JYP continue perfect Liiga start by beating Jokerit as TPS thrash Tappara

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jyp-jyvaskyla/YVjXBEzi/"]JYP[/a] were already the last side on maximum points before tonight's games but had played fewer than most, but that is not the case any more after [b]they beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/jyp-YVjXBEzi/?mid=j3VKK1sf"]4-2[/a][/b] and left the promoted side with just one point from their four outings thus far.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fortier-maxime/4lvbJve9/"]Maxime Fortier[/a] broke the deadlock in the opening seconds for Jokerit, but goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lassila-jere/IPZcz9be/"]Jere Lassila[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bourque-trenton/xpqhrImj/"]Trenton Bourque[/a] had the visitors ahead after one period. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krogdahl-max/Uu5QmA17/"]Max Krogdahl[/a] drew the Helsinki side level midway through the match but [b]again JYP pulled clear through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/peltola-eetu/zT2pLWCd/"]Eeru Peltola[/a] and a second from Lassila.[/b][/p][embed guid="d4c262ae-26f3-442e-a766-72b0adfdc463" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rihK3mwvsM" social-type="youtube" /][p]Liiga champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tappara/llrWVOwG/"]Tappara[/a] have endured a rocky start to their title defence - their [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/tappara-llrWVOwG/tps-turku-Wd5rVrgM/?mid=WtXzHJtJ"]4-0[/a] loss at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps-turku/Wd5rVrgM/"]TPS Turku[/a] was their second defeat in three so far[/b], leaving them 13th, while TPS have climbed to fourth having responded well to a two-game losing run by earning their third win of the season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/virtanen-jeremi/KAl6cR4R/"]Jeremi Virtanen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wernblom-lukas/CtUX4moN/"]Lukas Wernblom[/a] scored either side of the 20-minute mark before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pikkarainen-kasper/Qi1cNk8E/"]Kasper Pikkarainen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/binner-alexis/l2RCXoy3/"]Alexis Binner[/a] completed the scoring in period three, but the night belonged to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makiniemi-eetu/KpzN7s2G/"]Eetu Makiniemi[/a], who made 20 saves[/b] to register a memorable shutout.[/p][embed guid="2945fa92-bfc3-4381-a594-45a7c0ad7e05" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2100652719291707409" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaasan-sport/Qqy8aCTd/"]Vaasan Sport[/a] are up to seventh in the standings thanks to a third victory from six games so far, as they had just enough to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lukko-rauman/hdqQJQgc/"]Lukko[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/lukko-hdqQJQgc/vaasan-sport-Qqy8aCTd/?mid=bTYSIuC6"]2-1[/a] away from home in Rauma, where the hosts remained on three points and sit 12th in the standings, albeit from only four matches.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/granath-philip/2u8UMRX6/"]Philip Granath[/a] was the hero for Sport, twice putting them ahead[/b] - first early in the second period and then midway through the third - either side of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beaucage-alex/KAed5cE0/"]Alex Beaucage[/a] levelling late on in the second period.[/p][embed guid="16db9bf7-fbfb-44ef-9c9c-83da712e6fad" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2100641428120490116" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/finland/liiga/"]Follow the Liiga season on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]