Tappara – Djurgården 2:3 (after OT) | Kärpät – Krefeld 4:1 (end) | Lukko – Fribourg 4:2 (end)
Litvínov – Grenoble 6:4 (end) | Skellefteå – Nitra 3:2 (5:2 after SO) | Salzburg – SønderjyskE 7:2 (end)
Linz – TPS 2:3 (after OT) | Mannheim – Neman 2:1 (end) | Zürich – Gap 6:1 (end)
Växjö – Ingolstadt 4:2 (end)
final/OT
Tappara Tampere
2:3 (0:1, 2:1, 0:0 - 0:1)
Djurgården Stockholm
Thursday 27.08.2015, 17:30 • Hakametsä • Champions League • Group 2
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

     
    Tappara has been dominating the first two games on their CHL season. Many players have succeeded in scoring, so the whole team must be flying with quite high confidence right now.

    Djurgården on the other hand has only played one game in CHL this season and still have zero points. They are second in the Group B while Tappara leads and Zug is third.

    The two teams already played against each other on the first game of the CHL season and back then Tappara ended up with 4-2 victory.

    The game got physical in Globen as Tappara’s Markus Kankaanperä and Djurgården’s Marcus Ahlén fought themselves out of the game.

    Young forwards Patrik Laine and Henrik Haapala have been effective force on Tappara’s attacking game strategy, and both of the youngsters have high expectations on next season. CHL is a good window for them to give out something for coaches to think about.

    A great interest from Djurgården's point of view is that will their biggest star Patrick Thoresen play. On the other hand the team has quality players like Marcus Sörensen and Mikael Tellqvist so they have a real chance to challenge Tappara for the victory.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Tappara Tampere: Karhunen (Noronen) – Saravo, Aalto, Plastino, Bonsaksen, Mäkinen A., Elorinne, Kankaanperä – Savinainen, Lajunen, Kuusela – Dixon, Haapala, Järvinen – Ilomäki, Laine, Peltola – Kaksonen, Rauhala, Mäkinen O. – Karjalainen.

    Djurgården Stockholm: Armalis (Tellqvist) – Högström, Holm, Hultström, Falk, Englund, Press, Westlund – Fallström, Sallinen, Sörensen – Anderson, Brodin, Vejdemo – Alvarez, Ljungh, Lundberg – Eriksson, Rundqvist, Ahlen.

    Referees: Brill (GER), Hakkarainen – Nieminen, Puolakka (All FIN).
     
    11 minutes to go here in Hakametsä. Great game is coming for sure.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:47
    A hard bounce in front of Tappara's goal, Karhunen covers.
     
    00:47
    Tappara Saravo two minutes for holding.
     
    02:05
    Goal for Djurgården!
    Puck bounced in front of Tappara's goal, Karhunen couldn't cover and Eriksson tucked it in. Goal scorer is HENRIK ERIKSSON. Assisted by: Marcus Högström and Alexander Fällström. Excellent powerplay by Djurgården.
    Henrik ERIKSSON - 0:1
     
    03:01
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff in the middle zone.
     
    04:02
    Shot on goal by Djurgården, easy block by Karhunen.
     
    05:12
    Shot on goal by Savinainen, easy block by Armalis.
     
    06:10
    A good offensive control by Tappara. They got three shots on goal but Djurgården's defense was able to clear.
     
    06:10
    Power break. Faceoff in Djurgården's zone.
     
    06:18
    Ilomäki tucks the puck towards goal, Armalis catches it easily.
     
    07:24
    Shot on goal by Rundqvist, Karhunen catces it easily with his glove.
     
    08:56
    Shot on goal by Järvinen, Armalis is able to block it by his shoulder.
     
    09:12
    Tappara offside.
     
    09:47
    Ilomäki is able to fiddle through Djurgården's defense and tries to snare the puck in. Armalis holds the post and stops.
     
    11:11
    Tappara offside.
     
    12:11
    Dixon is hit with a late tackle and gets hurt a bit.
     
    12:44
    Djurgården gets a couple of weak shots on goal with no luck.
     
    13:13
    Tappara offside.
     
    14:58
    Tappara offside.
     
    15:13
    Tappara offside.
     
    16:08
    Tappara Rauhala two minutes for tripping.
     
