SaiPa – Luleå 3:2 (1:0 after SO) | Znojmo – Fribourg 1:3 (end) | Färjestad – Sparta 2:3 (after OT)
Wolfsburg – Pardubice 6:0 (end)
after shootout (1:0)
SaiPa Lappeenranta
3:2 (0:1, 0:1, 2:0 - 0:0)
Luleå Hockey
Sunday 04.09.2016, 16:00 • Kisapuisto • Champions League • Group I
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
     
    SaiPa host Lulea knowing that a point will put them into the next round with a game to spare. Their SHL opponents on the other hand, and first-ever CHL champions, arrive in Finland without without a point to their name so far. Defeat for Lulea will mean they host Berlin needing to beat the Eisbaren, while SaiPa can sit comfortably in the next round with just a point form tonight's game.

    "In the first game against Lulea we played a very disciplined 60 minutes, which is something we'll need to do tonight as well," said SaiPa coach Tuomo Ropo. "We do, however, need to improve our puck control and how quick we move into attack – we need to create more chances, and use our home ice advantage."
     
    Great Sunday from Kisapuisto icehall! Under one hour and game between SaiPa Lappeenranta and Luleå Hockey begins!
     
    Starting lineups:

    SaiPa Lappeenranta: Markkanen (Tuohimaa) – Maalahti, Carson – Mäkinen, Savilahti – Backman, Sneck, Koponen, Karjalainen – Jääskeläinen, Koskiranta, McFarland – Kaksonen, Järvinen, Hamilton – Leivo, Koski, Kuronen – Vainikainen, Salminen, Kettunen

    Luleå Hockey: Joel Lassinantti (Filip Gustavsson) – Mikkelson, Todd – Melart, Jaros – Sandström, Schira – Amnér – Sweatt, Mastomaki, Emanuelsson – Harju, Lagacé, Junttila – Fabricius, Forsberg, Rydahl -Emanuelsson.

    Referees: Brännare (FIN), Wiegand (SUI) – Pesonen (FIN), Sormunen (FIN)
     
    Warm up is over and Zamboni is on the ice. 15 minutes and teams will skate on the ice and game will begin!
     
    Five minutes left and SaiPa's first home game in Champions Hockey League season 2016-2017 will start! The atmosphere in Kisapuisto is great!
     
    SaiPa and Luleå Hockey starting lines are on the ice and it is time for hockey. Here we go!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    02:00
    Luleå is having a puck and SaiPa is having little difficulties.



    This kind of a yellow-and-black game stand today! Wise men's tea and Lohja's ice hockey hall's side.
     
    04:03
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Amner – 2 min., hooking).
     
    05:33
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Koskiranta – 2 min., holding).
     
    06:03
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    Luleå plays strong powerplay but no goals. Time for CHL powerbreak.
     
    08:03
    Home team at full strength.
     
    09:30
    Markkanen takes puck easily and faceoff in SaiPas area.
     
    10:50
    Now it is SaiPa's turn to try to make a goal but Lassinantti keeps net empty,
     
    Luleå icing.
     
    11:40
    Goal for Luleå!
    KARL FABRICIUS puts puck behind goalie Markkanen after his second try. Assisted by: Daine Todd, Johan Forsberg.
    11:40 FABRICIUS - 0:1
     
    12:07
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Melart – 2 min., holding).
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Carson – 2 min., interference).
     
    At the same time when the teams are playing fullstrength is next penalties coming up!
     
    14:09
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Jaros – 2 min., interference).
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Järvinen – 2 min., high-sticking + 2 min., high-sticking).
     
    16:09
    Both teams at full strength.
     
    17:15
    Maalahti shoots from blueline but Lassinantti gots puck. Faceoff in Luleås area.
     
    19:09
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Chira – 2 min., tripping).
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    First period is now over and Luleå is leading with its one goal made by Fabricius. The first period offered good and powerful hockey!
     
    Teams are back on the ice and under two minutes second period will begin.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.

