2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs

2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs
Auroraliigan pudotuspelit 2026 (Finnish)
2026 Auroraliiga playoffs
Tournament details
Dates28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) – 11 April 2026 (2026-04-11)
FormatBest-of
Teams8
Tournament statistics
Games played24
Goals scored132 (5.5 per game)
Attendance3,221 (134 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Emma Nuutinen (15 pts)

All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026.

The 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs or the 2026 Auroraliiga playoffs (Finnish: Auroraliigan pudotuspelit 2026) is the playoff tournament for the 2025–26 season of the Auroraliiga. The tournament began on 28 February and the Aurora Borealis Cup will be awarded no later than 11 April.

Entering the playoffs, Kiekko-Espoo, the 2025 Aurora Borealis Cup champions, were the favorites for the 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup.

Bracket

As of 22 March 2026[1]
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                            
1 Kiekko-Espoo 6 9 5 3
8 KalPa Kuopio 1 1 1 0
Kiekko-Espoo 5 4 5 3 4
Ilves Tampere 4 0 2 2 0
4 Team Kuortane 1 1 2 0
5 Ilves Tampere 3 4 5 3
Kiekko-Espoo
SF2
2 HPK Hämeenlinna 2 5 6 4 3
7 Kärpät Oulu 4 1 1 1 1
HPK Hämeenlinna 1 3 4 2 5 0 3 Bronze medal game
IFK Helsinki 2 2 1 3 1 4 3
3 IFK Helsinki 4 4 1 2 3 SF3
6 TPS Turku 3 3 3 0 1 Ilves Tampere

Quarterfinals

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the best-of-five quarterfinals (Finnish: puolivälierät). It began on Saturday, 28 February and concluded on Saturday, 7 March.

Each series alternated venue on a per-game basis, with home ice advantage granted to the higher seeded team for the first, third, and potential fifth game. Due to the substantial distance between HPK and Kärpät's home venues, the teams were scheduled to play back-to-back games at each venue rather than alternating on a per-game basis. HPK was granted home ice advantage for the first, second, and potential fifth game.

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

(1) K-Espoo vs. (8) KalPa

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage)

28 February 2026
17:00
Kiekko-Espoo6–1
(3–1, 1–0, 2–0)
KalPa KuopioTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 102
[Game reference 1]
Minja DrufvaGoaliesSalla Sivula
Annika Saastamoinen
Referee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Aleksis Koistinen
Fanny Jalonen
Yrjänen (Järvinen, Talvitie) – 01:491–0
1–102:26 – Kärkkäinen (Sano)
Koskipalo (Katajamäki, Valkjärvi) – 08:342–1
Haukijärvi (Valkjärvi, Yrjänen) – 16:103–1
Yrjänen (Täks) – 38:134–1
Nuutinen (Täks, Montonen) – 42:595–1
Nuutinen (Montonen, Eronen) – PP – 49:076–1
6 minPenalties10 min
56Shots12

1 March 2026
15:00
KalPa Kuopio1–9
(1–6, 0–2, 0–1)
Kiekko-EspooNiirala, Kuopio
Attendance: 121
[Game reference 2]
Annika SaastamoinenGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Veera Lyytikäinen
Linesmen:
Anni Kankkunen
Miia Partanen
0–101:24 – PP – Haukijärvi (Nuutinen, Yrjänen)
0–205:36 – PP – Toivonen (Valkjärvi)
0–305:55 – Kemppainen (Saarni, Käyhty)
0–416:13 – Yrjänen (Haukijärvi, Nuutinen)
0–516:43 – Rantamäki (Nuutinen, Montonen)
0–616:56 – Täks (Nuutinen, Eronen)
Pappinen (Sano) – 17:041–6
1–729:03 – Eronen (Nuutinen, Katajamäki)
1–834:57 – Kemppainen (Käyhty, Saarni)
1–954:59 – SH – Nuutinen
6 minPenalties6 min
12Shots51

