JYP last Finnish hope vs Czech champs
By entering the CHL Quarter-Finals, JYP Jyväskylä are charting new territory. (Photo: Mika Kylmäniemi)
After dispatching of two-time defending Liiga champions Tappara Tampere in the last round, JYP Jyväskylä are now Finland's last hope in the Quarter-Final round of this year's Champions Hockey League. Now they face another reigning league champion in Kometa Brno from the Czech Republic. For their part, Kometa have only lost once in eight CHL contests, winning two straight against EV Zug in the Round of 16.
While JYP are appearing in their fourth straight CHL season and Kometa are debuting, neither team has made it this far before. Here's how the two teams compare head-to-head:
| JYP Jyväskylä | Kometa Brno | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2-0-0-3 | Competition Record | 4-3-0-0-1 |
| 21 | Goals Scored | 27 |
| 19 | Goals Against | 20 |
| 20.83% | Power Play | 20.59% |
| 87.88% | Penalty Kill | 89.47% |
| 4 | PP Goals Against | 5 |
| 50.68% | Faceoffs Won | 42.33% |
| Jani Tuppurainen (1+5) | Top Scorer | Vojtěch Němec (3+3) |
| Eetu Laurikainen (90.37%) | Starting Goalie | Marek Čiliak (90.10%) |