Oskarshamn and Brynäs both lost their debuts with 5-4.
But when both of them collided Thursday night, the story got even more down-to-earth.
In a match where there was a lot about goalkeepers, Ante Sumela ended up being the hero of the match for Oskarshamn.
Both home team Oskarshamn and guests Brienas were chasing their first win of the season.
But after a goalless and partially closed event at the Be-Ge Hockey Center, it became more like a goalkeeper match, with Brynä goalkeeper Veini Veviläinen in charge of showing off the match with a neat save with a capture glove in the second period.
Confessed with 2 seconds left
It took until the end of the second half before the first goal of the match came. Oskarshamn was sloppy in rehearsals, thanked Greg Scott and received when he found the gap in the cross. 1-0 to Brynäs with two minutes left in the middle of the period.
But Oskarshamn had time to respond before the period ended, because with only two seconds left, Patrick Karlqvist managed to tie in numerical superiority and even numbers before the final period.
Finnish Machalt
The intensity of the match increased dramatically in the closing period as both teams were chasing three points. But goalkeepers and goalkeepers stood in the way of achieving other goals.
The match went into overtime, and once there, both teams created great chances for victory.
But it was the last Finn, Ante Summila, who had to make the decisions. Suomela blev, och gyorde inga slugsad shrieked when he saw even poängen stopped the bounty kvar i Oskarshamn.
I know Vini (Brenas goalkeeper) very well and I know he is a good goalkeeper. I had to put it in the only spot that was free, says match winner Suomela at Seamore.