Luleå Wins: Avoids Playoff Elimination

Down in Poland, Luleå met Tychy during Saturday night. Then it became an unexpectedly smooth match that ended with a 3-2 victory for the Norrbottningen.

Luleå went down to Poland to meet Tychy in their last match before the SHL season. The Swedish champions were under some pressure after losing two of the three previous matches in the tournament. Heavily favorite in Poland, however, they got off to a really good start.

Already after just over three minutes, the 1-0 goal came via the Eetu Koivistoinen which hit the puck from close range.

However, it was no more than a minute before Hannu Kuru sent in the 1-1 goal behind Isak Sörqvist. However, Pontus Andreasson reproduced the lead to Luleå when he made 2-1 in powerplay 13 minutes into the match.

There was a 2-2 goal with just over five minutes left to play the first period. But after video review, the goal was removed due to a goalkeeper interference. Something that made the Polish team really dissatisfied. The situation was also followed by a real trouble where Isac Hedqvist was expelled.

Luleå Besegrade Tychy

In the second period, then Brian O’Neill increased the lead to 3-1 just 24 seconds into the second period.

With 30 seconds left of the second act, however, a reduction came when Valtteri Kakkonen dotted 3-2. However, the Polish team never came than that. In the third period, it was eventful and the receipt was missing.

Nor did Luleå get any more goals, but the match ended 3-2. The shooting statistics were 24-20 in favor of Luleå.