IFK 0:1 LIN | IFK Helsinki - Linköping HC (Champions League)

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Vitkovice – Liberec	3:1 (after OT)	\|	IFK Helsinki – Linköping	0:1 (end)	\|	JYP – Bern	3:3 (end)
Växjö – SaiPa	4:2 (after OT)	\|	HV71 – Sparta	0:5 (end)	\|	Fribourg – Kuopio	3:2 (after OT)
Frölunda – Eisbären	4:1 (end)

final

IFK Helsinki Finland

0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)

Linköping HC

Tuesday 08.11.2016, 18:00 • Helsingin Jäähalli • Champions League • 1/16 Finals

		Some comments from Roope Hintz and Marcus Högberg may be seen in the recap. (20:43:34)
		That's it! A single goal means Linköping advances and will likely play against fellow Swedish team Frölunda.
		Game over.
	59:39	HIFK timeout. The faceoff is from the centre.
	58:40	Lankinen leaves the net
	57:55	Carlsson makes a mistake while avoiding icing at all costs. Dangerous chance. Later Lundgren defends a wrap-around attempt.
	56:45	Eronen hits the net but from the wrong side.
	54:00	Hintz can't get a shot out of chance created to him.
	53:30	A breakaway change for visitors but it is stopped.
	52:54	Brilliant chance created by hybrid icing. Hintz passes to Johansson but Högberg stays hot.
	51:00	Lilja tries a pass from the office but youngster Heiskanen intercepts it so no dangerous chance for the visitors.
	50:30	Eronen tries alone but his shot goes wide.
	49:59	Little shows his stance by sliding block on shot by Finley. Quickly in the other end, Bergfors has a breakaway but it goes wide.
	47:57	Power break.
	46:30	Coast-to-coast attempt by Roe but this was stopped at the final defenseman.
	43:30	Little steals the puck and feeds Fogström who shoots wide.
	41:27	Backhand attempt by Little and sliding save by Lankinen.
		Johansson shoots from the left wing but Högberg is again keeping the puck away from the net.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Ikonen missed the end of 2nd period due to the situation which gave the penalty for Christensen but returns now along with the rest of the team.
		11 seconds remaining on HIFK power play while 3rd period begins. It's still one-goal-game with 20 minutes remaining, along with possible overtime if this game ends in a draw just like the first one.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period 12-10 for HIFK. Totals are HIFK 25, Linköping 16.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:18	Good shot-blocking from the Swedes, as HIFK keeps the puck in the offensive zone for most of the power play.
	38:11	Christensen hits Ikonen and is called for boarding.
	37:30	Giveaway by Grillfors leads to a chance for the visitors, but no goal.
	36:50	A miss by Lundgren gives Saarelainen a partial breakaway, Näkyvä pokes the puck away.
	36:19	Lilja seemed hurt for a moment but he collects himself and shoots just wide in the other end.
	35:00	Shot by Little from the small angle, Lankinen is awake.
	34:25	Högberg has little trouble with his equipment but he stays in the game with a bit longer stoppage than usual.
	34:05	Power break after Linköping offside pass. Roe doesn't really agree with the call. The faceoff near the Linköping blueline.
	32:00	Tamminen deflects a pass ahead of Linköping net but it hits Högberg again.
	29:55	A Generous shot hits Little who looks for a breakaway, but Generous plays the rest of it well enough.
	28:20	Hintz gets a shot from the loose puck, Högberg saves.
	27:43	Olimb throws a hit but the referee calls it interference.
	26:20	Great takeaway by Partanen and feed to Salmela, but Högberg saves it.
	25:20	Taimi's pass attempt hits Horrsell and HIFK can't get a shot.
	23:50	Gordon tries to catch Little with a pass but the latter can't get it.
	21:15	Olimb shoots, Lankinen is able to save despite having a screen ahead.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
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		HIFK wins the shots on goal 13-6. But the game seemed closer than that.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:59	Partanen has two chances in the closing seconds. First one is blocked by Larsson and second one goes wide.
	19:06	A shot by Taimi hits the Linköping player and goes to the protective netting.
	17:57	Tamminen is tripped and HIFK gets the second power play of the game.
	17:39	Hintz goes hard on net, but can't get the puck in.
		Following the goal, Linköping leads 2-1 on aggregate.
	15:08	A bit of scrum ahead of Linköping net, arranged by Tamminen going hard on net.
	13:54	Goal for Linköping! Quick goal. Persson hits the post but afterwards GARRETT ROE has an empty net and he converts. Assisted by Niklas Persson, Andrew Gordon.
	13:14	Petrell is a bit too sloppy with his stick and gets a penalty. Linköping power play after the power break.
	12:10	Backhand snapper from Ikonen saved by Högberg.
	11:41	Hellholm forces Lankinen to freeze a shot from the neutral zone.
	11:00	Jääskä gets a good pass to the net but Linköping defends well enough to prevent a good shot.
	10:20	Fogström dislodges the HIFK net while forechecking so faceoff will go to the neutral zone.
	9:30	Visiting team at full strength. No great chances for HIFK.
	7:29	Sylvegård falls just as he had the chance to intercept pass. Later Näkyvä shoots from the blueline, hitting first opponent. Näkyvä has to get a penalty to prevent a breakaway.
	6:55	Linköping held the puck in the offensive zone for a long time, thanks to a steal by Bergfors from Teppo. HIFK turns the game after the chance and Taimi shoots from the blueline. Högberg freezes and it's power break.
	5:15	Gallo gets a chance between the circles, shoots and Grillfors puts the rebound away.
	4:30	Wrap-around chance for Bergfors saved by Lankinen.
	3:14	Turnover by Johasson in the defensive zone gives Linköping it's first chance but Lankinen is awake.
	2:47	Hintz tries a wrap-around, saved by Högberg.
	1:27	Early chance for Leino, but Högberg grabs the puck and it's faceoff from the left from his viewpoint.
	0:09	Opening faceoff won by HIFK, but it's quick offside.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Högberg Lundgren Näkyvä Roe Gordon Little Lankinen Grillfors Teppo Hintz Partanen Johansson
		Visitors are on the ice, followed by the home team.
		The warm-up is over and the Zamboni is on the ice.
		Starting lineups: IFK Helsinki: Lankinen (Bäckström) – Grillfors, Teppo, Finley, Heiskanen, Eronen, Taimi, Generous, Salmi – Hintz, Johansson, Partanen – Åsten, Elkins, Ikonen – Hämäläinen, Leino, Tamminen – Jääskä, Salmela, Petrell Linköping HC: Högberg (Johansson) – Lundgren, Näkyvä, Larsson, Hansson, Carlsson, Kristensen, Horrsell – Little, Roe, Gordon – Bergfors, Fogström, Olimb – Lilja, Persson, Sylvegård – Karlsson, Hellholm, Gallo, Törnqvist Referees: Schukies (GER), Wiegand (SUI) – Hägerström, Suominen (both FIN).
		It's winner takes all in the Finnish capital after IFK and Linkoping played out a tie in last week's match. IFK went in level against TPS in the last round before eventually going through on a shootout, while Linkoping won big on the road in Davos in the Round of 32. ”Last week we played a tough game in Linköping, but managed to get a draw. That gives us a good starting point in the second leg and maybe a tiny bit of advantage too," suggested IFK Head Coach Antti Törmänen. "We know however that we are up against a quality hockey team. It’s an interesting situation for the players to play a game this huge in November. This just keeps getting better.”
		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00.

