The teams have met six
times this season and they ended up in a 3 all draw.
Jokerit had left their fighting spirit back at flashy "Hartwall Arena" and never got into the game.
HIFK were unlycky to only score once in the 1st period as they had most of the puck throughout the period.
With the exception of some mistakes in the second, that Jokerit were more than close to capitalize on, it finally wasn´t left in
any doubt that HIFK were the better team in all areas.
On the whole a very promising showcase of play-off type hockey and good cooperation within the lines and defensive pairings.
Stars:
#1 Markku Hurme
#2 Olli Jokinen
#3 Tim Thomas