Goals are on the cards again in the SM league.
Artem Zagidulin saved zero in his last match. Jaakko Stenroos / AOP
Oulu Kärpät didn’t spend much time in Kouvola against KooKoo. The goal lamp was hit after only half a minute of play, when the Oulu team’s golden helmet Ville Leskinen sent the puck to the goal, where put in the same chain Kasper Bjorkqvist guided the game device inside.
KooKoo was unable to respond to Kärppie’s hit, but on the other hand was able to keep a clean sheet after a setback.
Vaasa also quickly got a taste of the goal when TPS’ strong counterattack ended Mikael Pyyhtien to shoot to hit. Vaasan Sport, which is last to last in the league table, is fighting against losing its fifth game in a row.
No goals were seen in Lahti and Jyväskylä. In the match between the Pelicans and Luko, there will be a fierce goalie battle, when the red-hot goalkeepers Patrik Bartosak and Artem Zagidul measure each other.
In the past season, Zagidulin has played more than two, 11 league matches, and saved in them with a fantastic save percentage of 94.1. Bartosak, having played the game less, also reaches a handsome reading of 93.02.
Instead of goals, the match saw one sad situation, when Lukon Antti Saarela had to leave the game after falling with a bad knee position.
The story will be updated as the league games progress