Luleå – Lukko 4:3 (2:1 after SO) | Eisbären – Zürich 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)
final
JYP Jyväskylä
3:0 (1:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Sheffield Steelers
Saturday 22.08.2015, 16:00 • Synergia-Areena • Champions League • Group 14
     
    So thats all for this time. Thank you and please join us again when the CHL continues! (18:20:09)
     
    Both teams go and thank their fans. Meanwhile the saves of the third period were announced: Plante 18 Tarkki 7.
     
    So the game has ended! JYP took a clean 3-0-victory. Sheffield was a clear underdog but gave a pretty good challenge from time to time.
     
    Game over.
     
    58:44
    Now that was an odd situation.Already in the penalty box sitting Fitzgerald gets another penalty for misconduct.
     
    58:44
    Good rush by JYP. Kemiläinen feeds Tavi but his shot takes too long. Plante makes a save.
     
    57:03
    Three penaltys after a rush at JYP's net. Roy, Fitzgerald and Lahti will sit for roughing. JYP gets a powerplay.
     
    53:04
    Some poor passing by Kalteva and Kemiläinen and Duco gets the puck. Tarkki manages to keep the puck after a dangerous shot.
     
    51:30
    A nice chance for the Steelers! Fretter skates in and gives the puck to Roy who shoots but it goes over the net.
     
    48:13
    Niku is too keen and Dowd gets in a breakaway! Another good save by Tarkki!
     
    47:28
    Lahti with a shot but Plante makes an easy save. Faceoff in Sheffield's end.
     
    46:31
    Sheffield's fans showing some great support to their owns.
     
    46:31
    Another rush in front of JYP's net. Some punches between Hietanen and Fitzgerald. Powerbreak.
     
    45:40
    Niku with a great chance after Kanninen's great pass but the shot goes wide.
     
    44:27
    Some really lazy defending by JYP and Duco with a huge chance in front of the net! Tarkki makes a nice save.
     
    43:30
    Nättinen in a breakaway but a pretty weak attempt.
     
    43:27
    There is really starting to be some heat in the game. Again some punches in front of the net. Faceoff in JYP's end.
     
    42:57
    Nice challenging by Salmio and a good shot. Plante makes a glove save.
     
    42:25
    Icing by JYP.
     
    41:55
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    41:08
    JYP with a nice scoring chance. Niku shoots the puck and Nenonen gets a piece of it. Lazy defencing by the Steelers but Plante clears.
     
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    40:35
    Sheffield hasn't had probles in the first 45 seconds of the penalty kill.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Small technical difficulties have been solved and the third period is about to begin.
     
    Third period will begin in 13 minutes.
     
    Goalie saves: Plante 11 Tarkki 8. A bit more even-strength period but JYP still a bit stronger.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:59
    Shot by Tuppurainen but it goes wide.
     
    39:55
    Another penalty for the Steelers. Eddy will sit for two minutes. Reason: high-sticking.
     
    39:00
    Last minute of the 2nd period.
    Tuomas PIHLMAN - 3:0
     
    37:58
    Goal for JYP!
    And that didn't take too long. Nättinen throws the puck in front of the net and TUOMAS PIHLMAN manages to push it into the goal. 3-0 for the home team. Assisted by: Joonas Nättinen, Joose Antonen.
     
    37:24
    Three trippings or hooks in a row and the third gets called. Mosienko will sit for hooking.
     
    35:47
    First good scoring chance for JYP in a while. Nice pass by Löfman but Pihlman can't get it.
     
    34:44
    JYP is fullstrength.
     
    33:42
    Shot by Coyle. Nobody making traffic and an easy save for Tarkki.
     
    33:10
    Good shot by O'Connor. Tarkki saves it with the pad and JYP clears.
     
    32:44
    And another penalty for JYP. Yonkman will sit for cross-checking.
     
    32:40
    First good shot on the Steelers powerplay. Fretter misses just by an inch.
     
    31:11
    What a beautiful hit by Moyer on Kolehmainen!
     
    30:34
    Second penalty of the game for JYP. Too many on the ice again.
     
    27:39
    Some feeling is starting to show. First little hellos. Powerbreak at the same time.
     
    26:50
    Good shot by Antonen and Plante drops the puck dangerously. Steelers clear the pressure.
    Valtteri HOTAKAINEN - 2:0
     
    26:24
    Goal for JYP!
    Good pressure by JYP's fourth line ends in a goal! Valtteri Hietanen shoots the puck and VALTTERI HOTAKAINEN continues it in to the back of the net. Assisted by: Valteri Hietanen, Aleksi Salonen. 2-0
     
    24:00
    Mosienko skates to a good scoring chance but Tarkki makes a save.
     
    23:23
    The period has started with the pressure being in Steelers' end but no good scoring chances for JYP.
     
    21:11
    Icing by Steelers.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Second period of the game will start in three minutes.
     
    Second period of the game will start in 15 minutes. Goalies saves: Plante 22 Tarkki 12
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:40
    Now Dowd gets a nice chance just in front of Tarkki but the shot fails.
     
    17:57
    Right after this Roy gets into a breakaway. Tarkki manages to make a save!
     
