End of game

Game summary: Shots: 62-50 ; Shots on goal: 35-22 ; Goals: 3-2 ; Faceoffs won: 24-24 ; Blocked shots: 7-8 ; Hits: 18-20 ; Foul against: 1-2 ; Penalty in minutes: 4-2

Saves on third period: Samsonov 12, Helenius 7.

Stats of 3rd period: Shots: 27-21 ; Shots on goal: 15-8 ; Goals: 3-1 ; Faceoffs won: 8-9 ; Blocked shots: 2-4 ; Hits: 2-6 ; Foul against: 0-0 ; Penalty in minutes: 0-0

Great 3rd period for Jokerit.

End of 3 period

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 31. Helenius Riku. Metallurg Mg: empty net.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 31. Helenius Riku. Metallurg Mg: 83. Koshechkin Vasily.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 31. Helenius Riku. Metallurg Mg: empty net.

Two minutes remaining of the third period.

Metallurg is out of the machine and they are putting pressure to Jokerit end.

Zaripov all alone at the corner, misses the puck.

Lajunen's shot bounces dangerously, not into the net this time.

Jokerit has put Metallurg into the machine...

Puck is in the Metallurg net. But the goal is disallowed since there was a shot to Samsonov's head just before and the game was whistled before the goal.

Now we have a result and it is a good goal. Jokerit leads.

This challenge takes a long time...

Metallurg challenges that goal. We'll see if it stays.

What a goal, that was nice. 3-2.

Jokerit has a momentum now, lots of pressure to Metallurg's end.

Regin twice, wide and to the post.

Huhtala shoots from the line and the puck is in the net. Can't say if it went straight...

Beretstennikov scores, there was quite a mistake by Helenius just before the goal.

Joensuu ties the game with some skill.

Anttila shoots to the post.

Regin had empty net at the corner after Genoway's pass. Drops the puck past the net.

Begin of 3 period

There are three Metallurg fans at the north end seats of the Arena. Two girls and one boy. Or two young women and one man. Those girls are shouting and yelling and they make more noise than rest of the Arena most of the time.

Saves on second period: Samsonov 10, Helenius 8.

Stats of 2nd period: Shots: 16-17 ; Shots on goal: 10-8 ; Goals: 0-0 ; Faceoffs won: 6-9 ; Blocked shots: 2-1 ; Hits: 7-7 ; Foul against: 1-0 ; Penalty in minutes: 0-2

End of 2 period

One minute remaining of the 2nd period.

Helenius make a gamesaver. To be a gamesaver Jokerit needs to score at least once though.

We went 7 minutes before the whistle. Now Metallurg icing. Let's see if can have another commercial break at all.

Pihlström after great pass by Niemi, no good.

Teams at full strenght.

Genoway gives a great pass to the net, no Jokerit player can hit the puck into the net from there.

Lajunen, wide.

What's going on in the rink. Metallurg had 3 to 0 attack, no goal. What on earth did Jokerit just before that?

Some warm hugging on the ice... Looks like there's no penalties this time.

Huhtala in the Metallurg net, puck's not. That doesn't count.

Lauridsen hits the crossbar and from there to fishnets.

Talaja's shot saved easily by Samsonov.

Kaletnik on breakthrough, Helenius holds.

Helenius makes icing. Faceoff at his net.

Jormakka was clever and left the puck behind him, there was no teammate to take the puck .

Begin of 2 period

Saves on first period: Samsonov 10, Helenius 5.

Stats of 1st period: Shots: 19-12 ; Shots on goal: 10-6 ; Goals: 0-1 ; Faceoffs won: 10-6 ; Blocked shots: 3-3 ; Hits: 9-7 ; Foul against: 0-2 ; Penalty in minutes: 4-0

End of 1 period

Last moments of the game have been quite uneventful...

One minute remaining of the first period.

Antipin "walks" to Jokerit net, Helenius is better this time.

Gymer got a great spot to score, shot is lousy.

Teams are at full strength.

Mozyakin's shot goes a bit wide.

Lee shoots well from the line, then some hassle at Helenius' net. No goal this time.

And then Joensuu takes a penalty at the attacking zone.

Game got some speed and it rolls nicely from end to end. You can see some skill on the ice.

First Anttila shoots, then Jensen, Samsonov saves both shots.

Now it is Metallurg's turn to get pressure to Jokerit end.

Regin gets to shoot, defender stops the puck.

They handle it well, Mozyakin scores after 12 seconds.

Power play for Magnitogorsk, let's see how they handle it.

Now it's Lee's turn to shoot, Helenius saves that.

Budkin shoots from the blue line, easy for Helenius.

Jokerit gets some pressure to Metallurg's end.

Kulda from the line, wide.

And we have the game going...

Begin of 1 period

Goalkeeper:
31. Helenius Riku (Jokerit).
30. Samsonov Ilya (Metallurg Mg).

Begin of game

Teams will start the game with following lineups:

Metallurg: GK Samsonov, LD Antipin, RD Lee, LW Mozyakin, C Osala, RW Zaripov

Jokerit: GK Helenius, LD Kulda, RD Genoway, LW Joensuu, C Regin, RW Salminen

Good evening everybody. And welcome to visitors from Magnitogorsk. Metallurg is visiting team tonight. And home team is of course Jokerit since we are in Helsinki and Hartwall Arena.