Färjestad – Cracovia 7:0 (end) | SaiPa – Eisbären 6:3 (end) | Lukko – Ingolstadt 1:3 (end)
Kärpät – Krefeld 5:3 (end) | JYP – Gap 4:0 (end) | Rouen – Djurgården 3:4 (after OT)
final
JYP Jyväskylä
4:0 (2:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Rapaces de Gap
Saturday 10.09.2016, 18:00 • Synergia-Areena • Champions League • Group K

     
    Shots on goal:
    JYP 12 (33)
    Gap Rapaces 5 (16). (20:18:38)
     
    JYP wins 4-0. The game started off tight and exciting but as JYP piled up goals and draw penalties, the momentum shifted to JYP and they didn't give it back. JYP moves on to the playoffs.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:47
    A nice glove save made by Vehviläinen.
     
    58:52
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    58:40
    JYP forward Suomela with another shot, save made by Bertrand.
     
    58:27
    Offensive zone faceoff for JYP.
     
    58:00
    JYP forward Antti Suomela with a great chance in front of the net but Bertrand makes a save.
     
    57:40
    JYP powerplay unit controlling the puck on the Gap defensive zone.
     
    56:52
    Penalty for Gap. KYLE ESSERY 2:00 minutes for interference.
     
    56:15
    Home team at full strength.
     
    55:05
    The Rapaces struggling to maintain puck control in the offensive zone.
     
    54:15
    Penalty for JYP. JANI TUPPURAINEN 2:00 minutes for slashing.
     
    54:00
    JYP fans chanting their team's colors. They must be happy with the score on the scoreboard.
     
    53:30
    JYP goalie Vehviläinen with a rather easy glove save to stop the play.
     
    51:45
    JYP defense doing a great job battling for the puck in their own zone, preventing shots from the visiting team.
     
    51:26
    Another icing for JYP.
     
    51:05
    Icing for JYP.
     
    50:34
    Offensive zone faceoff for Gap.
     
    50:30
    The Rapaces with some offensive pressure but no shots on goal were made there.
     
    49:38
    Offensive zone faceoff for Gap.
     
    49:09
    There's not much hope for the Rapaces now as they would need to score nine goals tonight in order for them to make it to the playoffs.
     
    48:29
    Goal for JYP
    MIKKO KALTEVA scores after a rebound from a shot from Pihlman. Assisted byTUOMAS PIHLMAN and MIKKO SALMIO.
     
    48:07
    JYP has an offensive zone draw.
     
    47:40
    Now JYP managing the puck again. Vaakanainen shot the puck but his stick broke but he was able to kick the puck to his teammate.
     
    46:45
    Gap players bring the puck in but are unable to get shots to the net.
     
    46:00
    JYP in control.
     
    44:30
    JYP forwards Kolehmainen and Rooba creates an opportunity but Bertrand is able to save.
     
    43:30
    JYP with some offensive zone puck possession, Gap defense manages to keep the forwards out of scoring zones.
     
    Today's attendance is 3477.
     
    42:15
    Offensive zone faceoff for JYP.
     
    41:29
    JYP goalie Vehviläinen flashes his glove and makes a gorgeous save on a slapper made by the opposing forward.
     
    41:00
    The puck never left the Gap zone on the JYP powerplay but no dangerous chances made.
     
    40:42
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Gap switches goalies. Bertrand in, Fouquerel out.
     
    The game will resume shortly.
     
    The third period will start at 20:45 EET, 19:45 CET.
     
    Shots on goal:
    JYP 10 (21)
    Gap Rapaces 2 (11).
     
    JYP was dominant in the second period and the penalties from the visitors certainly didn't help. The Rapaces are going to have to regroup after this one.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:55
    Gap goalie Fouquerel making some unbelievable desperation saves in his crease. It's a wonder there was no goal on that shift.
     
    39:10
    Gap goalie Fouquerel makes a good save in tight.
     
    38:42
    Penalty for Gap. MAX ROSS 2:00 minutes for hooking. JYP once again on the powerplay.
     
    38:29
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    38:10
    JYP powerplay looking a little bit more harmless this time.
     
    37:45
    Gap forward Isackson bringing the puck in to the JYP zone and shooting, but Vehviläinen makes a relatively easy pad stop.
     