5 March 2026
18:45
Kiekko-Espoo5–1
(1–0, 2–1, 2–0)
KalPa KuopioTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 102
[Game reference 3]
Minja DrufvaGoaliesSalla SivulaReferee:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Yrjänen (Talvitie, Haukijärvi) – 17:251–0
Valkjärvi (Toivonen) – PP – 28:102–0
Täks (Nuutinen) – 32:193–0
3–139:45 – Pohjala (Kettunen, Pappinen)
Katajamäki (Toivonen, Virtanen) – 44:194–1
Yrjänen (Montonen, Haukijärvi) – 52:225–1
0 minPenalties8 min
37Shots14

(2) HPK vs. (7) Kärpät

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); PP2 = Power play goal (+2 advantage); EN = Empty net goal; EA = Extra attacker

28 February 2026
16:00
HPK Hämeenlinna2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
Kärpät OuluHML hh,[a] Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 90
[Game reference 4]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesKati AsikainenReferee:
Johanna Oksanen
Linesmen:
Taneli Niiranen
Artur Bilan
0–102:29 – Ronkainen (Wäänänen)
0–221:28 – PP – Pekkala (Wäänänen, Ruonakoski)
Berg (Stoltenberg, K. Seikkula) – 32:161–2
Saukkonen (Pelkonen, Lamberg) – 43:442–2
2–355:14 – PP – Ruonakoski (Wäänänen, Loponen)
2–459:54 – EN – Loponen (Ruonakoski)
20 minPenalties4 min
37Shots24

1 March 2026
14:00
HPK Hämeenlinna5–1
(1–1, 1–0, 3–0)
Kärpät OuluHML hh,[a] Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 100
[Game reference 5]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesKati AsikainenReferee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Heidenberger (Lukkarila, Ahlskog) – 13:581–0
1–115:17 – PP2 – Wäänänen (Ruonakoski, Tukainen)
Viitala (Kalová) – 27:472–1
Skog (Ahlskog) – 42:493–1
Lamberg (Mašková) – 48:254–1
Lamberg (Mašková) – 53:535–1
10 minPenalties8 min
52Shots14

5 March 2026
18:15
Kärpät Oulu1–6
(0–0, 0–2, 1–4)
HPK HämeenlinnaRaksila, Oulu
Attendance: 201
[Game reference 6]
Kati AsikainenGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Krista Joki-Erkkilä
Linesmen:
Eevi Siermala
Henni Rantala
0–124:53 – PP Juříčková (Lukkarila, K. Seikkula)
0–233:15 – Kalová (Kokora, Mašková)
0–342:29 – Juříčková (K. Seikkula, Lukkarila)
0–449:30 – Lamberg (Mašková)
Loponen (Ylitalo) – EA – 54:591–4
1–557:51 – EN – Kalová (Kokora)
1–659:47 – EN – Juříčková (Lukkarila)
6 minPenalties27 min
13Shots37

6 March 2026
16:00
Kärpät Oulu1–4
(1–4, 0–0, 0–0)
HPK HämeenlinnaRaksila, Oulu
Attendance: 151
[Game reference 7]
Kati Asikainen
Ronja Pätsi
GoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Krista Joki-Erkkilä
Linesmen:
Henni Rantala
Eevi Siermala
0–109:06 – Lamberg (Mašková, Kokora)
Ylitalo (Loponen, Pekkala) – 11:031–1
1–211:37 – Kokora (Kalová, Lamberg)
1–315:54 – Juříčková (K. Seikkula, Lukkarila)
1–416:30 – Stoltenberg (Viitala, Heidenberger)
8 minPenalties4 min
13Shots42


  1. ^ a b The Finnish Ice Hockey Association uses the abbreviation HML hh for the Hämeenlinnan harjoitushalli ('Hämeenlinna practice rink'), which is housed within the Hämeenlinna Ice Hall complex and serves as home ice for HPK.

