Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.

Blues will start their season in the Champions Hockey League at home. The first opponent is reigning Czech champion HC Litvinov, who started with a 4-1-win against Brūleurs de Loups in Grenoble.

Blues has played four exhibition games before the Champions Hockey League opener and the highlight was a victory over KHL champion SKA St Petersburg. Peter Tiivola scored a hat-trick in the game.

- We are very excited. It's great to play games where both teams play seriously for the win. There are tough teams to play against, they are best of their country and full of experienced players, Blues captain Kim Hirschovits says.

Blues defensemen Kalle Kaijomaa and Olli Malmivaara are likely to miss the game due to injuries.

HC Litvinov arrived in Espoo on Saturday evening and practiced in the arena. During the first game their goals were scored by three different lines. Experienced winger Michal Travnicek and defenceman Filip Pavlik recorded two points in the first game.

Visiting team, which played their first game with a line-up of 18 skaters, is missing defensemen Zbynek Sklenicka and Marek Baranek from its roster, as well as forward Adam Chlapik.

Starting lineups:

Espoo Blues: Engstrand (Kahkonen) – Rantakari, Kukkonen, Kuukka, Vainio J., Seppala, Westermack, Vainio V. – Korhonen, Hirschovits, Poukkula – Somervuori, Talaja, Makkonen – Sailio, Kantola, Liivik – Saari, Tiivola, Lahtinen, Rooba.

HC Litvinov: Janus (Petrasek) – Chaloupka, Kubat, Kokes, Pavlik, Pavelka, Gula, Cerny – Lukes, Hubl, Jansky – Travnicek, Martynek, Hanzl – Gerhat, Horava, Jurcik – Piros, Pisarik, Smolka, Sramek.

Referees: Nord (SWE), Metsälä – Saha, Österholm (All FIN).

Shot by Poukkula from the left, HC Litvinov playes the rebound situation well.

Shot by Somervuori (Blues), Janus stopped it.

Blues 4th line gives pressure for HC Litvinov, Janus keeps cool.

Turnover by Westermarck, but Jansky can't take advantage of it.

Power break.

Blues player in the crease, faceoff to the neutral zone.

Shot by Kubat, J.Vainio defends the rebound well.

Liivik wins the battle in the corner. Blues cannot build a big chance, but Janus freezes the puck.

Piros sends a pass towards the goal but there's no one to catch it.

Engstrand freezes the puck.

Shot by Pavlik takes a bounce from Kantola's stick and goes over net.

One minute gone, Blues was able to change half of its players.

Westermark takes the puck in the defensive zone and Blues clears.

Home team at full strength.

J.Vainio (Blues) blocks shot attempt by Hübl.

Janus freezes the puck.

Blues player plays the puck with hand, faceoff to the neutral zone.

Visiting team at full strength.

Second wave shot by Kuukka goes wide.

Makkonen intercepts the pass and Blues goes 2-on-1, Poukkula shoots wide.

Home team at full strength.

Blues has started the period a little better. Shot by Somervuori goes narrowly wide.

A shot from Litvinov and Engstrand freezes the puck.

A good pass from Hirschovits to Poukkula between two Litvinov defensemen but Pavlk defends well.

HC Litvinov goes offside.

Icing by HC Litvinov.

Westermarck shot blocked by Hübl who goes to attack. Engstrand saves.

Many chances for Blues during the shift. Makkonen shoots over the net, Janus makes couple of saves.

Icing by Blues.

Liivik goes around HC Litvinov defenseman, shoots, Janus saves.

Visiting team at full strength.

Somervuori had the best chance to convert but his stick broke.

Poukkula takes the puck away from Travnicek and Korhonen has a chance to equalize. HC Litvinov defending the situation well.

Shot by Somervuori after offensive faceoff win by Makkonen, goes to the netting after Janus saves it with blocker.

A bad pass by Seppälä gives HC Litvinov 2-on-1, no goal.

Rooba tries a backhander, Janus saves again.

Today's attendance is 2039.

Pisarik goes for a breakaway, save by Engstrand.

Turnover by Rooba, HC Litvinov can't convert the chance.

A good phase by HC Litvinov now.

Juuso Vainio blocks a shot by Kokes. Seconds later, Engstrand saves another chance to the protective netting.

Travnicek defends well while Tiivola line is trying to break the duck for Blues.

A shot by Makkonen, Janus is forced to freeze the puck.

Great backchecking by Somervuori gives Blues a 3-on-2, but he then fumbles the pass.

Korhonen shoots from low angle, Janus stops it easily.

Hanzl forces a turnover but HC Litvinov can't get the shot out of it.

Hard shot by Rantakari gloved by Janus. He tries to put the puck back into the play but whistle is blown.

Home team timeout.

Somervuori, Hirschovits, Liivik, Korhonen, Rantakari and Kukkonen are the six man on the ice for Blues.