Kärpät beat Kiekko-Espoo 3–1.
Aleksi Antti-Roiko tasted John Stevens’ (14) cross. Jussi Määtt / AOP
– Now the puck didn’t slip. Then it was still drowned in it, then another unsuccessful bet – and through the bounce in.
That’s what Kiekko-Espoo’s coach saw Jyrki Aho described Kärppien’s 2–1 goal at the beginning of the final set.
The puck stayed Kristian Näkyvän ride in the middle area and ended up To Aleksi Antti-Roikowhose shot, or rather “shot”, found its way into the goal to everyone’s surprise.
– It tested us a bit.
of John Stevens poikakrivitonen in 54.15 watered Kiekko-Espoo’s hopes.
– Now I still don’t think that there was a five-minute suspension for such a mix-up and collision, but the judges know better, Aho formulated at the press conference.
– When they actually looked at the video, it has to be right.
Stevens’ bat slammed into Antti-Roiko’s jaw.
– Surely the club was too high – but it wasn’t trying to slaughter it.
Kärpät packed the match Eemil Erholtz with a superior hit in time 57.44.
“A really big result”
Kärpät put all their efforts into the last playoff spot, overtaking Ilves, who played two games less.
– In the third period, we got a really lucky lead, but we were able to defend that lead well, Kärppie’s coach Petri Karjalainen comment.
– This was a really big result for us, a really big result: three scored, one conceded, three points.
Kiekko-Espoo is in eighth place, three points ahead of Kärppi.