Tappara Tampere edged Jokerit Helsinki 3-2 in overtime, salvaging a game they led through forty minutes and lost hold of at the horn. The extra period went Tappara's way 1-0 after a scoreless opening twenty that gave neither side anything.
The first period finished 0-0 before the game opened up: Benjamin Rautiainen, from Jesper Mattila, put Tappara ahead at 21, Maxime Fortier answered at 31 off Henri Nikkanen's feed, and Tomi Sallinen restored the lead at 34 with William Wia assisting. Fortier's second, assisted by Emil Kuusla at 60, made it 2-2 and forced overtime — the turning point in a game Tappara had controlled on the scoreboard since the second period.
Fortier was the standout individually with both Jokerit goals, but the scoring line that mattered was the period-by-period one: 0-0, 2-1, 0-1, then 1-0 in the extra session. Tappara scored in only one period of regulation and still took the two points.