Assat slain by SaiPa as JYP beat HIFK to remain on maximum points at top of Liiga

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/assat-pori/I9wm5xTA/"]Assat[/a] beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a] in a shootout to extend their winning run to five matches two days earlier, but the [b]visitors to Pori got their revenge in real style with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/assat-I9wm5xTA/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/?mid=4UmzBoFL"]5-0[/a] hammering[/b] that sees them take a fourth win in the last five matches, as Assat slip to fourth, once place above the Lappeenranta side.[/p][p]The night began badly for Assat when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doucet-alexandre/MNeQf9gG/"]Alexandre Doucet[/a]'s goal was disallowed after review, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/peski-andrew/xpK7JwjF/"]Andrew Peski[/a] gave SaiPa the lead. [b]Either side of the 20-minute mark [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hokkanen-otto/bBeDOVEk/"]Otto Hokkanen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zabaneh-nick/Em4JSV6L/"]Nick Zabaneh[/a] both scored shorthanded goals[/b], and it was 5-0 before the end of the second as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/naukkarinen-janne/l2t1dTkd/"]Janne Naukkarinen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/intonen-aarne/W03w0sKM/"]Aarna Intonen[/a] added powerplay strikes. There were no more goals in the third period, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piiroinen-kari/6Jysy89D/"]Kari Piiroinen[/a] took his save count to 22[/b] to complete an impressive shutout on the road.[/p][embed guid="87c09ea9-2df2-424a-8aeb-6bd02fab87b3" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103524196131184679" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jyp-jyvaskyla/YVjXBEzi/"]JYP[/a] ensured they would remain top of the pile thanks to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ifk-helsinki-Ige43GcN/jyp-YVjXBEzi/?mid=dpfYjQNk"]4-3[/a] win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-helsinki/Ige43GcN/"]IFK Helsinki[/a], their [b]sixth win inside regulation time out of six this season[/b]. HIFK stay just above the bottom three after suffering a fifth defeat from seven so far this term.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ojantakanen-valtteri/EiZFPN8I/"]Valtteri Ojantakanen[/a] scored in the first two periods[/b], either side of an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pakarinen-iiro/8Qzo8s8e/"]Iiro Pakarinen[/a] equaliser and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/newkirk-reece/h6Ihumza/"]Reece Newkirk[/a] regaining the lead for JYP. The home side rallied in the third with strikes from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sippola-ossi/Ec1YTyZA/"]Ossi Sippola[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makiaho-daniel/GUAU6y0m/"]Daniel Makiaho[/a] in the final nine minutes, [b]but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/costmar-arvid/65SL2A9N/"]Arvid Costmar[/a]'s strike settled JYP nerves.[/b][/p][embed guid="bdfc7f4f-6dfc-4923-8174-af311a2b06ea" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103525266609836513" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves-tampere/Oh5uGzDT/"]Ilves[/a] have moved into third in the standings, picking up [b]a fourth win in a row by thrashing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kookoo/ljjApDE3/"]KooKoo[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ilves-Oh5uGzDT/kookoo-ljjApDE3/?mid=4Actk4h2"]6-0[/a][/b], a seventh loss from seven this season for the [b]Kouvola side, who remain on just one point.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heikkinen-lari/S0fZdsIq/"]Ilvari Heikkinen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/utunen-toni/CdEO0G0l/"]Toni Utunen[/a] had the Tampere side 2-0 up in the first period before they added another two in the second through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/teuho-markkola-timi/bJbqd28N/"]Timi Teuho-Markkola[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parikka-jarkko/O8XjRhWp/"]Jarkko Parikka[/a], and to complete the set, Ilves notched two more in the third - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henman-luke/ADRnATR0/"]Luke Henman[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nyberg-john/4YamAHJq/"]John Nyberg[/a] added their names to the scoresheet, while [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/armalis-mantas/hfrrcLY3/"]Mantas Armalis[/a] made 24 saves to maintain his clean sheet.[/b][/p][embed guid="9e2609a4-2517-444f-96ca-44e1f5978726" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103530946549162365" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jukurit/vmuCbWr3/"]Jukurit[/a] remain in second place but are now a point behind JYP after needing overtime to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kiekko-espoo/IVYOkYeB/"]Kiekko-Espoo[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jukurit-vmuCbWr3/kiekko-espoo-IVYOkYeB/?mid=d4pSC7p9"]2-1[/a]. I[b]t's a sixth win in a row for the side who finished 15th last season[/b], while KE have lost three of their last four, with three of those going to overtime.[/p][p]It took until midway through the third period for the match to ignite, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hayhurst-jacob/rNbWGsIa/"]Jacob Hayhurst[/a] gave Jukurit the lead, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oberg-linus/lG6J3cA5/"]Linus Oberg[/a] to level for the visitors less than 30 seconds later. [b]Over four minutes into OT, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ford-connor/jaOt2jzm/"]Connor Ford[/a] struck the game winner[/b] to hand the Mikkeli side two more points.[/p][embed guid="6dc15cf7-5ac0-46f0-90d9-c769fc57b899" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103544438043685371" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a] were unable to build on their first win of the season[/b] last time out and instead stay 16th following a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/tps-turku-Wd5rVrgM/?mid=Kfg55Pxq"]2-1[/a] loss to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps-turku/Wd5rVrgM/"]TPS Turku[/a], who climb to sixth following a fourth win from seven[/b] thus far.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maatta-joel/0r49vFaf/"]Joel Maatta[/a] broke the deadlock with just under five minutes to play in the second period, and the points weren't safe until two minutes of the 60 to play, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paajanen-otto/fke4uA6C/"]Otto Paajanen[/a] scored on a powerplay. At the other end, TPS were denied a shutout in the final minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tuomola-riku/8WRQ8VY3/"]Riku Tuomola[/a] scored a consolation.[/p][embed guid="c70ddef0-2347-4c71-bb4b-7dc1d92d9255" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103544835177390387" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/finland/liiga/"]Check out the latest Liiga standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]