Late surge gives HPK 3–1 win over Ilves in Hämeenlinna

The visitors arrived in Hämeenlinna on the back of a 3–0 win over Jokerit, with goaltender Mantas Armalis recording a shutout in Helsinki. They had traveled to Hämeenlinna for the matchup as noted in the pregame preview.

Benjamin Korhonen opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 23:48. HPK turned the game around after intermission: Vili Alatalo redirected Hugo Gabrielson's shot to tie it at 48:26, Oliver Kopiloff hammered home the go-ahead goal at 53:39, and Roope Vesterinen sealed the result with an empty-netter at 59:07.

Jakob Crespin made 28 saves for HPK, while Ilves' Mantas Armalis had 22 stops. The announced attendance in Hämeenlinna was 3,836. Ilves return to Tampere for a sold-out meeting with Jokerit at Nokia Arena on Saturday at 17:00.