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
Kärpät Oulu
4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Krefeld Pinguine
Thursday 27.08.2015, 17:30 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League • Group 10
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
     
    Welcome to this CHL Group J match between Kärpät Oulu and Krefeld Pinguine. So far Kärpät have been dominant in the group, leading the group by 6 points after two matches. Kärpät won both Krefeld and Vienna Capitals on the road 0-2, Meaning, that they are yet to concede a goal in this tournament. Kärpät goaltender Sami Aittokallio has played two perfect games with two clean sheets from last week's games against Krefeld and Vienna Capitals. This is also the home opener for Kärpät since Liiga (Finnish Elite League) hasn't started yet and Kärpät played all their pre-season games on the road.

    Krefeld has played only once in this years CHL and that was against Kärpät last Thursday. Between Kärpät games they played a pre-season match against EV Duisburg winning the game 3 to 1. Duisburg may not be on the same level as Kärpät, but a solid victory will definitely boost the confidence of the travelling Pinguine. Daniel Pietta and defenceman Nick St. Pierre possess the skills to cause havoc in the solid Kärpät defence. Thomas Duba and Krefeld defencemen have to be on their best form today against the Finnish champions. Mika Niemi, Ivan Huml and young super-prospect Jesse Puljujärvi from Kärpät have played extremely well so far.

    Sebastian Aho (KÄR), who assisted Niemi's 2-0 shorthanded goal last week, is out due injury for 2-3 weeks.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Kärpät Oulu: Aittokallio (Hovinen) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Laatikainen, Hakanpää, Nutivaara, Niemelä, Pentikäinen – Puljujärvi, Niemi, Huml – Junttila, Pirnes, Pyörälä – Kestilä, Aaltonen, Ikonen – Suoranta, Keränen, Mäenalanen – Pekkala.

    Krefeld Pinguine: Duba (Klein) – Fischer, St. Pierre, Sonnenburg, Hanusch, Supis, Mebus – Sofron, Eriksson, Pietta – Bishop, Collins, Schymainski – Driendl, Vasiljevs, Hauner – Hagos, Mieszkowski, Kretschmann.

    Referees: Björk (SWE), Kaukokari – Orava, Perämäki (All FIN).
     
    Opening line ups skate on the ice. Duba starts in goal for Krefeld, Aittokallio for Kärpät.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Game on! Krefeld take the first face off!
     
    01:00
    Kärpät get the puck to Krefeld end but St. Pierre hustles it back.
     
    02:10
    Kärpät get two good scoring chances! Duba denies Ikonen and Kestilä.
     
    02:55
    Bench penalty Krefeld! 2 min for too many men on the ice. Mieszkowski goes to the box. Kärpät Power Play.
     
    03:26
    Laatikainen hits the post!
     
    03:30
    Laatikainen takes a 2 min high sticking penalty. 4-on-4 for a minute.
     
    04:15
    Goal for Kärpät!
    IVAN HUML gets a wrister past Duba! Goal was scored with both teams having four players on the ice. Assisted by: Miro Aaltonen and Adam Mashur.
    Ivan HUML - 1:0
     
    05:11
    Goal for Krefeld!
    Pinguine get one back! A rapid response from Krefeld DANIEL PIETTA scores from the front post Assisted by: Henrik Eriksson.
     
    06:30
    Game is really opening up now. Kärpät get the puck really easilly to the attacking zone and create havoc in front of Duba.
     
    07:26
    Huge save from Duba! Mäenalanen gets a onetimer chance right in front of the goal but Duba hangs on.
     
    08:30
    4th line of Kärpät are dominating in Krefeld zone.
     
    09:08
    Bad passing from Kärpät defencemen in their own end. Pietta shoots to the stands after deflection.
     
    09:21
    Power play Krefeld! Pentikäinen gets a 2 min penalty for interference!
     
    09:40
    Pietta shoots, Hakanpää blocks. Kärpät clear the puck.
     
    10:10
    Save Aittokallio from an easy shot.
     
    10:40
    Collins from Pinguine gets adecent rebound chance but no goal. 40 secs left in the penalty.
     
    11:42
    Kärpät kill the penalty and are already on the attack. Mäenalanen, who seems to be everywhere, gets a shot on Duba.
     
    12:46
    Pass goes past Sonnenburg and it's Icing Krefeld.
     