(3) HIFK vs. (6) TPS

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

28 February 2026
14:30
IFK Helsinki4–3
(1–2, 2–0, 1–1)
TPS TurkuPirkkola, Helsinki
Attendance: 110
[Game reference 8]
Lilli PackalenGoaliesMiia VainioReferee:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Turunen (Salonen, Vihervuori) – 04:461–0
1–112:35 – Kortelainen (Korpela)
1–219:32 – Viitala (Ilvonen, Elomaa)
Kuhta (Vilén, I. Lappalainen) – 29:012–2
Locatelli (Juusela) – 33:293–2
3–354:51 – Sundman (Kortelainen, Erbenová)
E. Lappalainen – SH – 56:534–3
6 minPenalties4 min
41Shots16

1 March 2026
14:30
TPS Turku3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–1)
IFK HelsinkiKupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 101
[Game reference 9]
Tiina RanneGoaliesLilli PackalenReferee:
Johanna Oksanen
Linesmen:
Ilona Silander
Matilda Elo
Timonen (Ilvonen, Viitala) – 01:121–0
Pitkäaho (Koski, Korpela) – 04:502–0
2–106:21 – Juusela (Arhammar Pakarinen)
Timonen (Koski, Viitala) – PP – 35:363–1
3–244:12 – Salonen (Turunen, Palin)
3–348:45 – Juusela (Turunen)
3–467:49 – E. Lappalainen (Suhonen, I. Lappalainen)
2 minPenalties4 min
26Shots43

4 March 2026
19:30
IFK Helsinki1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
TPS TurkuPirkkola, Helsinki
Attendance: 99
[Game reference 10]
Lilli PackalenGoaliesMiia VainioReferee:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Linesmen:
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Julia Halme
0–117:50 – PP – Timonen (Erbenová, Koski)
0–230:56 – Mäkivaara (Koski, Pitkäaho)
E. Lappalainen (Palin, Locatelli) – 45:131–2
1–359:56 – EN – Koski (Erbenová, Viitala)
4 minPenalties2 min
35Shots16

7 March 2026
13:30
TPS Turku0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
IFK HelsinkiKupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 97
[Game reference 11]
Miia VainioGoaliesLilli PackalenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Matilda Elo
Aino Ranki
0–134:20 – Turunen (Salonen)
0–259:46 – PP, EN – Salonen
32 minPenalties2 min
21Shots28

(4) Kuortane vs. (5) Ilves

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

28 February 2026
15:00
Team Kuortane1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
Ilves TampereKuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane
Attendance: 150
[Game reference 12]
Lilia HuovinenGoaliesNeea PohjamoReferee:
Krista Joki-Erkkilä
Linesmen:
Henni Rantala
Eevi Siermala
0–109:57 – Suoranta (Varpula, Ekoluoma)
0–214:14 – Nilsson (Jo. Juitilainen, Antti-Roiko)
Byskata (Kari, Varjonen) – 35:561–2
1–345:41 – Antti-Roiko (Jo. Juutilainen, Nilsson)
6 minPenalties4 min
18Shots42

1 March 2026
14:30
Ilves Tampere4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Team KuortaneTesoma 1, Tampere
Attendance: 140
[Game reference 13]
Neea PohjamoGoaliesKerttu Kuja-HalkolaReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Aino Ranki
Niklas Sahakangas
Siira (Kuusisto, Varpula) – PP – 09:321–0
Suoranta (Ekoluoma, Siira) – PP – 12:352–0
2–123:45 – Byskata (Krook, Kari)
Mylläri (Varpula) – 42:473–1
NilssonEN – 59:094–1
10 minPenalties27 min
31Shots24