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    20:30
    SaiPa starts second period with powerplay.
     
    21:20
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    The same speed and intensity continues in the second period!
     
    24:17
    Icing and faceoff in SaiPa's area.
     
    28:40
    Hamilton gets breakaway and shoots the puck but Lassinantti saves!
     
    30:00
    And then is McFarlands opportunity. He skates into the area and shoots. Jääskeläinen gots a rebound but no goal for SaiPa.
     
    32:54
    Markkanen covers a puck in his glove and time for power break!
     
    33:17
    Luleå is playing strong and keeping puck in thei attacking zone.
     
    33:18
    Markkanen covers up the puck and next power break.
     
    34:15
    Goal for Luleå!
    Scorer is JULIUS JUNTTILA. Markkanen had no idea where the puck is. Assisted by: Johan Harju.
    34:15 JUNTTILA - 0:2
     
    35:15
    Faceoff and game goes on! Game is still leaded by team Luleå.
     
    37:42
    McFarland skates into Luleås area but Lassinantti's pad stops the puck.
     
    39:00
    One minute left on the second period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Addition to the Luleå's first goal in the first period second assist by Forsberg Johan.
     
    Stats from the second period:

    Saves:
    SaiPa, Markkanen: 8 saves
    Luleå Hockey, Lassinantti: 5 saves
     
    The next period will start four minutes.
     
    Teams are back on ice
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    42:00
    SaiPa starts third period with good movement.
     
    42:48
    Spectators in Kisapuisto are screaming when home team SaiPa hits the puck towards Luleå's net but puck doesen't find way to the net.
     
    42:50
    Icing and faceoff in the Luleås area
     
    44:40
    Lulea's Rydahl shoots from the blueline but Markkanen catches the puck easily.
     
    45:20
    Junttila skates into area and passes to Melart who is in blueline. Melart's shoot but puck hits to pin.
     
    45:28
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Salminen – 2 min., hooking).
     
    45:39
    SaiPa is playing shorthanded but it is now its turn to hit to goalpost.
     
    47:30
    Faceoff and at the same time home team at full strength.
     
    47:54
    Powerbreak time!
     
    47:56
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Maalahti – 2 min., boarding).
     
    49:04
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Sweatt – 2 min., interference).
     
    49:04
    Luleås Jaros shooted the puck behind Markkanen but the goal not accepted beucause same time Luleå's Sweatt takes interference penalty in goalkeepers zone.
     
    50:00
    Teams are now playing few seconds four-by-four.
     
    50:10
    Home team at full strength.
     
    51:00
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    51:21
    Goal for SaiPa!
    What a goal! The puck flies and CURTIS HAMILTON guides puck to the net behind Lassinantti and after video cheking it is accepted. Assisted by: Matti Jarvinen, Elmeri Kaksonen.
    51:21 HAMILTON - 1:2
     
    52:30
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Mikkelson – 2 min.).
     
    55:32
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    56:20
    All the players on the ice are Luleå's goal but Lassinantti keeps puck save.
     
    57:00
    Three minutes left on the third period and Luleå is leading with one goal.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left and SaiPa is still ahead one goal.
     
    58:45
    SaiPa tooks goalkeeper Markkanen off.
     
    58:46
    Melart hits SaiPa player and gets penalty.
     
    58:46
    SaiPa time-out.
     
    59:00
    Goal for SaiPa!
    Exactly one minute left on the third period and SaiPa tied up game! EETU KOSKI scored from great pass from Hamilton. Assisted by: Curtis Hamilton, Tero Koskiranta.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    Regular time ended 2-2 so after three minutes break game will continue with 5 minutes overtime.
     
    Stats from the third period:

    Saves:
    SaiPa, Markkanen: 6 saves
    Luleå Hockey, Lassinantti: 7 saves
     
    The overtime is played 3-for-3.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:42
    Penalty for Luleå Hockey (Jaros – 2 min., roughing).
    Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Kaksonen – 2 min., roughing).
     
