Tappara beat Pelicans 3-2 in the Finnish Liiga on September 15, 2026. The game finished in regulation — no overtime, no shootout. Tappara scored twice in the opening period and once in the third, with Pelicans’ two goals split across the first and second.
Every Period Was Decided by One Goal
The period line reads 1-2, 1-0, 0-1. Per live hockey results data recorded September 15, 2026, no period in this game produced a margin larger than a single goal, and no period finished level.
That is an unusually tight shape for a hockey game. Five goals across sixty minutes, spread so that neither side ever led by more than one, means the result was genuinely live until the last of them went in.
Tappara took the first 2-1. Pelicans took the second 1-0 to square the game at 2-2. Tappara took the third 1-0 and the match.
The Winning Goal Came in the Final Twenty Minutes
A 2-2 game entering the third period is the version of hockey that empties benches and changes how both coaches handle their lines. Tappara found the one goal that settled it; Pelicans did not answer.
The scoresheet records that Tappara scored in the third and Pelicans did not. It does not record when in the period, or how, and the temptation to write a late-winner narrative around a 0-1 third period is exactly the kind of detail worth leaving alone when the data doesn’t carry it.
What the data does carry: Pelicans scored in two of three periods and still lost. Tappara scored in two of three periods and won, because one of theirs was the second goal of a period the opposition lost 0-1. Margins in the Liiga are not usually more complicated than that.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Pelicans vs Tappara go to overtime?
No. The game finished 3-2 to Tappara in regulation time, with no overtime or penalty-shootout period recorded, per live hockey results data for September 15, 2026.
How did the scoring break down by period in Pelicans vs Tappara?
Tappara won the first period 2-1, Pelicans won the second 1-0 to level the game at 2-2, and Tappara won the third 1-0 for the 3-2 final.
Result per live data sources data from our sports data provider, recorded September 15, 2026. More hockey reports and recent results.