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

Liiga champions Tappara have lost four of the first seven matches and fallen to successive losses after SaiPa got the better of the Tampere side. Jukurit have gone top again by beating winless KooKoo, while Assat lost ground by losing a thriller at Hameenlinna.

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Assat slain by SaiPa as JYP beat HIFK to remain on maximum points at top of Liiga

Assat's five-match winning run in the Liiga was ended in comprehensive style at home to SaiPa, who returned to winning ways, while there is no stopping JYP, who remained perfect by beating IFK Helsinki.

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Comeback against Liiga champions Tappara earns Lukko third victory in a row

A third consecutive Liiga win was the prize on offer for both teams heading into the clash in Rauma, and it was home side Lukko who maintained their positive run, coming from behind to beat Tappara, 3-2.

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Assat close in on Liiga top two with shootout win as KooKoo remain winless

Assat closed the gap to JYP and Jukurit at the top of the Liiga table with a penalty shootout win over SaiPa, as KalPa handed KooKoo a sixth loss from six this season.

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Jokerit beat Pelicans for first win back in Liiga as Tappara shut out Karpat

Jokerit have won their first match since returning to Finland's Liiga at the sixth attempt, shutting out Pelicans to leave KooKoo cut adrift at the bottom of the standings, as Tappara also recorded a shutout and Lukko recorded a second win in a row.

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

JYP sit proudly atop the Liiga table having taking 15 points from a possible 15 this season, with their latest victory coming away at Pelicans. Assat are up to third having won their last four, and KooKoo finally picked up a point at the fifth attempt.

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Jukurit back on top of Liiga table as KooKoo's dreadful start continues

Jukurit's fantastic form has seen them record a fifth win in a row and return to the summit of the Liiga table by beating Pelicans, while KooKoo remain bottom of the pile following a fourth 60-minute loss in four matches having been shut out by SaiPa.

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JYP continue perfect Liiga start by beating Jokerit as TPS thrash Tappara

JYP have made it four wins inside 60 minutes in four matches to start the Liiga season and go top of the table by beating Jokerit, while champions Tappara were shut out by TPS Turku and Vaasan Sport edged Lukko.

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Jukurit go top of the Liiga as JYP stay perfect this season with win at KooKoo

They may have played as many as four games more than some of their opponents, but Jukurit will nonetheless enjoy sitting top of the Liiga table after securing a fourth win in six by winning at IFK Helsinki. JYP are up to second as they beat KooKoo, while Ilves climbed to fourth by seeing off Karpat in overtime.

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Assat and Jukurit earn clear wins to join early pacesetters in Liiga

Assat earnt a comfortable home win over Vaasan Sport and Jukurit won away at TPS Turku, putting both sides level at the top of the Liiga standings on nine points with Pelicans, who were beaten by Tappara. Meanwhile, KalPa recorded a big shutout win at home to Hameenlinna.

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Jokerit's difficult return continues at Lukko as TPS and Pelicans go two-for-two

Jokerit's return to Finland's Liiga has proven difficult for the Mestis champion so far - they have lost two from two and were beaten 7-2 by Lukko, who picked up their first win of the season.

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Pelicans hold off Vaasan Sport comeback as KalPa shutout Jukurit in Liiga

Pelicans began their 2026/27 Liiga season with victory over Vaasan Sport but only after holding off a mighty comeback from last season's strugglers, while KalPa recovered from a heavy opening-day loss to beat Jukurit without conceding.

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Liiga champions among three Finnish players picked in first round of NHL Draft

Three Finnish players were selected in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, two of whom played for Liiga champions Tappara last season.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara are Finnish champions again after game seven win over KooKoo

Tappara are Finnish ice hockey champions once again, regaining the Kanada-malja trophy and securing a fourth Liiga title in five years by winning 2-1 against KooKoo in the seventh and final game of the 2025/26 Liiga Finals.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara come from behind in Kouvola to set up game seven decider

The 2025/26 Liiga Finals will be settled in a game seven decider on Wednesday 13th May after Tappara won 2-1 away against KooKoo to level the series at 3-3.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo recover to reopen series lead over Tappara in game five

With well under 24 hours to recover from Friday's seven-period fourth game of the Liiga finals, it was KooKoo who recovered the quicker, winning game five 2-1 on the road against Tappara to go 3-2 up in the series, one win from lifting the Kanada-malja for the first time.

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Liiga Finals: Longest game in history goes Tappara's way and levels series

The record for the longest match in Liiga history has been broken for the second time this postseason, as Tappara scored in the 129 minutes and 54 seconds played to win 3-2 at KooKoo and level the Finals series at 2-2.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara shut KooKoo out to leave the series wide open again

Tappara scored exactly two goals for the third match running in the 2026 Liiga finals, but unlike the first two, this time it was enough for victory, shutting out KooKoo at the other end to win 2-0 and cut the Kouvola side's lead in the series to 2-1.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo two wins from the trophy after narrow win over Tappara

KooKoo have played two and won two in the 2026 Liiga finals after a 3-2 success over top seeds Tappara in game two of the best-of-seven series.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo take upper hand with away win over Tappara in game one

First blood in the Liiga Finals has gone the way of the outsiders, KooKoo, who went to Tampere and won 4-2 against Tappara in the opening match of the series that will determine this year's champions of Finland.

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Liiga Playoffs: SaiPa take bronze with clear victory over Ilves

SaiPa have finished third in the Liiga playoffs by winning their one-off meeting with Ilves 7-2 in a battle of the two sides eliminated in the semi-finals.

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Liiga Playoffs: Tappara and KooKoo reach the finals after game six successes

Tappara will play KooKoo for the Kanada-malja in the Liiga playoff finals, as they both secured 4-2 semi-final series wins over Ilves and SaiPa, respectively.

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Liiga Playoffs: Tappara turn derby around as KooKoo make perfect response

Tappara have come from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 in their Liiga playoff semi-final series against neighbours Ilves, while KooKoo went ahead again in their best-of-seven against SaiPa thanks to a shutout success.

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Liiga Playoffs: Super SaiPa shutout KooKoo to level semi-final in fourth game

It's all square after four games in the Liiga playoff semi-final between SaiPa and KooKoo, after hosts SaiPa won 3-0 at home to win their second game in a row.