Ilves 2-5 PK-35 Vantaa in the Kansallinen Liiga, round 1.

Ilves won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 3.

PK-35 Vantaa won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 13 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 10 times: Ilves 1 win, PK-35 Vantaa 7, 2 draws.