Ilves head to Turku to open three-game week against TPS
Ilves begins a three-game week on Tuesday with a rescheduled away Liiga match against TPS in Turku. Puck drop at Gatorade Center is 18:30.
The team arrives in good form after bouncing back from a loss to HPK by defeating Jokerit 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday at Nokia Arena. That match when Ilves hosted Jokerit at Nokia Arena drew a season-record crowd of 11,863. Jens Lööke, Matic Török and Tony Sund scored in regulation, with Sund 1+1, and Luke Henman added two assists in the win.
TPS are also on a run, having beaten Ässät 4–2 in Pori for their third straight victory. Scorers included Lukas Wernblom, Jeremi Virtanen (1+1), Joona Ikonen (his first of the season) and Lars Bryggman.
Ilves sit top of the Liiga table with 28 points from 14 games, ahead of Ässät on goal difference. TPS are seventh with 24 points. League scoring leaders include Luke Henman (7+11=18) and Daniel Mäkiaho (9+9=18). Tony Sund ranks third among defensemen with 3+8=11. At his current pace he could finish the regular season with 51 points, matching Ilves' single-season defense record held by Simon Johansson.
The game starts at Gatorade Center at 18:30; Ilves+ coverage begins at 17:30 (call or WhatsApp 0505531931 to join) and MTV Sports broadcasts live from 18:15.
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