Sport’s freezing backfired in the third period.
Ace’s Will Graber (left) scored the winning goal. Elmeri Elo / All Over Press
Two matches were played in the SM league today. Ässat defeated Sport 4–2 after a game full of phases in the third set.
Sport’s Swedish trio mastered the opening beats. Simon Hjalmarsson and Axel Holmström did the preliminary work, which he finished Sebastian Stålberg from the rear post.
Aces leveled with superiority Ian McCoshen sent the puck over the line Jesse Joensuuta towards. The captain calmly moved the instrument Leevi to Viitala to an easy place to do it.
Right at the beginning of the second period, Sport was able to try for the lead goal in the form of a kicker. The situation did not arise normally. Sport rotation was suddenly interrupted for a penalty shot, when McCoshen, who broke the stick, swiped his broken tool towards Stålberg, who was carrying the puck. Shot by the ranker Valtteri Viljanen failed to pass in his former home hall Niklas Rubinia.
Turo Asplund surprised Rubin from a small corner with a lightning uppercut in the middle of the match. Aces came to level again when Roope Talaja knocked by Markus Phillips namupass for his fourth goal of the season.
In the third set, the game broke down. A total of seven two-minute sessions were used on the ice bench.
The second ice related to moving the stick was whistled Jan-Mikael Järvisen, when he swept the Sport player’s fallen club off the fairway. This was interpreted as blocking.
The coolness backfired on Sport, as the Vaasa team took two consecutive penalties halfway through the set. After them, Ässät scored two goals within two minutes.
Sport did not manage to take its second consecutive victory this time either. Sport’s victory has always been followed by defeat. Ässät moved past Jukurei to tenth place in the standings.
In the second game of the day, Lukko won Arjom Zagidulin with a draw, Jukurit 2–0. The Russian keeper blanked his opponent for the sixth time this season.
They were responsible for Luko’s goals Harri Kainulainen and Linus Nyman. Thomas Gregoire collected an assist for both goals. Kainulainen also added a second assist to his account for the second goal.
The win was Luko’s 13th of the season. The difference to the Pelicans, who played two games less, increased to five points.