4 March 2026
18:30
Team Kuortane2–5
(1–1, 0–0, 1–4)
Ilves TampereKuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane
Attendance: 160
[Game reference 14]
Lilia HuovinenGoaliesNeea PohjamoReferee:
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Matilda Elo
Niklas Sahakangas
0–102:25 – Mylläri (Ekoluoma, Varpula)
Kari (Siivonen, Ojala) – 09:071–1
1–244:37 – Melotindos (Suoranta, Varpula)
1–345:55 – Antti-Roiko (Nilsson, Jo. Juutilainen)
Kari (Siivonen, Byskata) – PP – 50:332–3
2–451:12 – PP – Ekoluoma (Varpula, Mylläri)
2–556:41 – EN – Ekoluoma (Varpula)
6 minPenalties6 min
22Shots40

Semifinals

The best-of-seven semifinals (Finnish: välierät) began on Wednesday, 11 March and will conclude no later than Tuesday, 24 March.[2]

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

K-Espoo vs. Ilves

Abbreviations: PP' = Power play goal (+1 advantage)SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

11 March 2026
19:45
Kiekko-Espoo5–4
(1–0, 1–1, 3–3)
Ilves TampereTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 110
[Game reference 15]
Tiia PajarinenGoaliesNeea PohjamoReferee:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Helinä Anttila
Nuutinen (Montonen, Eronen) – 15:511–0
Valkjärvi (Nuutinen, Katajamäki) – 21:002–0
2–138:18 – SH – Antti-Roiko (Suoranta)
Nuutinen (Montonen, Rantamäki) – 50:293–1
3–254:34 – Varpula (Suoranta, Lehtiniemi)
Täks (Montonen, Nuutinen) – 55:564–2
4–358:14 – Melotindos (Kuusisto, Suoranta)
Montonen (Rantamäki) – EN – 59:065–3
5–459:39 – Suoranta (Ekoluoma)
4 minPenalties4 min
29Shots34

14 March 2026
14:00
Ilves Tampere0–4
(0–1, 0–0, 0–3)
Kiekko-EspooTesoma 1, Tampere
Attendance: 152
[Game reference 16]
Neea PohjamoGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Johanna Oksanen
Linesmen:
Aino Ranki
Henni Rantala
0–112:05 – Yrjänen (Haukijärvi)
0–241:51 – Talvitie (Yrjänen)
0–347:48 – Toivonen (Katajamäki, Valkjärvi)
0–455:57 – EN – Haukijärvi (Yrjänen, Valkjärvi)
0 minPenalties2 min
23Shots34

15 March 2026
16:00
Kiekko-Espoo5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)
Ilves TampereTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 226
[Game reference 17]
Tiia PajarinenGoaliesNeea PohjamoReferee:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Talvitie (Toivonen, Koskipalo) – 18:241–0
Haukijärvi (Rantamäki, Toivonen) – PP – 25:242–0
2–132:51 – Nilsson (Makkonen, Jo. Juutilainen)
Yrjänen (Rantamäki, Eronen) – PP – 38:443–1
3–257:08 – PPSuoranta (Nilsson, Varpula)
Nuutinen (Eronen) – 57:474–2
Virtanen (Katajamäki) – EN – 59:125–2
16 minPenalties24 min
33Shots23

19 March 2026
18:30
Ilves Tampere2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
Kiekko-EspooTesoma 1, Tampere
Attendance: 110
[Game reference 18]
Neea PohjamoGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Johanna Oksanen
Linesmen:
Aino Ranki
Henni Rantala
0–114:29 – Talvitie (Haukijärvi, Yrjänen)
0–236:47 – Montonen (Nuutinen, Valkjärvi)
Makkonen (Skořepová) – 37:161–2
Varpula (Ekoluoma) – 55:112–2
2–365:44 – Yrjänen (Koskipalo)
2 minPenalties2 min
24Shots32

Kiekko-Espoo continued their winning streak in the playoffs, sweeping Ilves in the semifinals.[3]

