head.
     
    61:00
    One minute played. Mika Pyörälä with a shot on goal.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    57:15
    Junttila holds and holds the puck trying to find an open spot. There is no one and the defence blocks his shot.
     
    55:30
    Kärpät are creating some pressure. Julius Junttila sends one towards Hylak but we are still tied.
     
    53:00
    Matej Hindos has a nice chance but Tarkki makes a nice save.
     
    51:16
    Dan Spang turns around quickly and tries to surprise Hylak with a quick shot. Hylak was not surprised.
     
    48:57
    More penalties coming as Milan Kolena gets a penalty for tripping.
     
    48:19
    Teams are playing at full strength.
     
    48:00
    Quick release by Peter Bartos but the puck goes just wide.
     
    46:19
    Only 19 seconds after the previous penalty there is a next one. Lasse Kukkonen is the sentenced player. Now there are four players at both sides on the ice.
     
    46:00
    Michal Seda gets two minutes for holding and Kärpät gets a power play opportunity.
     
    45:00
    Gabriel Spilar with great speed and trying to create a scoring chance for his linemate. The pass is incomplete.
     
    43:00
    Number four line of Kärpät is battling hard on Kosice zone but eventually the defence gets the better of them.
     
    41:00
    Nicolas Deschamps trying to make something happen at the attack zone but without any success. Bad pass and Kosice turns the play over.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:00
    Ari Vallin loses the puck and Hindos gets a shooting chance from nice place. Tarkki makes the save with his shoulder.
     
    37:05
    Three minutes left of the second period. The play continues from Kosice´s defence zone after an icing.
     
    34:53
    Lasse Kukkonen finds Joonas Komulainen infront of Kosice goal and Komulainen tries not once but twice. No goal.
     
    34:30
    Mikko Alikoski sends the puck from the red line towards the Kosice goal. Hylak bounces once but saves the puck with his glove.
     
    33:10
    Ivan Huml with a shot on goal. The shot is weak and Hylak has no trouble of saving.
     
    31:36
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is JULIUS JUNTTILA! Quick attack by Kärpät and Junttila finishes after a nice pass from Kemppainen. The game is tied. Assisted by: Joonas Kemppainen, Joonas Donskoi. 2-2.
     
    29:10
    Goal for Košice!
    It is MICHAL SEDA! Patrick Davis makes a bad play at the blue line and loses the puck to Seda. Spilar finishes the attack with a good shot. Pretty similar goal than Kosice´s first one. Assisted by: Gabriel Spilar. 1-2
     
    27:00
    Kärpät creates some 5 on 5 pressure. Joonas Komulainen shows off his speed and Kosice defence cannot get the hold of him.
     
    26:00
    Juha-Pekka Haataja is back on ice so he is ok.
     
    25:15
    Both teams are struggling to make quality attacks at the moment. The play is continually at the neutral zone.
     
    23:15
    Quick shot by Julius Junttila after a nice pass from Joonas Kemppainen. Hylak makes a stick save and the puck flies to the audience.
     
    22:00
    Vaclav Stupka shoots and Tarkki makes a glove save. Lasse Kukkonen makes sure there is no easy rebound for Stupka.
     
    21:40
    Juha-Pekka Haataja is in pain and stumbles to the bench. Hopefully nothing worse.
     
    21:00
    Kärpät utilises the new hybrid icing nicely and creates a good scoring chance. Hylak saves it with his shoulder.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:25
    Goal for Košice!
    It is PETER SOJCIK! Mikko Niemelä loses the puck in a critical position and Sojcik finishes the attack with a hard shot. Unassisted. 1-1
     
    17:29
    Teams are playing at full strength.
     
    16:20
    Joonas Donskoi is dangerous again. He goes past two defence man and shoots quickly.
     
    15:29
    Another penalty for Kosice. This time it is Michal Seda who gets two minutes for inteference. We will see some more Kärpät power play.
     
