Znojmo – Munich 3:4 (end) | Yunost – Växjö 4:3 (after OT) | Linz – Košice 3:4 (end)
Lugano – Tappara 1:3 (end) | Luleå – SaiPa 2:4 (end)
final
Luleå Hockey
2:4 (0:1, 0:0, 2:3)
SaiPa Lappeenranta
Tuesday 23.08.2016, 20:00 • Coop Norrbotten Arena • Champions League • Group I
     
    Next game in this group will be on September 4th when the rematch between those two teams occur. (22:30:29)
     
    Luleå outshot SaiPa 36-17 (12-8, 18-3, 6-6), but the guests from Finland scored the most amount of goals and could bare a victory in their first game in this season of Champions Hockey League.
    They top the group together with German Eisbären Berlin, both on three points.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:57
    Goal for SaiPa!
    SaiPa's Matti Järvinen win the faceoff back to Simon Backman who just dumps the puck into an empty net and SaiPa win this game with 4-2.
     
    59:51
    Goal for Luleå!
    Wow, CHRISTIAN JAROS makes an impressive individual effort and skates from the defensive zone up to the offensive zone and puts the puck in the net with a beautiful wrist shot with 8,2 seconds left of the game to make it 2-3.
    Assisted by Ilari Melart.

    Can Luleå make it a tied game, after all?
     
    59:38
    Goal for SaiPa!
    Pulling the goalie didn't help this time for Luleå. John McFarland makes a turnover and can dump the puck into the open net.
     
    58:55
    Luleå pull their goalie to play 5-on-5 in a despereate attempt to tie this game.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left of the 3rd period.
     
    55:40
    The heavy forward of Luleå, Anton Hedman, deliver a high hit and have no choise than head to the dressing room as he recieves a 5 minutes penalty + Game Misconduct for Checking To The Head.
    55:04 Eetu KOSKI - 1:2
     
    55:04
    Goal for SaiPa!
    SaiPa player Simon Backman tries a shot that gets blocked by a Luleå defender and then bounces off to SaiPa's EETU KOSKI who can put the biscuit in the net and make it 2-1 SaiPa.
     
    53:20
    Nothing much to report right now as we're getting closer to an overtime here in Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå.
     
    49:14
    Luleå are back on full strength.
     
    48:40
    Really solid penalty kill by Luleå. SaiPa can't create anything during this powerplay.
     
    47:14
    Victor Amnér of Luleå gets his second penalty this game, and it's again 2 minutes for Tripping.
     
    46:26
    Both teams are back on full strength.
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    Commentary by

    Efraim Larsson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 42. Mouillierat (Sweatt, Schira), 60. Jaros (Melart) – 13. Kuronen (Leivo), 56. Koski (Backman), 60. McFarland, 60. Backman (Järvinen)

    Luleå Hockey: Gustavsson (Lassinantti) – Amnér, Mikkelson, Schira, Själin, Jaros, Melart – Emanuelsson, Sweatt, Mouillierat – Junttila, Lagacé, Harju – Falk, Hedman, Lundeström – Forsberg, Mastomäki, Fabricius – Toolanen.
    SaiPa Lappeenranta: Tuohimaa (Markkanen) – Maalahti, Carson, Mäkinen, Savilahti-Nagander, Sneck , Backman – McFarland, Jääskeläinen, Koskiranta – Hamilton, Strömberg, Järvinen – Leivo, Koski, Kuronen – Virkkunen, Salminen, Kaksonen – Vainikainen, Kettunen.
    Referees: Brüggemann (GER), Sjöqvist – Sandström, Yletyinen (All SWE)