End of game

Game summary: Shots: 34-52 ; Shots on goal: 18-25 ; Goals: 2-1 ; Faceoffs won: 28-23 ; Blocked shots: 5-3 ; Hits: 18-20 ; Foul against: 2-2 ; Penalty in minutes: 6-6

Saves on third: Garipov 9, Karlsson 8.

Stats of 3rd period: Shots: 16-16 ; Shots on goal: 10-9 ; Goals: 1-1 ; Faceoffs won: 11-9 ; Blocked shots: 1-1 ; Hits: 3-7 ; Foul against: 1-1 ; Penalty in minutes: 2-2

End of 3 period

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 1. Karlsson Henrik. Ak Bars: empty net.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 1. Karlsson Henrik. Ak Bars: 77. Garipov Emil.

Timeout. Ak Bars.

Ak Bars pulls goalie out, net is empty.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 1. Karlsson Henrik. Ak Bars: empty net.

Two minutes remaining of the third period.

Peter Regin after a great pass from Joensuu. 2-0.

Teams at full strength.

Interesting tripping penalty was that...

Tkachev directs after pass from Musin. Karlsson holds.

At the moment I am wondering if this Jokerit team was the same team than was on second period. So much better are they playing.

Joensuu to the post.

Goog game at the moment, situations on both ends. Jokerit had two or three good scoring chances... Garipov holds up.

There was fieldmaster's special just seconds ago. Garipov went behind the net to stop the puck, but it bounced weirdly from the board. Sallinen got the puck and hit to the post from the open net.

Teams at full strength.

Joensuu is making good mask at the net. Jokerit should shoots.

Jokerit's playing seems way better on this period than it looked on second. Let's hope this power play is good for them.

Sallinen had a great spot to score his second for the night. Not this time.

Lots of empty seats in the Arena, still over 10 000 spectators.

Eetu Pöysti all alone at Garipov, can't get the puck past Emil.

Last (whole) period just started.

Begin of 3 period

Jokerit got only two shots on goal during second period. Game looked lika that, Jokerit didn't get too many controlled attacks on this period.

Saves on second period: Garipov 2, Karlsson 9.

Stats of 2nd period: Shots: 7-18 ; Shots on goal: 2-9 ; Goals: 0-0 ; Faceoffs won: 8-10 ; Blocked shots: 1-1 ; Hits: 8-5 ; Foul against: 0-1 ; Penalty in minutes: 4-2

End of 2 period

Lajunen checks Obukhov, good hit.

Last minute of the 2nd period.

Teams at full strength.

Hagman shoots, Garipov is better this time.

Karlsson makes nice save.

Teams at full strength.

Musin from the line, into Karlsson's lap and Henrik stops the game.

Situation on the is four skaters against four skaters.

Some penalties...

Tokranov, wide.

Game got some speed and Ak Bars is giving hard pressure to Jokerit. Jokerit has difficoulties to get out of the own zone.

Yarullin shot saved by Karlsson.

And right after I wrote that, Bylov shoots, a bit wide but puck comes back from the boards and Karlsson has some dangerous moments.

Game looks kind of boring at the moment, nothing to report...

Larsen gets a good spot to shoot, puck bounces from the players past the net.

Yarullin's shot bounces up and high and it almost surprises Karlsson. Luckily it goes also above the net.

Tokranov shoots the puck into to another Ak Bars player's pants. Face off to neutral zone.

Second periods have been hard for Jokerit during this season. Let's see how it turns to be today.

Begin of 2 period

Saves on first period: Garipov 5, Karlsson 7.

Stats of 1st period: Shots: 11-18 ; Shots on goal: 6-7 ; Goals: 1-0 ; Faceoffs won: 9-4 ; Blocked shots: 3-1 ; Hits: 7-7 ; Foul against: 1-0 ; Penalty in minutes: 0-2

End of 1 period

Korneyev shoots, Chibisov redirects the puck into the fishnets.

One minute to go on 1st period.

Zakharchuck gives nice hit against Kozun on open ice.

Kozun shows he knows his baseball. Takes the puck down from air with his stick blade.

Jere Sallinen scores after nice passes.

Sjögren shoots from the front of the net, Karlsson saves.

Coast to coast hockey at the moment...

Teams at full strength.

Jokerit power play started going well. Then offside and face off on the middle zone.

Regin shot goes wide by inches.

Lajunen shot saved by Garipov.

Sallinen gives a nice "kiss" to Musin. Good hit.

Lajunen's throw to the net is saved by Garipov.

Möller almost escapes after Larsen's mistake, but can't get to Karlsson's net.

Glukhov shoots high.

Begin of 1 period

Goalkeeper:
1. Karlsson Henrik (Jokerit).
77. Garipov Emil (Ak Bars).

Begin of game

Starting line-ups today:

Ak Bars: GK Garipov, LD Rylov, RD Yarullin, LW Möller, C Sjögren, RW Obukhov

Jokerit: GK Karlsson, LD Kulda, RD Lajunen, LW Sallinen, C Kapanen, RW Jormakka

Jokerit has some injuries and defenseman Daine Todd is playing as forward on fourth line. Interesting.

Game today is between Jokerit and Ak Bars Kazan.