Korhonen Hat-Trick Drives Ilves to 4–0 Win

Benjamin Korhonen opened the scoring at 7:42 for his first goal in an Ilves jersey, added a power-play strike at 11:45, and completed the hat-trick with an empty-netter at 59:38, his first Liiga hat-trick. Lukáš Jašek scored in the third period at 48:25. Goaltender Mantas Armalis posted a shutout, matching HPK keeper Kim Saarinen with 24 saves apiece.

The shutout extended a run of four consecutive clean sheets, including the 2–0 season-opening road shutout in Rauma the season opener in Rauma and a preseason 2–0 win over Kärpät the Hakametsä preseason win. The crowd numbered 3,532.

Defender Jarkko Parikka played his 530th regular-season game to move into second on Ilves's all-time list, and Otto Latvala marked his 400th. Ilves travel to Oulu next on Sept. 16 and to Kuopio on Sept. 18. The Nokia Arena home opener is scheduled for Sept. 25, and regular-season tickets went on sale Aug. 31.