Five out of five for Liiga leaders JYP as Assat continue strong start

[p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jukurit/vmuCbWr3/"]Jukurit[/a] not in action, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jyp-jyvaskyla/YVjXBEzi/"]JYP[/a] knew another win inside 60 minutes would see them return to first place[/b], and they once again lead the Mikkeli side on goal difference [b]thanks to their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jyp-YVjXBEzi/pelicans-nJrUIp93/?mid=QadtpIA5"]3-1[/a] win in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pelicans-lahti/nJrUIp93/"]Lahti[/a].[/b] Having started with successive wins, it's three defeats in a row now for Pelicans.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lerby-carl-johan/WSsQpDMF/"]Carl-Johan Lerby[/a] had the home side ahead but strikes from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torgersson-daniel/Kf7ANzU2/"]Daniel Torgersson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tukiainen-leevi/pnrcbCHB/"]Leevi Tukiainen[/a] had JYP in front before the end of the first period, and that's how things stayed until the final minute, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vidgren-aaro/j7cNGauf/"]Aaro Vidgren[/a] ended the contest with an empty-net goal.[/p][embed guid="04416d62-813b-472c-8557-3683978c7ad9" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2101320964948570369" social-type="twitter" /][p]After JYP and Jukurit on 15 points each come [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/assat-pori/I9wm5xTA/"]Assat[/a] in third place, three points further back, after [b]the Pori side won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/assat-I9wm5xTA/kiekko-espoo-IVYOkYeB/?mid=UDWKPmPj"]2-1[/a] at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kiekko-espoo/IVYOkYeB/"]Kiekko-Espoo[/a][/b] to extend their winning run to four, while KE sit ninth after back-to-back losses.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sebok-balazs/nZv2lAyh/"]Balazs Sebok[/a] had his opener cancelled out late in period two by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/corcoran-connor/KSOMwMNu/"]Connor Corcoran[/a], but when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olofsson-johan/2FEAZ8HC/"]Johan Olofsson[/a] put Assat ahead for the second time in the third period, the visitors had no reply.[/p][p]Newcomers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a] are having a dreadful campaign so far, losing five out of five and only picking up one point. Their latest defeat was [b]a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/tappara-llrWVOwG/?mid=A9kQm0Bt"]6-0[/a] drubbing at the hands of champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tappara/llrWVOwG/"]Tappara[/a][/b], who themselves only have two wins from four played.[/p][p]With a performance that may kickstart their title defence, Tappara had five players earn two points as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sallinen-tomi/fg7oCmtb/"]Tomi Sallinen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/strandell-olle/hf8I3779/"]Olle Strandell[/a] grabbed a goal and an assist each, while [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heljanko-christian/46cyipOI/"]Christian Heljanko[/a] made 22 saves[/b] at the other end for his first Liiga shutout this season.[/p][embed guid="54a0cbbc-d2bf-403b-bc1e-be646ab0d948" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2101355443968700855" social-type="twitter" /][p]Jokerit are now bottom of the table after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kookoo/ljjApDE3/"]KooKoo[/a] became the 17th and final team to earn a point this season -[b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eskuri-samuli/ABjKkDW6/"]Samuli Niinisari[/a]'s overtime goal gave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a] a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/kookoo-ljjApDE3/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/?mid=bDflrduI"]2-1[/a] win that keeps his side perfect with four wins from four[/b], albeit two came after the 60-minute mark. A better goal difference lifts KooKoo above the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-helsinki/Ige43GcN/"]Helsinki[/a] side.[/p][embed guid="d7db8885-c80c-45d9-915a-52baf7dc3ee1" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2101353785201136113" social-type="twitter" /][p]There was more disappointment across the capital as [b]IFK Helsinki fell to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ifk-helsinki-Ige43GcN/lukko-hdqQJQgc/?mid=l0C8VIeC"]3-2[/a] loss at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lukko-rauman/hdqQJQgc/"]Lukko[/a] thanks to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beaucage-alex/KAed5cE0/"]Alex Beaucage[/a]'s overtime winner[/b], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hameenlinna/zV5a4drH/"]Hameenlinna[/a] won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/hameenlinna-zV5a4drH/tps-turku-Wd5rVrgM/?mid=fcFGTdQO"]3-1[/a] at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tps-turku/Wd5rVrgM/"]TPS Turku[/a] for a second win of the season, and [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/karpat-oulu/fPJxL2x2/"]Karpat[/a] held off the challenge of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaasan-sport/Qqy8aCTd/"]Vaasan Sport[/a] to win [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/karpat-fPJxL2x2/vaasan-sport-Qqy8aCTd/?mid=IZhYovtg"]3-2[/a] to move up to 10th.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/karpat-fPJxL2x2/vaasan-sport-Qqy8aCTd/?mid=IZhYovtg"]Check out all the latest Liiga standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]