    13:03
    Junttila shows his speed and goes around the net resulting in a shot on goal. Sonnenburg is forced to take a 2 min interference penalty after the rebound and a scrubble. Kärpät Power Play!
     
    13:12
    Krefeld take the face off and Collins goes for a shortie. Aittokallio is on the way.
     
    13:40
    Great deflection from Kukkonen but Duba gets the save!
     
    14:11
    AMAZING split from Duba! Keränen had a clear chance but DUBA SAYS NO!
     
    14:43
    Kärpät play strong power play and generate chances but can't score.
     
    15:20
    Penalty over but Kärpät still maintain the pressure. Penguine are in peril.
     
    17:02
    Krefeld counter attacks but Laatikainen and Niemi turns it over.
     
    18:03
    Keränen tries to deflect a shot from Hakanpää but Duba is again on the way.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Pirnes gets a shot on Duba in the dying seconds of the first period.
     
    1st period is done! Kärpät skated all over Krefeld, but the game is still 1-1. Duba recovered amazingly well from the first goal which was definately an obtainable shot. Pinguine goaltender robbed a handful of great scoring chances from Junttila, Kestilä, Aaltonen and Kukkonen etc.
     
    Henriksson and Pietta generated the majority of Krefeld scoring chances. One of them resulting in the equalizing goal.
     
    Thomas Duba had 15 saves in 1st period. Sami Aittokallio from Kärpät had 8 saves.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:21
    Huml opens to Puljujärvi who shoots wide.
     
    20:40
    Puljujärvi shoots wide again from right wing!
     
    22:10
    Krefeld get the first shot on Aittokallio, who deflects it wide.
     
    22:48
    Suoranta gets a shot which is deflected in to the stands. Face off in Krefeld zone.
     
    23:14
    Kärpät 4th line are at it again. Their work rate has been great. Mäenalanen gets two shots on goal.
     
    24:35
    Eriksson defends well against Junttila but the opening goes all the way to Kärpät end. Icing.
     
    25:28
    Goal for Kärpät!
    Kärpät take the lead! ADAM MASHUR hits a slap shot from the blue line. Kestilä sends a terriffic pass to the second wave and Mashur makes it 2-1. Assisted by: Aku Kestilä and Lasse Kukkonen.
    Adam MASHUR - 2:1
     
    26:10
    Krefeld almost equalizes right away again but the shot goes to side netting.
     
    27:40
    Supis fires from the blue line but the shot deflects just wide. Kärpät are forced to make an icing.
     
    28:22
    Fischer can't keep the puck on the attacking zone. Offside and power break here in Raksila.
     
    28:54
    Junttila is just too quick! a dangerous rebound after backhand shot.
     
    29:30
    Kestilä with a nice lob pass but Krefeld defence get a clearance.
     
    30:58
    Mäenalanen gets run over by 2 Pinguine!
     
    30:58
    He seems to be alright though.
     
    33:00
    Hakanpää's tripping is over-looked after some neet Krefeld passing.
     
    33:31
    Kärpät Power Play! Yared Hagos gets a 2 min penalty for tripping. St. Pierre disagrees strongly with the officials.
     
    33:56
    Huml tries to deflect Nutivaara's shot pass but the puck goes straight out of play.
     
    34:30
    Minute to go on the power play. So far Krefeld have been quite comfortable.
     
    34:47
    Pyörälä gets a shot from the wing. First Duba drops the puck but hangs on eventually.
     
    35:18
    Goal for Kärpät!
    Kärpät extend their lead to 3-1. Juuso Ikonen shoots but the puck but it doesn't reach Duba. MIKA PYÖRÄLÄ gets the puck from scuffle and sends a wrister to the net! The power play had just ended so this was a 5-on-5 goal.
     
    37:01
    Keränen tackles what seemes to a clean hit but a penalty is called for charghing. Krefeld power play!
     
    38:10
    Krefeld get a good scuffle in front of Aittokallio but Kärpät survive.
     
    39:02
    Penalty over and one minute of play remaining in the 2nd period.
     
    39:42
    Icing Kärpät.
     
    39:50
    Kärpät take the face off and try to clear but the puck hits the jumbotrone.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    2nd period is over! Keränen takes a huge hit right at the end of the period. He stays in the bench for an extra while with Kärpät staff.
     
    Keränen walks without support to the dressing rooms. He seems to be alright but we will have to wait and see.
     
