CHL gameday liveblog 23.8. (running)
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CHL gameday liveblog 23.8.

Tuesday 23.08.2016, 13:00Champions Hockey League gameday liveblog

     
    Crazy finish in Lulea! 3 goals in the last 22 seconds!

    First an empty-netter made it 3-1, Lulea got it right back to make it 3-2, and finally another empty-netter makes it a 4-2 win for SaiPa.

    SaiPa now 1st place in Group I with 6 points, followed by 3 points for Eisbaren Berlin and Lulea Hockey, the 2014-15 champions, still with 0. (22:27:19)
     
    Game over in Lugano, Tappara wins 3-1. All three teams in that group now have 2 points and still have to play each other once each. Very tight.
     
    Goal SaiPa with just under 5 minutes to go! Eetu Koski jumps on the loose puck and they now lead 2-1 in Lulea.
     
    4 minutes left in Lugano, 3-1 Tappara

    12 minutes left in Lulea, 1-1, SaiPa to the power play.
     
    Goal Lulea! KAEL MOUILLIERAT, their goal-scorer in Berlin, has tied it 1-1 in the 2nd minute of the 3rd period. Still a long way to go in northern Sweden.
     
    3-1 Tappara! Henrik Happala. Still 10 minutes to go in Lugano.
     
    Game over in Linz!

    Amazing comeback by Kosice to overcome an 0-3 deficit and win 4-3 to stay alive. Both teams now have 3 points and their aggregate score is 6-6. Both teams still have one game in Bern remaining. If they remained tied in points, it will go down to their overall score within the group to decide 2nd place.
     
    Goal Kosice! They lead 4-3! With just 4:35 to play, Marek Bartanus's weak-angle shot hits the arm of Ouzas and trickles in. Big finish coming up . . .
     
    2nd period done in Lulea, still 1-0 SaiPa.
     
    Now Tappara take the lead in Lugano, ARTTU ILOMAKI beats Manzato after a beautiful combination with Nurmi.
     
    And now it's 3-3! Eduard Sedivy with the big blast! Wow! What a comeback by Kosice, and it's not over yet. Still more than half a period to go in Linz.
     
    And look at this! Goal Kosice! They're fighting for their lives, and now they're down by just a goal with still 16:43 to play. Don't go anywhere!
     
    Lugano-Tappara now in the 2nd intermission tied at 1.

    Linz-Kosice underway in the 3rd period. Linz lead 3-1. If they hold on to win, they're through to the next round.
     
    The second period is underway in Lulea. Mikael Kuronen has the goal there that has SaiPa in front 1-0.
     
    In Lugano, Otso Rantakari's nifty re-direct while being checked in front of the net has tied the score for Tappara. 1-1 is the score as the game approaches its midpoint, with the Finnish club looking for its first points.
     
    And just as I say that, Marek Bartanus scores to give the eastern Slovakian club a ray of hope. Still, they're down by 2 with just over 20 minutes to go.
     
    Kosice in real trouble now with Linz up 3-0. Linz on the verge of qualifying for the Round of 32 for the first time.
     
    Minsk win it in OT! It's not a power-play goal, as it was 1 second after the penalty ended, but close enough. Jesse Niinimaki and now Yunost need only 1 more point from their last two games to join the Lakers in the Round of 32.

    Luke Fisher