HPK vs. HIFK

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

11 March 2026
19:00
HPK Hämeenlinna1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
IFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio,[a] Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 110
[Game reference 19]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesLilli PackalenReferee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Artur Bilan
Albert Tseloev
Tallinen (Juříčková, Heidenberger) – PP – 17:511–0
1–121:26 – E. Lappalainen (Palin, Suhonen)
1–259:53 – Holmberg (Locatelli)
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots22

14 March 2026
14:30
IFK Helsinki2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(GWS: 0–1)
HPK HämeenlinnaPirkkola, Helsinki
Attendance: 178
[Game reference 20]
Lilli PackalenGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Helinä Anttila
Vihervuori – 08:161–0
1–131:02 – Lukkarila (H. Seikkula)
Salonen (Juusela, Turunen) – PP – 38:042–1
2–256:13 – Kokora (Saukkonen, Juříčková)
Salonen
Holmberg
E. Lappalainen
Juusela
Turunen
Shootout Pelkonen
Tallinen
Juříčková
H. Seikkula
Lamberg
2 minPenalties2 min
35Shots34

15 March 2026
16:00
HPK Hämeenlinna4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
IFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio,[a] Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 221
[Game reference 21]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesJanika JärvikariReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Aino Ranki
Henni Rantala
Kalová (Kokora, Tallinen) – 19:531–0
Juříčková (Lamberg) – 38:232–0
2–141:55 – PPLocatelli (Juusela, Turunen)
K. Seikkula (Juříčková, Tallinen) – PP – 51:063–1
Juříčková – EN – 59:064–1
8 minPenalties10 min
21Shots19

19 March 2026
18:00
IFK Helsinki3–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(GWS: 1–0)
HPK HämeenlinnaPirkkola, Helsinki
Attendance: 136
[Game reference 22]
Lilli PackalenGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Julia Halme
0–114:56 – PP – K. Seikkula (Juříčková, Saukkonen)
Kuhta (Juusela, Locatelli) – PP – 31:361–1
1–241:46 – Stoltenberg (H. Seikkula, Viitala)
Salonen (Juusela, Locatelli) – PP – 55:482–2
Salonen
E. Lappalainen
Juusela
Kylliäinen
Pere
Juusela
Salonen
Shootout Pelkonen
Lamberg
H. Seikkula
Kalová
K. Seikkula
Lamberg
Pelkonen
6 minPenalties10 min
40Shots21

21 March 2026
15:00
HPK Hämeenlinna5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
IFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio,[a] Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 110
[Game reference 23]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesLilli PackalenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Aino Ranki
Ilona Silander
Lamberg (Kalová, Kokora) – 00:141–0
H. Seikkula (Lukkarila, K. Seikkula) – 08:532–0
H. Seikkula (Ahlskog, Lamberg) – 29:193–0
3–138:13 – PP – E. Lappalainen (Holmberg, Suhonen)
Kalová – EN – 55:554–1
Kokora (Berg) – EN – 57:395–1
8 minPenalties2 min
21Shots28

22 March 2026
15:00
IFK Helsinki4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
HPK HämeenlinnaPirkkola, Helsinki
Attendance: 144
[Game reference 24]
Lilli PackalenGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Julia Halme
Eleonoora Mikkonen
Salonen (Locatelli, Turunen) – 13:251–0
Juusela (Salonen, Suhonen) – 18:482–0
Turunen (Salonen, Kuhta) – PP – 35:593–0
Suhonen (Palin) – PP – 48:474–0
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots21

24 March 2026
18:00
HPK HämeenlinnavIFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio,[a] Hämeenlinna


  1. ^ a b c d The Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio ('Ice Sports Center Hakio') is situated less than 100 metres (330 ft) south of Hämeenlinna Ice Hall on Kiekkoritarinkuja ('Puck-Knight Alley').

