Pato 3-6 Ilves/3 in the Nelonen, Läntinen, round 1.

Pato won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–W), scoring 10 and conceding 21.

Ilves/3 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–W), scoring 6 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 1 time: Pato 0 wins, Ilves/3 1, 0 draws.