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 14. Roe (Persson, Gordon)

IFK Helsinki: Lankinen (Bäckström) – Grillfors, Teppo, Finley, Heiskanen, Eronen, Taimi, Generous, Salmi – Hintz, Johansson, Partanen – Åsten, Elkins, Ikonen – Hämäläinen, Leino, Tamminen – Jääskä, Salmela, Petrell

Linköping HC: Högberg (Johansson) – Lundgren, Näkyvä, Larsson, Hansson, Carlsson, Kristensen, Horrsell – Little, Roe, Gordon – Bergfors, Fogström, Olimb – Lilja, Persson, Sylvegård – Karlsson, Hellholm, Gallo, Törnqvist

Referees: Schukies (GER), Wiegand (SUI) – Hägerström, Suominen (both FIN)

1st game

01.11.2016
Linköping - IFK Helsinki 1:1

Goals and assists: 3. Gallo (Lundgren, Persson) – 47. Leino (Elkins, Taimi)

Novokuznetsk – HC Sochi	1:0 (2:0 after SO)	\|	Novosibirsk – Spartak	0:2 (end)	\|	Avangard – Torpedo	2:1 (end)
Avtomobilist – HC Slovan	1:4 (end)	\|	Metallurg M – Neftekhimik	2:1 (3:2 after SO)	\|	Traktor – Ak Bars	2:3 (0:1 after SO)
Salavat Yulaev – HC Lada Togliatti	4:2 (end)	\|	Dinamo Minsk – Admiral	0:3 (end)	\|	Jokerit – Khabarovsk	3:2 (2:1 after SO)

1st period
	7:29	LIN	2	Näkyvä, interference
	13:14	IFK	2	Petrell, high-sticking
	13:54	LIN	0:1	Roe (Persson, Gordon)
	17:57	LIN	2	Hansson, tripping
1st intermission
2nd period
	27:43	LIN	2	Olimb, interference
	38:11	LIN	2	Christensen, boarding
2nd intermission
3rd period
Final