Finaali pähkinänkuoressa..
2 min: Lokomotiv have the first good opportunity through D Grebeshkov but goalie Lehtonen tips it wide.
3 min: Penalty: LOK, Ivan Nepriayev 2, roughing.
4 min: The Finns apply some pressure during PP, but not much.
5 min: Lokomotiv at full strength, they played a very good SH.
6 min: It's like an early boxing game, the players are just getting a feel for each other. Not many scoring chances.
7.47: Penalty, JOK: Kari Lehtonen, 2 roughing.
8.49: GOAL! Lokomotiv 1-0. Lehtonen makes two saves, but has no chance on Yuri Butsayev's, ass. Vyacheslav Butsayev. PP-goal.
10 min: The Russians have the momentum. Lehtonen again has to make a great save off Suglobov.
11.22 Penalty, JOK, Team, too many men. Served by Teemu Laine.
13.30: Jokerit back at full strength, but the Russians still attack. Lehtonen is very good, but Jokerit must change the flow to stay in the game.
15.00: Best chance for the Finns som far, but Podomatski covers the shot from Esa Peltonen.
16.22 Penalty, LOK: Dimitri Krasotkin, 2+10, checking from behind.
16.48: Lokomotiv have a great SH opportunity and Ilkka Mikkola has to go 2 min. for hooking.
17.12: Penalty, LOK: V. Butsayev, 2 min. highstick.
17.20: GOAL! Jokerit 1-1. Petri Pakaslahti lifts one over the goalie from close range. Tukio and Peltonen draw the assists on this PP-goal.
Period over, 1-1. Jokerit came back nicely in the second part, but the Russians owned a little more of the action, still the shots on goal are 14-11 in Jokerit's favour. Does not really reflect the action.
Second period is underway(21.15 local time).
2 min: Jokerit start off well, they have some pressure.
4.56, Penalty, JOK: Terran Sandwith, 2 min, charging.
6.30: Peltonen and Hentunen had a great 2-on-1 opportunity in SH but the lonely Lokomotiv defenseman covered the passing lane well.
7.40: David Nemirovsky, Jokerit, had a clean breakaway, but Lokomotiv goalie made a great poke check with his stick.
8.50: Penalty, LOK: Evgeni Korolev, 2 min, hooking.
10.50: Great chance for Jukka Voutilainen, but Podomatski is there again. Jokerit is clearly the hotter team right now.
12.11: Penalty, JOK: Petri Pakaslahti, 2 min, hold. the stick.
13.53: Antti-Jussi Niemi just levels Andrei Kovalenko with a heavy hit, SWE ref Mr. Larking stops play but calls no penalty.
14.12: Jokerit kills off penalty well.
15.25: Penalty, JOK: Timo Vertala, 2 min, high stick.
16.30: The Finnish SH-unit really works well. Lokomotiv don't get many chances. They are back at full strength.
Second period over. Score tied at 1-1. Jokerit is definitely back in the game, the period was theirs. But goalie Podomatski takes every shot he sees, he is cleary underrated. It's extremely cold in the Resega Stadium. Why is there no heating in Swiss hockey arenas?
Third period very soon underway (22.00 local time).
0.26: Lehtonen covers on a great chance for Vladimir Antipov who shoots from 2 meters, another chance from close range, Lehtonen saves again!
1.45: Penalty, LOK: Sergei Nemchinov, 2+10 min, check from behind. Bad penalty from such an experienced player. There is this feeling that the next goal will be the decider.
3.17: Penalty, JOK: David Nemirovsky, 2 min, hold. Another bad penalty.Ref Larking is good. He let's the teams play, but calls all obvious violations.
5.29: After killing off the penalty, Jokerit had a great 3-on-2 break but could not execute.
7.30: The teams are very equally matched. It's anybody's guess right now.
9.20: We are nearing the ten minute mark of the third period, this is already like overtime.
9.37: Penalty, LOK: Anton But, 2 min, hooking. This is a great chance for the Finns.
11.50: Lokomotiv killed off penalty.
12.50: Huge opportunity for Anton But, but Lehtonen got a piece of the shot. Pad save!
They play a love song by Bryan Adams, doesn't feel right.
14.00: Overtime is looming.
14.50: Lokomotiv had a great 2-on-1 break but Mika Stromberg read the play perfectly. He is a classy defenseman, indeed.
19.00: It's crunch time! It really looks like it will be overtime.
19.36: Face-off in Jokerit's zone.
20.00: Nothing happened. We are into overtime. 15 min intermission and then 20 minutes sudden-death overtime. If the score is still tied, there will be a Game Winning Shot competition ("shoot-out").
It's 22.35 local time and the arena is not getting any warmer. Brrrrr!! It's freezing cold in here. We'll be back in 15 minutes.
A hot cup of tea was just what this body needed. Here we go!
Overtime period is underway. Who will be the hero?
1.30: Incredible chance for Jokerit. First a 2-on-1 then a rebound but Podomatski saves again! Voutilainen and Pesonen were the guys for Jokerit. On the replay we can see that it was a huge double save by "Podo".
4.40: Again a great chance for Jussi Pesonen, clean shot from the slot, again huge save by "Podo".
6.34: Podomatski saves again, this time from Antti Aalto.
6.56: Penalty, JOK: Timo Vertala, 2 min, kneeing.
7.49: SO CLOSE! Butsayev almost had it, but the puck struck the post.
8.20: Another heavy hit by Jokerit defenseman. Lokomotiv's Jan Peterek is down and out.
9.00: Jokerit killed off the penalty.
9.30: Jukka Hentunen came in close, well covered by goalie.
10.45: Only a great, great shot can elude Podomatski or Lehtonen. Are we going for a shoot-out?
12.13: Big pressure by Jokerit, Lokomotiv are forced to ice the puck.
12.42: Tommi Turunen came very close to be the hero, but Podomatski slided with the Finn. Podomatski is Lokomotiv's MVP, no doubt about it.
14.08: Unbelievable save by the Russian keeper. Petri Paskalahti made a wonderful cross pass for David Nemirovsky who had the open far side of the net - but how did Podomatski reach that one???
15.33: Penalty, JOK: Toni Sihvonen, 2 min, rough. This is the chance for Lokomotiv!
17.45: Penalty killed off. Great SH-unit!
18.42: It seems like this game will be decided with penalty shots.
20.00: Lokomotiv applied some great pressure in the last minute, but here we are... Game Winning Shot competition. What a thriller we have here at the Resega Stadium.
Game Winning Shots ("shoot-out")
It seems like Jokerit will start shooting on Podomatski.
Jokerit: Ville Peltonen - low shot through the five-hole, scores!
Lokomotiv: Antipov - miss.
Jokerit: Voutilainen - miss.
Lokomotiv: Peterek - miss.
Jokerit: Nemirovsky - miss.
Lokomotiv: But - miss.
Jokerit: Aalto - miss.
Lokomotiv: Vlasenkov - scores! Great fake. It's 1-1.
Jokerit: Pakaslahti - miss.
Lokomotiv: Kovalenko - miss.
It's one-and-one shooting now.
Lokomotiv: Vlasenkov - miss.
Jokerit: Peltonen - miss.
Lokomotiv: V. Butsayev - miss.
Jokerit: Nemirovsky - miss.
Lokomotiv: Antipov - miss.
Jokerit: Voutilainen - scores!!! IT'S OVER!!! What an absolutely wonderful deke by Jukka Voutilainen. Even Podomatski was gone on that one.
Jokerit are Continental Cup Champions and take home a check of 72,000 Swiss Francs.