    14:45
    Quick attack by Kärpät and Kosice defence trips Donskoi. The audience demands a penalty but the referee says no.
     
    13:00
    Ivan Huml is strong with the puck and Kosice defence cannot get the puck away from him. Huml´s pass goes wide and the play continues at the neutral zone.
     
    11:00
    Kärpät is playing good trap on neutral zone and Kosice is strugging to make any attacks.
     
    10:00
    More pressure by Kärpät. Patrick Davis, Dan Spang and Adam Masuhr with shots on goal but no goal.
     
    09:11
    Kärpät is creating some power play pressure. Juha-Pekka Haataja and Ryan Glenn had two shots on goal but without success.
     
    08:19
    Penalty for Kosice. Marek Bartenus gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    07:20
    Nice attack from Kärpät. Nicolas Deschamps moves the puck well, finds Patrick Davis who continues to Mika Pyörälä. One timer but Hylak cannot be beaten.
     
    06:46
    Sakari Manninen moves the puck to Kosice zone and shoots but Hylak clears it.
     
    06:18
    The play continues after a power break from the neutral zone.
     
    06:00
    Quick attack from Joonas Donskoi. He holds the puck beautifully but can not find his line mate and Kosice survives.
     
    04:10
    Kosice is moving the puck at Kärpät zone. Only thing they are lacking is shots.
     
    02:58
    Teams are playing at full strength.
     
    02:30
    Nice pressure from Kosice on power play but no bigger trouble for Kärpät.
     
    00:58
    Juha-Pekka slashes Hylak after he stopped the puck. He gets 2 minutes as a reward.
    DONSKOI - 1:0
     
    00:15
    Goal for Kärpät!
    It is JOONAS DONSKOI! He breaks away from the faceoff and puts the puck past Hylak. Unassisted. 1-0
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Kärpät Oulu: Tarkki (Jukuri) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Niemelä, Glenn, Spang, Nutivaara, Vallin – Pyörälä, Deschamps, Davis – Haataja, Manninen, Huml – Junttila, Kemppainen, Donskoi – Komulainen, Keränen, Alikoski.

    HC Košice: Hylak (Melichercik) – Janosik, Cebak, Strbak, Cernak, Drgon, Seda, Majecko – Kolena, Bartanus, Lapsansky – Cesik,Jencik,Spilar – Stupka, Chovan, Bartos – Hindos, Hrnka, Sojcik.

    Referees: Vladyka (CZE), Lindqvist (FIN) – Orava (FIN), Perämäki (FIN).
     
    It is a battle of national champions in Oulu, Finland on Wednesday.

    The Finnish champion Kärpät looking to increase the lead on top of group A when the team hosts the Slovakian champion HC Kosice.

    Kärpät leads the group with eight points and 3-1 record. They felt short against Kölner Haie at the German team´s home ice.

    Kosice has won one CHL match so far. After three losses, the team opened the winning record against Liberec when the final score was 4-3 in favor of the Slovaks.
     
    This live text coverage is produced by www.championshockeyleague.net.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
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    Pekka Mankila

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Donskoi, 32. Junttila (Kemppainen, Donskoi), 65. Masuhr (Donskoi) – 20. Sojcik, 30. Seda (Spilar)

    Kärpät Oulu: Tarkki (Jukuri) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Niemelä, Glenn, Spang, Nutivaara, Vallin – Pyörälä, Deschamps, Davis – Haataja, Manninen, Huml – Junttila, Kemppainen, Donskoi – Komulainen, Keränen, Alikoski.
    HC Košice: Hylak (Melichercik) – Janosik, Cebak, Strbak, Cernak, Drgon, Seda, Majecko – Kolena, Bartanus, Lapsansky – Cesik,Jencik,Spilar – Stupka, Chovan, Bartos – Hindos, Hrnka, Sojcik.
    Referees: Vladyka (CZE), Lindqvist (FIN) – Orava (FIN), Perämäki (FIN)