    Pinguine tried to counter Kärpät skating by adding some pressure on the Kärpät defencemen. This opened up the neutral zone and Kärpät got through it pretty easily. Kärpät also won the battle in front of Duba's goal which we can read from the scoreboard. In Mashur's goal Duba had surely trouble seeing the puck. In the 3-1 goal. Pyörälä stole the puck from between Krefeld defenders.
     
    7 saves for both goalies in the 2nd period!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:11
    Henriksson tees up Pietta right away but Aittokallio gets a save!
     
    41:10
    DUBA ROBS PYÖRÄLÄ! Amazing passing by Kärpät 2nd line and Pyörälä gets to aim his backhand shot well. Duba gets his glove on the way and hangs on. He gets well deserved applause from the home crowd.
     
    41:20
    Power play Kärpät! Oliver Mebus goes to the box for 2 min. Slashing is the call.
     
    42:02
    Goal for Kärpät!
    JUUSO IKONEN makes it 4-1 on power play! Krefeld defencemen are nowhere to be seen and Ikonen shoots a wrister past Duba. Assists to Junttila and Pirnes.
    Juuso IKONEN - 4:1
     
    43:20
    Krefeld can't get to the puck. Kärpät are in full control.
     
    45:15
    Keränen is on the ice and is creating havoc alongside Mäenalanen and Suoranta.
     
    46:11
    Krefeld are forced to make an Icing.
     
    46:29
    Mika Niemi dekes and Chirstian Kretschmann trips him. 2 minute penalty is called. Kärpät gets another power play.
     
    46:44
    Bad pass from Junttila.
     
    46:55
    And then a few good ones! Pyörälä gets a shot from the wing but Duba saves.
     
    47:53
    Mäenalanen gets some well deserved power play time. Few good chances for Kärpät but bad finishing.
     
    48:51
    Krefeld get a 3 on 1 attack after Kärpät Power Play. Slap shot is saved by Aittokallio.
     
    49:24
    Bad opening pass and Icing is called for Krefeld.
     
    50:20
    Kärpät counters and Kestilä gets a shot on goal. Duba makes a solid save.
     
    50:21
    Kestilä has had a great game so far.
     
    51:20
    Kestilä plays a long change and pressures Krefeld defencemen. The puck goes out of play and game continues with a faceoff from Krefeld zone.
     
    52:09
    Sofron and Pietta try to generate something deep in the Kärpät zone but no shot on goal is allowed this time.
     
    53:38
    Bad communication by Pirnes and Junttila. They had a chance for an odd man rush but they couldn't deliver.
     
    54:53
    Collins gets 3 drives from the blue line! No goal.
     
    56:07
    Krefeld has nothing to lose now. They are pressuring really high. It seemes to be working and they get shots on goal. Nothing dangerous though.
     
    57:41
    Junttila plays it safe. Kärpät just try to maintain the possession. 2 minutes to go!
     
    58:41
    Hanusch gets a penalty which makes sure that Kärpät will win this game. The call is slashing 2 min.
     
    Game over.
     
    Kärpät wins 4-1! They now have 9 points which means they are sure to qualify to the next round of CHL.
     
    Mika Niemi got a meaningless high sticking penalty in the end of the game. (19:36:29)
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Huml (Aaltonen, Masuhr), 26. Mashur (Kestilä, Kukkonen), 36. Pyörälä (Junttila, Ikonen), 43. Ikonen (Junttila, Pirnes) – 6. Pietta (Eriksson)

    Kärpät Oulu: Aittokallio (Hovinen) – Kukkonen, Masuhr, Laatikainen, Hakanpää, Nutivaara, Niemelä, Pentikäinen – Puljujärvi, Niemi, Huml – Junttila, Pirnes, Pyörälä – Kestilä, Aaltonen, Ikonen – Suoranta, Keränen, Mäenalanen – Pekkala.
    Krefeld Pinguine: Duba (Klein) – Fischer, St. Pierre, Sonnenburg, Hanusch, Supis, Mebus – Sofron, Eriksson, Pietta – Bishop, Collins, Schymainski – Driendl, Vasiljevs, Hauner – Hagos, Mieszkowski, Kretschmann.
    Referees: Björk (SWE), Kaukokari – Orava, Perämäki (All FIN)
    Attendance: 5505