SaiPa worsen Tappara's poor start as Jukurit return to summit by beating KooKoo

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tappara/llrWVOwG/"]Tappara[/a]'s season looked to be building steadily with successive shutout wins, but a narrow loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lukko-rauman/hdqQJQgc/"]Lukko[/a] has been followed up by [b]a second [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/tappara-llrWVOwG/?mid=hYKbbTnD"]4-2[/a] defeat against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a] this month[/b]. The Lappeenranta side sit third having taken at least one point from all their seven matches so far.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haapala-henrik/GCsbPPgB/"]Henrik Haapala[/a] got the home side in front, but [b]two from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siikanen-patrik/WSqBQ3gC/"]Patrik Siikanen[/a] and one from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emanuelsson-einar/fVIGdwUp/"]Einar Emanuelsson[/a] had SaiPa in control[/b] at the end of the first period. A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simontaival-kasper/AoVpUCbM/"]Kasper Simontaival[/a] strike late in the second set up a thrilling final 20 minutes, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perttu-mikko/6gh0qkGL/"]Mikko Perttu[/a] to settle it with an empty-netter.[/p][embed guid="822e45ce-5def-4937-b15a-377e233bfd75" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSSZuECMRr8" social-type="youtube" /][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jyp-jyvaskyla/YVjXBEzi/"]JYP[/a] not in action, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jukurit/vmuCbWr3/"]Jukurit[/a] had the chance to reclaim first place, and they took it with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jukurit-vmuCbWr3/kookoo-ljjApDE3/?mid=2LXC7XPQ"]5-3[/a] win on the road at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kookoo/ljjApDE3/"]KooKoo[/a][/b]. It's seven wins running for Jukurit, who hit the 20-point mark, two more than JYP but having played three matches more, while it's eight defeats from eigth for KooKoo.[/p][p]Having lost the early lead, [b]KooKoo came back from 3-1 down to level at 3-3[/b] thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riekkinen-joona/fwTHZkx7/"]Joona Riekkinen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaakola-ossi-petteri/AFnFlao6/"]Ossi-Petteri Jaakola[/a], [b]only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olofsson-jesper/URwMyiUG/"]Jesper Olofsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olsen-thomas/KzX1hl5T/"]Thomas Olsen[/a] to pull Jukurit clear[/b] again in the final minutes.[/p][embed guid="67fe47a2-7064-47a2-8aa9-4c6ca5db4574" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2103866001460769094" social-type="twitter" /][p] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/assat-pori/I9wm5xTA/"]Assat[/a]'s run of victories was ended by a thumping 5-0 loss to SaiPa last time out, and now it's two defeats in a row for the fourth-placed [b]Pori side, who went down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/assat-I9wm5xTA/hameenlinna-zV5a4drH/?mid=h8iD337e"]5-4[/a] after overtime to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hameenlinna/zV5a4drH/"]Hameenlinna[/a][/b], who climbed out of the bottom three with their second win in their last three.[/p][p]Hameenlinna twice took a two-goal lead, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakulinen-anrei/zimY1Ci1/"]Anrei Hakulinen[/a] scoring a brace, but both times Assat came back to equalise, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doucet-alexandre/MNeQf9gG/"]Alexandre Doucet[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pinard-simon/0vdevRlb/"]Simon Pinard[/a] struck in the final five minutes[/b] to force OT. But again it was [b]HPK who went in front, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kukkonen-miska/W2fomAK8/"]Miska Kukkonen[/a] scored the winner[/b] four minutes in.[/p][embed guid="b6669300-a282-44f5-ae0b-cb40d8fd6098" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHsEBmk1VQc" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]Hameenlinna were replaced in the bottom three by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-helsinki/Ige43GcN/"]IFK Helsinki[/a], who were edged out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ifk-helsinki-Ige43GcN/pelicans-nJrUIp93/?mid=CfJr2Bml"]2-1[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pelicans-lahti/nJrUIp93/"]Pelicans[/a] who ended a run of four defeats[/b]. Lukko sit sixth thanks to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/kalpa-tMuMK6vi/lukko-hdqQJQgc/?mid=U7Z49geE"]2-1[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kalpa-kuopio/tMuMK6vi/"]KalPa[/a] which took their winning run to four, as the Kuopio side continue to alternate between a win and loss each match.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kiekko-espoo/IVYOkYeB/"]Kiekko-Espoo[/a] stay a point behind Lukko after returning to winning ways with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/kiekko-espoo-IVYOkYeB/?mid=0YfL1sx8"]4-1[/a] success over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a], who remain 16th with one win in eight this season.[/b] A first win in three has taken [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/karpat-oulu/fPJxL2x2/"]Karpat[/a] into the top 10, the Oulu side held on for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/karpat-fPJxL2x2/vaasan-sport-Qqy8aCTd/?mid=KKMj0kI0"]2-1[/a] away win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaasan-sport/Qqy8aCTd/"]Vaasan Sport[/a], who slip out of the play-off places.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/finland/liiga/"]Find all the latest stats and standings from the Liiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]