    17:34
    Shot on goal by Brodin on powerplay. Karhunen takes a nice catch with his glove.
     
    18:08
    A mediocre powerplay by Djurgården.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Quite an even period. Djurgården was able to score but Tappara's game had idea too. Second period contines at 18.16.
     
    Shots on goal in the first period: Tappara five, Djurgården eight.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    21:00
    Djurgården's shot bounced outside the rink, faceoff in the middle zone.
     
    21:59
    Alvarez shot on goal, Karhunen stops with his pads.
     
    22:22
    Laine gets to a break-away and tries a trick, Armalis doesn't fall to it. Icing Djurgården.
     
    23:21
    Djurgården offside.
     
    23:31
    Vejdemo advances towards goal and tries to shoot, Plastino plants him on his ass and at the same time the goal moves away from its place.
     
    24:09
    Englund shot on goal, Karhunen deflects to corner.
     
    24:43
    Djurgården gets traffic in front of Tappara's goal, Karhunen is able to cover the puck.
     
    25:05
    Bonsaksen shoots from the blueline, Armalis advances and catches it.
     
    25:46
    Kaksonen shoots from the point, Armalis catches it. Tappara has a good momentum going on at the moment.
     
    27:18
    Djurgården offside and a power break.
     
    27:59
    Jam in Djurgården's zone which leads to a faceoff.
     
    29:26
    Djurgården shot on goal, Karhunen catches with his glove.
     
    30:29
    Goal for Tappara!
    Plastino gets the rebound, goes around the goal and snares the puck in. Scored by NICK PLASTINO. Assisted by: Arttu Ilomäki and Pekka Saravo.
     
    32:51
    Power break.
     
    32:51
    Tappara Dixon two minute for boarding.
     
    33:13
    Sörensen shoots from the blue line on powerplay, Karhunen has no difficulties catching it.
     
    33:50
    Högström shoots from the blue line on powerplay, bounces off the right post.
     
    34:51
    Djurgården had a nice powerplay and some shots but without results.
     
    35:06
    Tappara icing.
     
    35:43
    Högström shoots from point, Karhunen deflects it a bit badly but Djurgården can't capitalize it.
     
    36:41
    Goal for Djurgården!
    Hultström shoots from blue line, Karhunen vacuums it in with his glove. Scored by LINUS HULTSTRÖM, no assists.
    Linus HULTSTRÖM - 1:2
     
    37:02
    Tappara manages to get the puck in, but no goal because the goal had moved from its place.
     
    37:47
    Djurgården Alvarez two minutes for hooking.
     
    38:25
    Laine shoots from point on powerplay, Armalis keeps his net clear.
     
    39:06
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff in Djurgården's zone.
     
    39:09
    Goal for Tappara!
    Plastino shoots from blue line on powerplay, no hope for Armalis. Scored by NICK PLASTINO, assisted by Veli-Matti Savinainen and Arttu Ilomäki.
    Nick PLASTINO - 2:2
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    An exciting second period. Both had their chances and times of control and the game is still wide open. Third period continues at 19.08.
     
    Shots on goal in the second period: Tappara 5, Djurgården 11.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:21
    Djurgården icing.
     
    42:43
    Djurgården shot on goal, Karhunen deflects it over the glass with his stick.
     
    44:21
    Tappara offside.
     
    44:43
    Puck bounced outside the rink, faceoff in Tappara's end.
     
    45:40
    Djurgården Hultström two minutes for holding.
     
    46:50
    Tappara had a good phase on powerplay, a few shots but the short handed team clears.
     
    47:31
    Tappara offside.
     
    47:49
    Power break.
     
    47:49
    Tappara Atte Mäkinen two minutes for high sticking.
     
    48:19
    Djurgården Högström two minutes for holding. Lousy powerplay from Djurgården.
     
    49:33
    Djurgården offside.
     
    50:14
    Laine in an almost-breakaway and gets tripped. Referees take no notice. The crowd isn't pleased.
     
    50:19
    An ok powerplay from Tappara.
     
    51:23
    Djurgården gets a couple of shots on goal, Karhunen has no problems.
     
    52:44
    Tappara's turn to get a couple of nice shots but Armalis takes it easy.
     
    53:09
    Power break.
     
