Game stats: Shots: 92-70 ; Shots on goal: 54-40 ; Goals: 2-3 ; Faceoffs: 60-37 ; Blocked shots: 7-18 ; Hits: 26-24 ; Time on Attack: 21:53-14:14 ; Penalty: 33-22

Stats of overtime: Shots: 25-13 ; Shots on goal: 17-7 ; Goals: 0-1 ; Faceoffs: 14-10 ; Blocked shots: 0-4 ; Hits: 2-6 ; Time on Attack: 07:07-02:31 ; Penalty: 4-8

End of game

End of overtime

The call stands and it was a good goal

The goal is under video review

Starkov from center but Zapolski saves and keeps

Shmelyov has place to seal this game but he shoots over

2. overtime starts at 19:42 (local time)

Stats of 1.overtime: Shots: 24-9 ; Shots on goal: 16-4 ; Goals: 0-0 ; Faceoffs: 11-9 ; Blocked shots: 0-4 ; Hits: 1-6 ; Time on Attack: 06:50-01:55 ; Penalty: 4-8

End of Fourth period, intermission is 17min

Gilroy onetimer on five meters away but Barulin saves

Tolvanen wide and Lepistö on Barulin

Palola onetimer was blocked by Chmykhov

4 on 3 now, Jokerit power play

4 on 4 now two minutes

Lugin shoots, Zapolski dropped the puck but finds it in time

Both teams at full strength

Jensen has empty net, but Barulin goes there just in time

Timeout. Jokerit.

Jensen comes really strongly on the net, Barulin saves but Sotchi gets penalty

Norman feeds, Palola onetimer goes just wide

Wirtanen fires, but Barulin saves

Both teams at full strength

Both teams at full strength

Jokipakka shoots close range, no chance

Larichec shoots over

Palola alone, dekes and try to score but Barulin saves

Collins just wide, shot from left side

Begin of overtime

Stats of 3rd period: Shots: 19-16 ; Shots on goal: 13-10 ; Goals: 0-0 ; Faceoffs: 13-9 ; Blocked shots: 2-2 ; Hits: 6-4 ; Time on Attack: 05:12-03:02 ; Penalty: 0-2

End of 3 period

Two minutes remaining on the third period. Looks like an overtime.

Kick save by Zapolski, hard shot from blueline

Morooozov alone but just over

Andersson shoots but Barulin saves again. He has been so good tonight.

Tomilin has great chance, he shoots but no scores

Jensen hits the post

Lepistö blasts, Barulin saves

Padakin turns and shoots, Zapolski keeps the post closed and save

Lauridsen seeks deflection but no one find the puck, wide

Good feed by Lepistö, Tolvanen tipped but the puck stucks in the traffic

Andersson and onetimer from the blueline corner, glove save by Barulin

Both teams at full strength

Jensen blasts but Barulin saves

Power play for Jokerit, good chance to score

Tolvanen and wrister but easy save by Barulin

Two blocker saves in a row for Zapolski

Begin of 3 period

Stats of 2nd period: Shots: 26-20 ; Shots on goal: 10-13 ; Goals: 0-1 ; Faceoffs: 19-6 ; Blocked shots: 1-8 ; Hits: 8-7 ; Time on Attack: 04:48-03:35 ; Penalty: 2-4

End of 2 period

One minute remaining on the second period

Both teams at full strength

Morozov and his wrister, Zapolski keeps the puck, face off will flollow

O´neill and Jensen both tipped in front of the net but no score

Tomilin fires from center, wide

Jokipakka alone, backhander but Zapolski gets piece of it

Barulin makes blocker save, Andersson´s slapshot was too lazy

Anttila turns and shoots, Barulin keeps

Morozov comes to the net really fast and powerfully, shot towards Zapolski, he saves. Morozov was hitted at same time. He climped to the bench

Jesper B. Jensen blasts but Barulin saves over the glass

Both teams att full strength

Palola fires, Joensuu stands there, almost goes in with deflection

Tolvanen comes in from left side, wrister from hasmarks but Barulin saves

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 30. Zapolski Ryan. HC Sochi: 30. Barulin Konstantin.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: empty net. HC Sochi: 30. Barulin Konstantin.

Begin of 2 period

Stats of 1st period: Shots: 22-21 ; Shots on goal: 14-10 ; Goals: 2-1 ; Faceoffs: 14-12 ; Blocked shots: 4-4 ; Hits: 10-7 ; Time on Attack: 04:46-05:06 ; Penalty: 27-8

End of 1 period

One minute left on the first period

Jormakka gives to Gilroy who just throws the puck in net, JOensuu tipped it in, nice pp goal

Tolvanen hits his onetimer in own spot couple of times but Barulin sees and saves

Minor team penalty is served by nr.26 Jonathon Blum

Tolvanen seeks and seeks and fires but Barulin saves

Sleepy first 10 minutes for Jokerit side, but now they are in the game. Score is 1-1 but Jokerit controls the game completely.

Minor penalty is served by nr. 78 Andrei Ivanov

Jokerit plays good box play and Sotchi can´t score this time

Mamkin and onetimer, Zapokski saves and keeps. Couple seconds and Jokerit is full

O´Dell tipped wide, Blum shot comes from the blueline, Jokipakka fires from left side, Collins tipped but just wide

Zapolski makes really good double save

Anttila has a breakaway but Barulin saves, it was shorthanded shot

5min penalty is served by nr.25 Pekka Jormakka

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 30. Zapolski Ryan. HC Sochi: 30. Barulin Konstantin.

Goalkeeper changed. Jokerit: 30. Zapolski Ryan. HC Sochi: empty net.

Kivistö, Tolvanen and Jensen, klap klap klap and Jensen shoots, wide

Anttila shoots from right side, Barulin tipped the puck in the crowd

Khomitsky fires from blueline but way wide

Eric O´dell shoots but wide, jus after he tipped but Zapolski saves

Begin of 1 period

Goalkeeper:
30. Zapolski Ryan (Jokerit).
30. Barulin Konstantin (HC Sochi).

Begin of game

Jokerit will start the game following six players: Zapolski, Andersson, Lepistö, Joensuu, Regin and Moses. Sotchi starters are: Barulin, Chmykhov, Jokipakka, Lugin, Collins and Shmelyov

Referees tonight: Kulyov and Naumov. Linesmen: Ivanov and Chernyshev

Welcome to Hartwall Arena. KHL playoffs 2018 starts today. First round Jokerit will meet Sotchi.