Ice hockey | Olli Jokinen talked to the audience about his hair: “I asked him, is everything okay?”

of HIFK Mikkelin Jukurit, who played with their backs against the wall like on Thursday, took the second consecutive victory in the Liiga quarter-final series and thus kept their semi-final dream alive.

Jukurit claimed victory over Oulu's Kärp with goals Kärpät 3–2. You get to the semifinals with four wins and Kärpät leads the match series with 3–2 wins.

Jukurs took the second set 3–0 in Oulu and kept its lead until the final buzzer. Kärpi, who led the game strongly, had a good seam to wrap up the series, but Markus Ruusun Thanks to 33 saves, Jukurit narrowed the wins to 2–3.

Ruusu made no fewer than 18 saves in the opening set and canceled numerous Kärppi's scoring opportunities, until he finally lit up 12 seconds before the set break. Arttu Hyry flashed his huge wrist shot through the irons behind Ruusu's back.

Ruusu took a clear victory over Kärppien in the game Tomi from Karhuswho didn't have his best night.

No less than four new scorers were seen in the game. Jukurien scored their opening goal of this playoff spring Michal Kovarcik, Pekka Jormakka and Linus Nässen and Kärppien Hyry.

The previous one like the game, the match ended in chaos. The Kärppien got a ten-minute personal memory Ville Koivunen and Marko Anttila and Jukurien Kovarcik and Lucas Nordsäter.

Head coach of the Jukurs Olli Jokinen had his own conversation after the game with the regular shouters in the C stand.

“They said I've started to show baldness on the back of my head and I'm a shy guy. I said that yes, I am aware of the situation and asked him if he is all right,” Jokinen said, relieved by the win.

Tappara star Anton Levtchin The passing show already brought Tappara within a win of the semi-final spot.

Levtchi served Tappara's first three hits as the reigning champions defeated TPS 5–2 on their home ice.

The match became quite messy due to the large amount of ice. In addition, TPS Linus Fröberg was sent to the shower at the end of the opening set for his tackle Olli to Juolevi.

“We were messing around with Tanus on the puck, and the next thing I saw was that he (Fröberg) was trying to tackle. Fortunately, I managed to react to it at least a little,” Juolevi said.

Head coach of TPS Tommi Miettinen commented acidly on the line of refs at the post-match press conference.

“Now when we ask, we answer. Here, certain people have been whining and whining about the referee's line for the rest of the season,” Miettinen began.

“Isn't that what we've been looking for, that the ice guy is being whistled all the time? In my opinion, there were too many, but that's just my opinion.”

Strongly played in the Turku team in his rookie season Viljami Marjala, 21, achieved a rare feat with two assists.

Marjala became a Tappara legend Janne Ojanen along with being the rookie player with the most assists (6) in the playoffs in league history.

The semi-final spot is on hold for Tappara for the first time on Saturday in Turku.