The Pelicans won a thriller against HIFK. After sharing Six goals during regulation, it took eight rounds of penalties to find a winner.
The Pelicans took an early lead when Justin Hodgman set up Defenseman henri Heino at 4:40. But, the visiting team from Helsinki, hit back with two quick goals early in the second period. Teemu Eronen and Oliwer Kaski both found the net 50 seconds apart to give HIFK the lead.
However, the team from Lahti were not behind for long. A further 34 seconds had elapsed before team captain Antti Erkinjuntti set up Iikka Kangasniemi, who was playing in his first game back after a lengthy layoff through injury. Heino also got an assist on that goal.
With the end of the second period drawing near, HIFK restored their lead when Arttu Luttinen scored. That looked like being enough to take the points and to round off a miserable week for the Pelicans but no. With jus over three minutes left in the game. Erkinjuntti and Juhani Tyrvainen combined to set up Justin Hodgman to tie the game.
We no further goals in overtime, it was onto the shoot out. Both teams missed their first seven attempts, with Hodgman and Kangasniemi missing three each. Roope Elimaki also missed one for the home side. While for HIFK Juuso Puustinen and Mikael Johansson missed two each. Mika Partanen, Teemu Eronen and Juhamatti Aaltonen also missed their chances.
Heading into round eight of the shoot out and Corey Elkins went first for HIFK. He too, like his team mates before him failed to find the net and so that left Antti Tyrvainen to seal the win for the Pelicans.
Team Line Up
74 Antti Erkinjuntti - 37 Roope Elimaki - 4 Iikka Kangasniemi
18 Aleksi Rekonen - 27 Miska Siikonen - 89 Antti Tyrvainen
38 Morten Poulsen - 22 Juhani Tyrvainen - 16 Justin Hodgman
29 Arttu Heikkinen - 24 Hannes Bjorninen - 25 Joonas Alanne
12 Pasi Puistola - 6 Valtteri Parikka
39 Marko Poyhonen - 84 Henri Heino
10 Ben Blood - 51 Roni Rukajarvi
41 Janne Juvonen - 70 Lassi Yrjola
Opposition View
Corey Elkins once played three games in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2009-10 season. The Michigan-born Forward spent much of his time with the Kings AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs during that season and the following one before plying his trade in Europe.
40 Tomi Tuomisto - 85 Mikael Johansson - 50 Juhamatti Aaltonen
71 Juuso Puustinen - 10 Roope Hintz - 21 Mika Partanen
39 Arttu Luttinen - 91 Corey Elkins - 28 Jasse Ikonen
45 Micke-Max Asten - 80 Thomas Nykopp - 32 Lennart Petrell
42 Teemu Eronen - 2 Matt Generous
3 Joe Finley - 44 Marcus Hogstrom
43 Miihkali Teppo - 4 Oliwer Kaski
47 Juuso Salmi
30 Kevin Lankinen - 58 Jere Myllyniemi
No comments:
Post a Comment