    36:38
    JYP powerplay generating a dangerous opportunity but eventually the puck is covered by Fouquerel.
     
    36:29
    Penalty for Gap. THIBAUT FARINA 2:00 minutes for tripping.
     
    36:20
    JYP forwards maintaining puck possession on the Gap defensive zone.
     
    35:16
    The puck out of play. The game continues with a neutral zone faceoff.
     
    34:38
    Visiting team at full strength.
    34:38 LÖFMAN - 3:0
     
    34:38
    Goal for JYP
    ANSSI LÖFMAN scores with a wicked wrist shot on the powerplay. Assisted by: Sami Niku and Janne Tavi.
     
    34:20
    The home team applying some dangerous pressure on the powerplay.
     
    33:32
    Penalty for Gap. DAVID LABRECQUE 2:00 minutes for hooking.
     
    32:46
    Fouquerel with a beautiful glove save on a slapshot fired by Aitola.
     
    32:43
    Nättinen-Suomela-Tuppurainen-line with a dangerous passing play on the Gap zone, Fouquerel manages to keep the puck away from the net.
     
    32:25
    Offensive zone faceoff for the Rapaces.
     
    31:30
    Gap forwards with an odd-man rush but JYP d-man Uotila blocks the pass made on 2 on 1 attack.
     
    30:56
    Gap goalie Fouquerel with a save after a snapshot made by Janne Tavi.
     
    30:48
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    30:48
    Icing for Gap.
     
    30:15
    JYP d-man Olli Aitola with a good shot but just misses the net.
     
    28:59
    Home team at full strength.
     
    28:35
    Gap powerplay unable to generate any chances to the net.
     
    27:46
    JYP defense keeping the Rapaces powerplay unit out of the prime scoring zone.
     
    26:59
    Gap goalie Fouquerel stays on the ice, so it seems there's no serious injury on the play.
     
    26:59
    JYP penalty for JANNE KOLEHMAINEN, 2:00 minutes for interference. He collided with the Gap goalie.
     
    26:59
    Trainers coming in to see if Fouquerel is okay.
     
    26:59
    JYP forward Kolehmainen collides with the Gap goalie, Fouquerel seems to be shakened up on the play.
     
    26:20
    JYP with a really active forecheck on the Gap defense.
     
    26:00
    Gap goalie Fouquerel comes out of his crease to cover the puck. Play halted.
     
    24:49
    JYP has been able to generate way more chances than the opposing team on this period.
     
    24:15
    The puck is moving from zone to zone fast.
     
    22:28
    A whistle for offsides keeps JYP from getting an odd-man rush.
     
    21:55
    JYP forward Tuppurainen missing on a great chance to score, shoots the puck wide.
     
    21:00
    JYP started the period strong, now play going the other way.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The teams are making their way back to the ice. The game is set to resume soon.
     
    I have to give my praises to Gap goalie Clement Fouquerel. He made some enormous saves in the first period. Had he played more poorly, the game would easily be 4-0 or 5-0.
     
    The second period will start at 19:53 EET, 18:53 CET:
     
    Shots on goal:
    JYP 11
    Gap Rapaces 9.
     
    The first period ends with the home team leading 2-0. The game started off tight with Gap maintaining puck possession from time to time, but as JYP got the second goal, the momentum shifted totally to the home team and Gap is lucky to be just two goals behind.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:12
    The visitors finally clear the puck from their zone.
     
    18:58
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    18:20
    JYP powerplay looking really dangerous.
     
    17:17
    Gap goalie Fouquerel with a beautiful glove save.
     
    16:58
    Penalty for Rapaces de Gap (King – 2 min., hooking).
     
    16:55
    JYP with the huge offensive pressure on Gap zone.
    15:56 LOUHIVAARA - 2:0
     
    15:56
    Goal for JYP!
    Goal scored by OSSI LOUHIVAARA, who scores on the backhand on a partial breakaway. Assists to Anssi Löfman, Mikko Kalteva.
     
    14:25
    JYP forward Tuppurainen all alone in front of the net but Fouquerel with a huge save on his pad.
     
    13:55
    JYP goalie Vehviläinen with a great shoulder save. Gap applying pressure on the JYP defense.
     
    12:10
    JYP d-man Pulli in pain after a block on a wrist shot. Limps his way back to the bench.
     