    53:46
    Djurgården gets a shot on goal, Karhunen gets bulldozed down and a hassle is ready.
     
    53:46
    Djurgåden Sörensen two minutes for charging and Tappara Bonsaksen two minutes for roughing.
     
    54:00
    Puck bounces outside the rink, faceoff from middle zone.
     
    54:26
    Djurgården Anderson two minutes for tripping. The team should get another penalty for delaying the game but the referees are daydreaming.
     
    54:26
    Tappara timeout.
     
    54:47
    Tappara offside.
     
    55:03
    Ilomäki shoots on powerplay, Armalis deflects the shot to the nets.
     
    56:16
    Puck bounces outside the rink, faceoff in middle zone.
     
    56:26
    A mediocre powerplay from Tappara.
     
    57:01
    Karhunen covers a loose puck.
     
    59:31
    Tappara Plastino two minutes for holding.
     
    59:31
    Djurgården timeout.
     
    59:50
    Djurgården pulled Armalis.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    Shots on goal: Tappara 8, Djurgården 5. An even period, neither one could make the difference even from good opportunities.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:26
    Hultström shoots on powerplay, Karhunen catches easily.
     
    60:34
    Hultström shoots on powerplay, Karhunen blocks the shot to the nets.
     
    60:43
    Goal for Djurgården!
    Sallinen manages to lift the puck in from the corner on powerplay. Goal scored by TOMI SALLINEN, assisted by Marcus Sörensen and Linus Hultström.
     
    Game over.
     
    Shots in overtime: Tappara 0 and Djurgården 3. Djurgården was able to utilize their powerplay nicely.
     
    Djurgården's second goal assistants: Ljungh and Falk.
     
    Tappara's head coach Jussi Tapola had a clear picture of the game after it had ended.

    - This was a tough, fast and good physical game. I am sure that there are plenty tired players out there.

    Tappara will now take a small brake and will start preparing for the upcoming matches next week.

    - Now we put everything in ice for three days and relax mentally. On Monday we will continue practicing, then have a day off during the week and after that we are ready to play during the weekend.

    Djurgården managed to win 2-3 after overtime. Tapola was still satisfied about the group win that came with the result.

    - My feelings are two-folded. On the other hand we secured a play-off spot, which was our minimum goal, but we also lost.

    Tappara has clear plans for the time which comes after the group stage.

    - After this we go forward on a game-to-game-basis. I don’t know about the future matches or standings but now we have one game left in front of the home crowd. After that we’ll concentrate to Liiga and the CHL-games will come at some point.
     
    Djurgården's head coach Hans Särkijärvi was pleased after the game.

    - I think that it was a step forward compared to the last game against Tappara. I think that the match in whole was better, last time our first period was best. Now we had three good periods.

    Djurgården really gave everything that they had and the game was fast and physical. Särkijärvi saw that the team played at the top end of their abilities.

    - I don’t think that we have strength to play a faster game than today.

    Djurgården has two games left in the group stage. Even though Tappara has already guaranteed the top spot in the group, the Swedish team will give the remaining games their absolute best.

    - We have two games left against Zug. I know that Tappara has already won the group and it might have an effect. We will still do our best against Zug in the last two matches. (21:51:06)

    Leo Runsas

    Goals and assists: 31. Plastino (Ilomäki, Saravo), 40. Plastino (Savinainen, Ilomäki) – 3. Eriksson (Högström, Fällström), 37. Hultström, 61. Sallinen (Sörensen, Hultström)


    Tappara Tampere: Karhunen (Noronen) – Saravo, Aalto, Plastino, Bonsaksen, Mäkinen A., Elorinne, Kankaanperä – Savinainen, Lajunen, Kuusela – Dixon, Haapala, Järvinen – Ilomäki, Laine, Peltola – Kaksonen, Rauhala, Mäkinen O. – Karjalainen.
    Djurgården Stockholm: Armalis (Tellqvist) – Högström, Holm, Hultström, Falk, Englund, Press, Westlund – Fallström, Sallinen, Sörensen – Anderson, Brodin, Vejdemo – Alvarez, Ljungh, Lundberg – Eriksson, Rundqvist, Ahlen.

    Referees: Brill (GER), Hakkarainen – Nieminen, Puolakka (All FIN)

    Attendance: 3381