    17:24
    JYP clears their penalty kill. At the same time Kanninen gets a nice scoring chance .
     
    16:01
    The puck is in JYP's net but Tarkki was pushed in to the net. JYP has some big problems with getting the puck away from their zone.
     
    15:24
    Penalty for JYP. Too many players on the ice.
     
    14:48
    Steelers are starting to get the sense of the tempo. Now good shot by Vestberg.
     
    13:52
    Good scoring chance by the Steelers. Moyer shoots the puck from the blueline and Duco gets his stick to it. Tarkki manages to make the save.
     
    12:36
    Now icing by JYP. Steelers's fans show some sense of humour with cheers.
     
    11:56
    Kalteva gets a nice pass to the blue line but his shot is weak. Plante makes a save.
     
    11:35
    And yet again an icing by the Steelers.
     
    10:18
    Icing by Steelers. The visiting team is blocking the shots really well.
     
    8:35
    First face-off of the game in JYP's end.
    Joonas NÄTTINEN - 1:0
     
    6:42
    Goal for JYP!
    JOONAS NÄTTINEN gets a nice pass from Joose Antonen and shoots the puck in top shelf. 1-0
     
    6:08
    Powerbreak. JYP is crushing the visiting team on ice but no reward.
     
    4:44
    JYP with many good scoring opportunities. Janne Kolehmainen and Anssi Löfman in nice spots but Plante denies them both.
     
    3:59
    Pulli with a shot from the blueline but Plante makes a save.
     
    3:02
    Steelers have some huge problem with getting out of their defensive zone with the puck. Icing by Steelers and face-off in Steelers' end.
     
    2:15
    Nenonen hit the post.
     
    1:30
    JYP with a strong start to the game. Yonkman with a big hit in Steelers end.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Steelers just came to the ice wearing their white shirts and orange pants. Now the home team JYP is coming to the ice wearing black-red-white shirts and black pants. Two minutes to puck drop!
     
    The game is about to start. The referees are skating on the ice.
     
    Starting lineups:

    JYP Jyväskylä: Tarkki (Vehviläinen) – Luoma, Pulli, Yonkman, Niku, Kalteva, Kemilänen, Hietanen – Antonen, J. Nättinen, Tavi – Kolehmainen, Lahti, Pihlman – Tuppurainen, Löfman, Nenonen – Kanninen, Hotakainen, Salmio – T. Nättinen.

    Sheffield Steelers: Plante (Day) – Coyle, O'Connor, Sarich, Moyer, Eddy, Fitzgerald – Roy, Mosienko, Fretter – Duco, Dowd, Nelson – Vestberg, Legue, Phillips – Hewitt, Charnock, Hill, Ferrara

    Referees: Nord (SWE), Kaukokari – Pesonen, Österholm (All FIN).
     
    Group N continues on saturday with the game between JYP Jyväskylä and Sheffield Steelers. Game is played in Jyväskylä and it is the first game of this years CHL for the home team. Brittish visitors started their CHL with a 9-1-loss to Frölunda Gothenburg on thursday.

    JYP was also in last year's CHL and made it to the first round of the playoffs. Skellefteå was a bit too big challenge and ended JYP's cup run. JYP's season in national league, Liiga, was pretty succesful as the Central-Finnish team won the bronze medal.

    Steelers is one of EIHL's teams to beat. They have been twice in a row in EIHL's finals. They won the championship in 2013-14 but they couldn't take the second championship in a row in last year's finals.

    JYP's roster had some pretty big changes in the post-season. Finnish team lost some big parts of it's roster like Eric Perrin, Mikko Mäenpää and Markus Hännikäinen. Maybe the most important new name in JYP is Nolan Yonkman, who has played over 700 games in the AHL. During his 14 seasons in North America he was the team captain six times.

    Steelers made some pretty big changes to their roster during the post-season. There are still some same faces than last year like Jason Hewitt, Jonathan Phillips, Jeff Legue and Rod Sarich who all have played over 400 games in this team. One interesting name is Mathieu Roy who was Steelers' best goal scorer last year with 95 points in 64 games. The Brittish team made an interesting signing as they signed Mike Duco who has 18 games of experience in the NHL.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 7. Nättinen (Antonen, Luoma), 27. Hotakainen (Hietanen, Salonen), 38. Pihlman (Nättinen, Antonen)

    JYP Jyväskylä: Tarkki (Vehviläinen) – Luoma, Pulli, Yonkman, Niku, Kalteva, Kemilänen, Hietanen – Antonen, J. Nättinen, Tavi – Kolehmainen, Lahti, Pihlman – Tuppurainen, Löfman, Nenonen – Kanninen, Hotakainen, Salmio – T. Nättinen.
    Sheffield Steelers: Plante (Day) – Coyle, O'Connor, Sarich, Moyer, Eddy, Fitzgerald – Roy, Mosienko, Fretter – Duco, Dowd, Nelson – Vestberg, Legue, Phillips – Hewitt, Charnock, Hill, Ferrara
    Referees: Nord (SWE), Kaukokari – Pesonen, Österholm (All FIN)