Rögle defeated Tappara, Luulaja Jukurit

Christian Heljango’s 18 saves were not enough to win against the reigning CHL champion Rögle. Elmeri Elo/AOP

Tappara suffered a loss to Rögle in the 1st leg of the CHL quarterfinals, where the last season’s finalists met. The battle played in Sweden ended with a 3–2 victory for the home team.

The match took its turn already in the third minute of the game, when Oskar Pettersson spooned in front of the goal to give Rögle the lead. After five minutes, Tappara’s superiority lost the puck in the central area To Linus Sandiniwhich passed Christian Heljangon at the end of a clever paint job.

Rögle’s 3–0 goal was created again in a straightforward style, when Oskar Stål-Tyrenäs received a pass after the break, ran through and surprised Heljango with a rather central shot.

The letter was left unfinished

In the third set, Tappara started the kir. Niko Ojamäki and Valtteri Kemläinen the goals brought the people of Tampere to the end of the goal, but the reigning CHL champion lasted until the end.

However, the reductions were important considering next week’s pair of matches, as the axe-shirts will get in front of their home crowd to catch up with the one-goal chasing position. The second legs of the quarter-finals will be played on December 13.

Overplay from the Jukurs

Along with Tappara, Jukurit also returns from Sweden with a loss on his neck. However, the Mikkeli team’s visit to Lulea ended in a decidedly duller way, with a loss in chapters 1–5.

The power player from Lulea had scored two goals By Brendan Shinnim. The Finns of the team Julius Honka and Leo Komarov got one assist point to their account.

Olli Jokinen the crew’s frustration with the superiority of the home team was shown in the form of two match penalties. Halfway through the second period Pekka Jormaka was sentenced to a 5+10 minute penalty for an elbow tackle. In the third set, the same verdict was given for a cross stick Oskars Batna.

Jukurie’s only goal, a 1–5 reduction, was scored in the second to last minute of the final set Joni Jurmo.