Liiga’s 13 weekend games produced 72 goals, and the six leading teams are separated by just two points. Friday brought four away wins, while Saturday saw six home victories. HPK ended a seven-game losing run against Ilves by scoring three times in the third period to win after trailing. Vili Alitalo and Oliver Kopiloff scored their first goals of the season.
Kärpät beat JYP in overtime, then defeated KooKoo in a shootout to extend its run of consecutive overtime games to six, a league record. SaiPa overwhelmed HIFK 7–1, while TPS came from two goals down to beat Ässät through Joona Ikonen’s goal with 1:49 remaining. Jukurit also ended Tappara’s five-game winning run in their head-to-head meetings.
Other notable results included KalPa ending a four-game losing streak against Pelicans and Lukko beating K-Espoo. Ilves defeated Jokerit in a shootout before a league-season record crowd of 11,863. Sakari Kostilainen recorded three assists for Ässät against Jokerit and extended his points streak to six games.