Topi Nättinen to IS: This Ilves player should be thrown out
Today in Tampere, an important fifth playoff match will take place as Ilves faces KalPa at 18:30. The series is tied 2–2, and the winner will take a big step towards the semifinals.
KalPa won the previous match 5–3, and Ilves’ problems have been particularly evident in their goaltending. This has cost the team a lot in the last two games.
Ilta-Sanomat expert and former Liiga player Topi Nättinen hopes for a significant change from Ilves in the fifth game.
– Ilves has fallen due to inefficiency in the offensive zone in the last two games. In addition to the inefficiency, goaltender Mantas Armalis has failed more than once. The Lithuanian’s save percentage of 85.54 says it all. If Ilves wants to reach the semifinals, Dominik Pavlat must be put in goal for the fifth match, Nättinen states.
For 33-year-old Mantas Armalis, this season is his first in the Liiga. He played 22 regular season games with a save percentage of 91.0 and an average of 1.98 goals against. In the playoffs, four games have resulted in a save percentage of 85.5 and an average of 3.04 goals against.
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