Ilves come from behind to beat Jukurit and go top as Jokerit win under new coach

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jukurit/vmuCbWr3/"]Jukurit[/a] had won seven in a row before tonight, but keeping that run going was always going to be a challenge against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves-tampere/Oh5uGzDT/"]Ilves[/a], and so it proved, as the [b]home side made it six wins in a row with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/ilves-Oh5uGzDT/jukurit-vmuCbWr3/?mid=OAvI3OOh"]3-2[/a] win[/b] that puts them top on goal difference.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jasek-lukas/0OkXrem5/"]Lukas Jasek[/a] scored late in the opening period[/b] to give Ilves the lead, but Jukurit looked to be staying put at the top after [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chrons-aaro/6PZ5rqvO/"]Aaro Chrons[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ford-connor/jaOt2jzm/"]Connor Ford[/a] put them 2-1 up[/b] midway through the match, but the Tampere side had other ideas, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/strand-austin/GOueLb40/"]Austin Strand[/a] levelled early in the third [/b]before [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henman-luke/ADRnATR0/"]Luke Henman[/a] grabbed his second point of the match by scoring[/b] on a powerplay with 10 minutes left to win it for Ilves.[/p][embed guid="6be318f2-670a-4f36-86b4-2b62339c671a" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2104988279493837007" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Juuso Hahl's first match in charge of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jokerit/fuhTCfLp/"]Jokerit[/a][/b] following the dismissal of Tomek Valtonen resulted in an [b]impressive [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/hameenlinna-zV5a4drH/jokerit-fuhTCfLp/?mid=dOxQ12g5"]3-0[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hameenlinna/zV5a4drH/"]Hameenlinna[/a][/b], just a second win in nine this season for the Helsinki side, who are now just a point behind HPK in 14th, who were unable to build on an overtime win last time out.[/p][p]Following a goalless first period, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caito-matt/K4Cb3llk/"]Matt Caito[/a] settled the home side's nerves[/b] in the final five minutes of period two, before [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hannikainen-markus/CnuaKQj8/"]Markus Hannikainen[/a] grabbed the game by the horns with two goals in just over a minute[/b] for Jokerit, for whom [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karhunen-tomi/dfRkDiBK/"]Tomi Karhunen[/a] made 20 saves[/b] to record his second shutout this season.[/p][embed guid="f955cd00-8b82-4982-8dca-65469eb21159" url="https://x.com/smliiga/status/2104989620224016394" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/finland/liiga/"]Follow the 2026/27 Liiga on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]