Hockey: Kalpa scores five in the first period to beat Saipa __ and take League Playoffs
The dominant opening sets 20 minutes on the way to beat SAIPA 8-1 at home in the game three finals of Liiga 2025 playoffs and take 2-1 in the best series.
The team from Kuopio spent a home icy advantage in the game, losing 6-2 to the final debutants, before returning 5-2 successes in Lappeenrant to the issue level compared to Olva Areen.
And Kalpa It is fabricated that there would be no repetition of their opening of the night disappointment to the amazing start at the match, score four times in just two minutes and 22 seconds.
The first goal arrived after just 39 seconds – Juusa Maenpa put a lot of power in his shot on the right, and deviation from a Sauna Stick just helped you take it by the goalkeeper Kari Piiroinen.
It was 2-0 with 01:07 on Satu, after Jere Karjalainen He picked up his defense in his defense and she received the freedom of the right wing to crash to score and shot outside Piiroinen.
26 seconds of the game later, it was 3-0 on the Burfio side, as Joona Saarelainen selected Ville Rootsalainen In the middle and buried the first timer to send the home crowded the wild.
Piiroinen was withdrawn in favor Michael HutchinsonBut the change of Netminger did not make any difference, because Maenpaa crossed behind the finded network Jesper MattilaWho made 4-0.
Number five arrived at 01:40 at first in the first period, kindness Lasse LappalainenWhose fast recording has found the way through Hutchinson, as all the Kalpa touched turned to goals.
Approaching the middle point in the match, Saipa caught on the board when Saku SalminenThe clean strike was found through the crowd, but the fun mode in Olva Sena returned to five minutes later, when Maenpaa was a Mattila giver again to achieve his other.
After only two penalties in the opening 40 minutes, the third period was an unreasonable thing, with an illegal check on the head from Saip Henri Nikkanen The worst of nine incidents who saw players made in a box.
Yet there was more time for more goals. Four minutes in, Kristjan He reacted well to crack through Hutchinson at the jump, before he added his second and Kalpa eighth in the final two minutes, receiving a passage of Costa Kapanen and completing neatly from the close range to Complete the 8-1 win.
Kalpa will be hoping to expand their fully well-deserved series and move within a single winter title to Liiga in Game four is Wednesday in Lappeenrant.