Lintuniemi Decides Shootout as Jukurit Beat Ilves 2-1 at Nokia Arena
Alex Lintuniemi's shootout goal gave Jukurit a 2-1 win over Ilves at Nokia Arena on Oct. 24 after the teams finished 1-1 in regulation and overtime, leaving Ilves with a single Liiga point.
The result came a day after Ilves had beaten Jukurit 3–0 in Mikkeli the team's win in Mikkeli.
Luke Henman put Ilves ahead early in the third, finishing a Jens Lööke pass at 40:39. Christoffer Sedoff equalised for Jukurit at 44:34, forcing overtime. Goaltenders dominated: Ilves' Christoffer Rifalk made 27 saves while Jukurit's Matthieu Herpin stopped 23, the latter making several key stops in overtime and the shootout.
Alex Lintuniemi scored the lone shootout goal to give Jukurit two points; 5,524 fans at Nokia Arena were left with only a consolation single point.
Ilves piled up pressure late and controlled much of the extra period. Lööke’s fierce wrist shot rebounded off the inside post in the final seconds, but Herpin held firm. Ilves returns to action next week with an away game at HIFK on Wednesday, a Tampere derby against Tappara on Friday and a Halloween-themed home match against KalPa on Saturday. Tickets remain on sale through Ilves' outlets.
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