Litvínov – Frölunda 2:1 (end) | TPS – Storhamar 4:3 (end) | Tappara – Luleå 2:1 (end)
Blues – HV71 3:1 (end) | Liberec – Davos 3:5 (end) | Sparta – Kärpät 4:2 (end)
Eisbären – Skellefteå 2:5 (end) | Djurgården – Lukko 1:2 (end)
final
Espoo Blues
3:1 (2:0, 1:1, 0:0)
HV71 Jönköping
Tuesday 03.11.2015, 17:30 • Espoo Metro Areena • Champions League • Round of 16
     
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    Blues selects Engstrand as its hero of the game.
     
    Sandberg was a bit angry after the buzzer. No penalties called though.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:44
    A scrum in the corner between Kukkonen and Hansson. However, penalty comes from different play, Korhonen to the box.
     
    59:20
    HV71 uses its timeout. But as a typical occurence in first games, goaltender stays on the ice.
     
    58:45
    Engstrand's clearing attempt hits Poukkula so HV71 keeps the puck in the attacking zone for additional half a minute.
     
    58:13
    HV71 seemingly doesn't want timeout at this point, as Blues had iced the puck.
     
    57:00
    Hansson loses the puck in the attacking zone blueline, HV71 has to start PP all over again.
     
    55:35
    A bit of mistiming by Kukkonen who clears just before O'Byrne is back on the ice, leading to icing.
     
    55:27
    A bad pass by Somervuori leads to counter-attack by HV71, Hirschovits is forced to take a penalty. Seven seconds 4-on-4 and then visitors have a power play.
     
    53:33
    O'Byrne harms his team's chances to come back with a penalty for interference.
     
    52:20
    Laine intercepts the clearing attempt of Seppälä and feeds Önerud who deflects the puck wide.
     
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    51:53
    Icing for HV71 just after penalty is over so they will have few tired guys on the ice.
     
    49:46
    Few seconds remaining on the penalty for Makkonen as Poukkula is tripped. Blues cycles the puck long enough to get full two minutes on the PP.
     
    47:50
    Kaijomaa feeds 2-on-1 shorthanded chance but Hirschovits can't convert.
     
    47:34
    Makkonen called for holding.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Sailio, 13. Somervuori (Korhonen, Makkonen), 39. Hirschovits (Somervuori, Rantakari) – 21. Önerud (Laine)

    Espoo Blues: Engstrand (Kähkönen) – Seppälä, Rantakari, Westermarck, Vainio V., Kukkonen, Kaijomaa – Somervuori, Hirschovits, Korhonen – Kangasniemi, Makkonen, Poukkula – Talaja, Tiivola, Pitkänen –
    Sailio, Suomela, Puhakka, Mahbod.
    HV71 Jönköping: Pettersson Wentzel (Johansson A.) – Berglund, Almquist, Karalahti, Johansson E., Hansson, O'Byrne, Eidstedt – Thörnberg, Önerud, Laine – Tedenby, Christensen, Brithen – Sandberg, Bengtsson, Törngren – Sundh, Andersson, Stenlund.
    Referees: Schukies (GER), Sir (CZE) – Nieminen, Puolakka (both FIN)
    Second match
    Tuesday 10.11.2015
    HV71 - Blues 1:1

    Goals and assists: 29. Christensen (Hansson, Brithen) – 30. Makkonen (Korhonen, Hirschovits)