Metallurg M – Khabarovsk | 4:1 (end) | | | HC Slovan – Spartak | 1:2 (end) | | | CSKA – HC Lada Togliatti | 6:1 (end) |
Dynamo – Avangard | 2:3 (2:3 after SO) | | | Torpedo – HC Sochi | 3:1 (end) | | | Vityaz – Novokuznetsk | 2:1 (end) |
SKA St. Petersburg – Neftekhimik | 5:1 (end) |
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
Silja
Goals and assists:
52. Hamilton (Järvinen, Kaksonen), 59. Koski (Hamilton, Koskiranta), dec. goal Järvinen – 12. Fabricius (Todd, Forsberg), 35. Junttila (Harju)
Referees: Brännare (FIN), Wiegand (SUI) – Pesonen (FIN), Sormunen (FIN)
Attendance: 2658
Penalty missed:
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
Subs:
Coach:
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
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
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
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Brännare (FIN), Wiegand (SUI) – Pesonen (FIN), Sormunen (FIN)
Attendance: 2658
"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."
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)
This kind of a yellow-and-black game stand today! Wise men's tea and Lohja's ice hockey hall's side.
KARL FABRICIUS puts puck behind goalie Markkanen after his second try. Assisted by: Daine Todd, Johan Forsberg.
Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Carson – 2 min., interference).
Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Järvinen – 2 min., high-sticking + 2 min., high-sticking).
SaiPa is totally in the washing machine.
Scorer is JULIUS JUNTTILA. Markkanen had no idea where the puck is. Assisted by: Johan Harju.
Saves:
SaiPa, Markkanen: 8 saves
Luleå Hockey, Lassinantti: 5 saves
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.
We live interesting times. If SaiPa evens the game and it goes to overtime, SaiPa will ensure a spot in the play-offs.
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.
Saves:
SaiPa, Markkanen: 6 saves
Luleå Hockey, Lassinantti: 7 saves
And SaiPa advances in CHL!
Penalty for SaiPa Lappeenranta (Kaksonen – 2 min., roughing).
The winning goal scored by JÄRVINEN.
Markkanen was absolutely on fire! He saved all of the five shots in the game winning shots. SaiPa won Luleå the second time and advances.
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.
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)