HPK Hämeenlinna skated to a 4-1 regulation win over Mikkelin Jukurit, using a decisive stretch around the game's midpoint to take control. Sami Paivarinta scored twice, while Brendan Ranford chipped in a pair of assists as HPK pulled away on the road.
Chad Nychuk opened the scoring at 6:00 of the first period, but Jukurit answered through Thomas Olsen at 22:00. HPK regained the lead on Paivarinta's first goal at 29:00, then extended it with his second at 44:00. A late goal at 60:00 sealed the final margin, with HPK scoring three unanswered times after the equalizer.
Paivarinta's two-goal night was the clear difference, and Ranford's two assists provided steady secondary production. HPK's response to the tying goal — two strikes in the second and a late third-period marker — kept the game firmly in their control.