    11:22
    Gap goalie Fouquerel under heavy fire from the JYP offense, but is able to keep his team in the game early.
     
    11:00
    JYP forward Kolehmainen with a great block on a heavy slapshot.
     
    10:19
    Offensive zone faceoff for the home squad.
     
    09:33
    Visiting team at full strength.
    09:33 NÄTTINEN - 1:0
     
    09:33
    Goal for JYP!
    JYP goal on the powerplay. A huge slapshot by JOONAS NÄTTINEN finds hits the iron and bounces in the net. Assisted by Tuomas Pihlman, Jani Tuppurainen.
     
    08:56
    Penalty for Rapaces de Gap (King – 2 min., boarding).
     
    08:35
    JYP goalie Veini Vehviläinen passes the puck to Gap forward Bouvet but is able to solve the situation with a pad save.
     
    08:00
    Quite surprisingly the visiting team controlling the puck early on in the game.
     
    07:16
    The puck out of play. Offensive zone draw for Gap.
     
    06:45
    JYP forward Jani Tuppurainen with a wrist shot but a relatively easy save made by Fouquerel.
     
    06:14
    JYP players giving away the puck on their own defensive zone dangerously a couple of times during that last shift.
     
    05:18
    Both teams trying to establish dominance, but the defense of both clubs strong so far.
     
    03:50
    Home team at full strength.
     
    03:15
    JYP forward Mikko Salmio with a solid block of a good chance made by the powerplay unit.
     
    02:49
    JYP goalie Veini Vehviläinen with a pad save.
     
    02:21
    JYP penalty killer Mikko Salmio passes the puck with his hand. Play stopped.
     
    01:50
    Penalty for JYP Jyväskylä (Aitola – 2 min., interference).
     
    01:46
    Puck played with a high stick on the JYP's defensive blueline. Game resumes with a faceoff in the JYP zone.
     
    01:00
    Gap had some early pressure on JYP zone.
     
    00:30
    Vehviläinen with the first save of the game.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are now out on the ice, the game will begin shortly.
     
    Starting lineups:

    JYP Jyväskylä: Vehviläinen (Tuokkola) – Niku, Uotila, Pulli, Yonkman, Kalteva, Vaakanainen, Aitola – Tavi, Louhivaara, Löfman, Hytönen, Kolehmainen, Rooba, Nättinen, Tuppurainen, Suomela, Salmio, Saari, Pihlman, Kanninen.

    Rapaces de Gap: Fouquerel (Bertrand) – Craige, Faure, Crinon, Ross, Carr, Chapelier, Farina, Bullock – Bernier, Thillet, Labrecque, Bouvet, King, di Dio Balsamo, Isackson, Marsh, da Costa, Essery, Valier, Serer.

    Referees: Rantala (SWE), Pajula – Hägerström, Suominen (All FIN).
     
    About 17 minutes until puckdrop here in Jyväskylä
     
    This Saturday night JYP will host the Gap Rapaces in the last game of the Group K. The home team needs only one point from this matchup to clinch their playoff berth out of reach from their French rivals. Both of these teams were unable to beat Linköping HC, so JYP has the upper hand as they won the first game against the Rapaces in France 1-4. The home team is definitely going to face a team that is hungry for the win and desperate to keep their playoff hopes alive.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.

    Ville Pietiläinen (2)

    Goals and assists: 10. Nättinen (Pihlman, Tuppurainen), 16. Louhivaara (Löfman, Kalteva), 35. Löfman (Niku, Tavi), 49. Kalteva (Pihlman, Salmio)


    JYP Jyväskylä: Vehviläinen (Tuokkola) – Niku, Uotila, Pulli, Yonkman, Kalteva, Vaakanainen, Aitola – Tavi, Louhivaara, Löfman, Hytönen, Kolehmainen, Rooba, Nättinen, Tuppurainen, Suomela, Salmio, Saari, Pihlman, Kanninen.
    Rapaces de Gap: Fouquerel (Bertrand) – Craige, Faure, Crinon, Ross, Carr, Chapelier, Farina, Bullock – Bernier, Thillet, Labrecque, Bouvet, King, di Dio Balsamo, Isackson, Marsh, da Costa, Essery, Valier, Serer.

    Referees: Rantala (SWE), Pajula – Hägerström, Suominen (All FIN)

    Attendance: 3477