    62:11
    Despite of penalties the game continues with three players on the ice with each team.
     
    63:20
    Bad mistake from SaiPa and Sweatt gets opportunity to solve the game. Sweatt and goalkeeper Markkanen are face to face but Markkanen saves.
     
    64:56
    Same time Luleå timeout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    No results on overtime, next shotout!
     
    Luleå will start shootout.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Julius Junttila shoots puck over net.
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Järvinen scores.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Lagace fails.
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Koski fails.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Harju fails.
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Hamilton fails.
     
    4. series
    1:0
    Sweatt fails.
     
    4. series
    1:0
    Jääskeläinen fails.
     
    5. series
    1:0
    Forsberg fails.
     
    SaiPa wins!
     
    65:00
    SaiPa Lappeenranta has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by JÄRVINEN.
     
    Game over.
     
    Comments from each teams coaches are coming soon!
     
    Comments about game from the each teams coaches:

    LULEÅ HEAD COACH STEFAN NILSSON:
    - We know what kind of game we were up. Same tight game like in Luleå's first game. Tonight we scored first two goals and we had good lead until middle of third period. That was big change that we scored first. Penalty shots can go either way.
    - We took some stupid penalties and let them (SaiPa) score. Like we played the first 40 minutes we could have or should have win the game. I need to say that SaiPa played very well the match.

    Compared to the last game against SaiPa did SaiPa played more aggressive or active?
    - I would not say that it was the same kind of game that SaiPa played in Luleå. They are trapping team in the neutral zone and they controlled their own net really good. It is hard to come in to it and work for rebounds. It was quite same kind of game in Luleå.

    SAIPA HEAD COACH ARI SANTANEN:
    - I feel that this game was little bit different that the game in the Luleå. There we scored every places we had and here. Here we fore checked harder and we had attack game today much better than in Luleå. But still we played that rough game.

    - I think we started to play well. The second period was little bit hard for us, I don’t know why. Luleå team moves so better than us and moved the puck better than we can do but still we can defense all the time and play good. In third period last 10 minutes was excellent game from us. We fore checked so hard and had so many changes to score. It was really hard game.

    - Of course, When you score it is big power for the team all the time.
     
    Thank you for the hockey Sunday!

    The next game in Group I is on next Thursday when Luleå and Eisbären Berlin are playing. SaiPa will be play next time on next Saturday against Eisbären Berlin. With this win which gave SaiPa two points team SaiPa ensures its place on next round, playoffs. (20:04:47)

    Silja

    Goals and assists: 52. Hamilton (Järvinen, Kaksonen), 59. Koski (Hamilton, Koskiranta), dec. goal Järvinen – 12. Fabricius (Todd, Forsberg), 35. Junttila (Harju)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Junttila (LUE)
    1:0   Järvinen (SAI)
    2. series:
    1:0   Lagace (LUE)
    1:0   Koski (SAI)
    3. series:
    1:0   Harju (LUE)
    1:0   Hamilton (SAI)
    4. series:
    1:0   Sweatt (LUE)
    1:0   Jääskeläinen (SAI)
    5. series:
    1:0   Forsberg (LUE)


    SaiPa Lappeenranta: Markkanen (Tuohimaa) – Maalahti, Carson, Mäkinen, Savilahti, Sneck, Backman, Koponen, Karjalainen – McFarland, Jääskeläinen, Koskiranta, Hamilton, Kaksonen, Järvinen, Leivo, Koski, Kuronen, Kettunen, Salminen, Vainikainen
    Luleå Hockey: Lassinantti (Gustavsson) – Todd, Mikkelson, Schira, Sandstrom, Jaros, Melart, Amnér, Forsberg – Emanuelsson P., Sweatt, Mastomaki, Junttila, Lagace, Harju, Toolanen, Falk, Lundeström, Emanuelsson E., Rydahl, Fabricius

    Referees: Brännare (FIN), Wiegand (SUI) – Pesonen (FIN), Sormunen (FIN)

    Attendance: 2658