Jokerit take victory in Helsinki derby as JYP return to form at SaiPa

[p]It has not been a good season so far for either Helsinki club, but [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a]'s has improved greatly with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ifk-helsinki-Ige43GcN/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/?mid=xCNUZn5l"]3-2[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-helsinki/Ige43GcN/"]IFK Helsinki[/a][/b] - the first Helsinki derby since Jokerit left to join the Kontinental Hockey League 12 years ago - a result which sees the Jokers go level with HIFK on 10 points.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mustonen-aleksi/d8j00TFi/"]Aleksi Mustonen[/a] put the hosts ahead midway through the first period, but with three minutes of the second to go [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makiaho-daniel/GUAU6y0m/"]Daniel Makiaho[/a] levelled the contest. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fortier-maxime/4lvbJve9/"]Maxime Fortier[/a] then put Jokerit back in front, but once again it was Makiaho who equalised, this time with just 44 seconds to play.[/p][p]That took the match to overtime, and this time there would be no chance for HIFK to respond, after [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forslund-alexander/tSAJ0vne/"]Alexander Forslund[/a] struck with nearly four minutes played to give Jokerit just their third win in 12 games[/b], while goal difference keeps HIFK a place higher in 15th.[/p][embed guid="fc88e7e7-db05-408e-b369-c6fded341bfa" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2108259099532046796" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jyp-jyvaskyla/YVjXBEzi/"]JYP[/a] were on the brink of following up their seven-match winning start with three straight defeats, but [b]two goals in the final nine minutes gave them a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jyp-YVjXBEzi/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/?mid=APLxYQZ0"]2-1[/a] win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a][/b], who were knocked out of the top four following three losses in their last four matches, as the visitors climb back to third in the table.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tauslahti-miro/SQv3Cutf/"]Miro Tauslahti[/a] put the home side ahead with seconds remaining of the opening period, and for a while one goal looked to be enough for SaiPa, but they left with nothing after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bourque-trenton/xpqhrImj/"]Trenton Bourque[/a] equalised in the 12th minute of period three, then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lassila-jere/IPZcz9be/"]Jere Lassila[/a] turned the match around in the final six minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/finland/liiga/"]Check out the Liiga standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]