Jokerit will host HIFK at Veikkaus Arena on Thursday in the first Helsinki derby in the Liiga regular season since March 2014. The game ends a wait of more than 12 years for the city rivals to meet in a regular-season fixture in the league.
The teams have played 228 regular-season meetings, including 206 in the Liiga era and 22 in the SM-sarja. Their Liiga win record is level at 95 apiece when overtime wins are included. Across all meetings, HIFK hold a narrow edge, with 105 wins to Jokerit’s 104; 19 games have ended in a draw.
Both teams have had the advantage at home. HIFK have won 65 home meetings, while Jokerit have won 62. Nearly 2.1 million spectators have attended the rivalry’s regular-season games across the two competitions, according to the published figures.