Liberec – TPS 1:2 (2:3 after SO) | Sparta – Cracovia 5:4 (end) | Lukko – Zürich 2:3 (1:2 after SO)
Kärpät – Vitkovice 1:0 (end) | Zug – IFK Helsinki 2:1 (end)
final
Kärpät Oulu
1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0 - 1:0)
Vítkovice Ostrava
Friday 26.08.2016, 18:00 • Oulun Energia-Areena • Champions League • Group E
    Quite a fierce opening to the season now that Mikko "Mies" Niemelä scored the winning goal in the first home game.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished. (20:20:06)
    62:57 Mikko NIEMELÄ - 1:0
     
    62:57
    Goal! A nice tic tac toe from Kärpät. Mikael Ruohomaa passes to Mikko Lehtonen who passes to Mikko Niemelä who scores the over time winner.
     
    62:20
    Olesz leaves the puck for Sloboda who shoots but Rynnäs saves with the blocker.
     
    62:09
    Rynnäs covers the puck.
    Game is scoreless, powerplay follows.
     
    60:55
    Kveton rings the post!
     
    60:40
    Vitkovice starts behind their goal and brings the puck to the offensive zone.
     
    60:26
    Kärpät moves the puck well. Pyörälä misses his chance, no goal yet.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Overtime is 5 minutes three on three.
     
    Dolejs has only one save in the last period. Rynnäs with nine saves.
     
    Game is tied after three periods. Overtime begins soon. Kärpät assures the playoff spot getting at least a one point.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:45
    Vitkovice gets the puck to the zone but can't get a scoring chance.
     
    59:11
    Two good saves from Rynnäs keep this game tied.
     
    58:35
    Crowd wants a tripping penalty.
     
    56:37
    Penalty for Kärpät Oulu (Sailio – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for Vítkovice Ostrava (Roman – 2 min., roughing).
     
    56:28
    A high flying puck goes to the glove of Dolejs.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 63. Niemelä (Lehtonen, Ruohomaa)

    Kärpät Oulu: Rynnäs (Aittokallio) – Bryhnisveen, Heshka, Ronkainen, Hakanpää, Mikkola, Niemelä, Kukkonen – Saarinen, Pyörälä, Lehtonen – Mäenalanen, Ruohomaa, Leskinen – Kähkönen, Kalapudas, Vartiainen – Sailio, Humaloja, Kestilä
    Vítkovice Ostrava: Dolejs (Bartosak) – Vytisk, Sedlak, Baranka, Kovar, Sloboda, Klok, Puzic – Roman, Zdrahal, Kveton – Kucsera, Kolouch, Vandas – Nemec, Olesz, Balan – Illes, Gres, Szturc, Tomi
    Referees: Ohlund, Salonen – Peramaki, Thomann
    Attendance: 4617