HIFK Helsinki erased a one-goal deficit with a three-goal third period and beat HPK Hämeenlinna 5-3 in regulation in Liiga. The home side trailed 2-3 entering the final 20 minutes.
HIFK built an early 2-0 lead on goals from Lassi Vanhatalo at 4:00 and Iiro Pakarinen at 17:00, only for HPK to tie it at 2-2 through two goals at 18:00. Chad Nychuk put the visitors ahead at 31:00, but HIFK answered with three unanswered goals in the third to turn the game around.
Vanhatalo finished with a goal and an assist, while Kasper Puutio added two assists for HIFK. The hosts' decisive third period, a 3-0 margin, was the difference.