HPK forward Barbora Juříčková sustained an ankle injury during game four of the semifinals and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.[4]

Bronze medal game

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

28 March 2026
TBD
SF3vIlves Tampere
[Game reference 25]

Finals

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

28 March 2026
TBD
Kiekko-EspoovSF2

29 March 2026
TBD
SF2vKiekko-Espoo

31 March 2026
TBD
Kiekko-EspoovSF2

3 April 2026
TBD
SF2vKiekko-Espoo

5 April 2026
TBD
Kiekko-EspoovSF2

8 April 2026
TBD
SF2vKiekko-Espoo

11 April 2026
TBD
Kiekko-EspoovSF2

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in playoff points at the conclusion of the game played on 22 March 2026.[5]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Emma Nuutinen K-Espoo 7 6 9 15 4
Kiira Yrjänen K-Espoo 7 8 5 13 14
Barbora Juříčková HPK 6 6 4 10 2
Pauliina Salonen HIFK 10 6 4 10 12
Emilia Varpula Ilves 7 2 8 10 2
Eva Lamberg HPK 10 5 4 9 8
Tinja-Mariia Haukijärvi K-Espoo 7 4 5 9 0
Anni Montonen K-Espoo 7 2 7 9 2
Elli Suoranta Ilves 7 4 4 8 2
Emmi Juusela HIFK 9 3 5 8 6
Heidi Kokora HPK 10 3 5 8 6
Ella Turunen HIFK 10 3 5 8 0
Reetta Valkjärvi K-Espoo 7 2 6 8 0
Anna Kalová HPK 10 4 3 7 0
Emma Ekoluoma Ilves 7 2 5 7 12
Athéna Locatelli HIFK 10 2 5 7 4
Kiti Seikkula HPK 10 2 5 7 4
Ines Lukkarila HPK 10 1 6 7 2
Matilda Nilsson Ilves 7 3 3 6 0
Aliisa Toivonen K-Espoo 7 2 4 6 2

Goaltenders

The following table lists all goaltenders who had played at least one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of games played on 22 March 2026, sorted by save percentage.[6]

^ Team eliminated in quarterfinals
Player Team GP TOI W L SA GA SO SV% GAA
Miia Vainio^ TPS 3 178:54 1 2 103 6 0 94.2 2.01
Anni Keisala HPK 10 634:21 5 3 234 18 0 92.3 1.70
Lilli Packalén HIFK 9 585:31 5 2 207 16 2 92.3 1.64
Tiia Pajarinen K-Espoo 5 305:44 5 0 116 9 1 92.2 1.77
Lilia Huovinen^ Kuortane 2 114:12 0 2 75 7 0 90.7 3.68
Neea Pohjamo Ilves 7 421:19 3 4 189 18 0 90.5 2.56
Kerttu Kuja-Halkola^ Kuortane 1 58:06 0 1 30 3 0 90.0 3.10
Kati Asikainen^ Kärpät 4 192:56 1 3 132 14 0 89.4 4.35
Salla Sivula^ KalPa 2 109:07 0 2 78 11 0 85.9 6.05
Annika Saastamoinen^ KalPa 2 70:53 0 1 60 9 0 85.0 7.62

The following table lists all goaltenders who had accumulated less than one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of games played on 22 March 2026, sorted by save percentage.[6]

Player Team GP TOI W L SA GA SO SV% GAA
Ronja Pätsi^ Kärpät 1 42:10 0 0 28 1 0 96.4 1.42
Minja Drufva K-Espoo 2 120:00 2 0 25 2 0 92.0 1.00
Tiina Ranne^ TPS 1 67:49 0 1 43 4 0 90.7 3.54
Janika Järvikari HIFK 1 58:19 0 1 22 3 0 86.4 3.09

References

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  21. ^ "2025-2026 Auroraliiga, Auroraliigan pudotuspelit: Ott.nr. 37090". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  22. ^ "2025-2026 Auroraliiga, Auroraliigan pudotuspelit: Ott.nr. 37092". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  23. ^ "2025-2026 Auroraliiga, Auroraliigan pudotuspelit: Ott.nr. 37094". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  24. ^ "2025-2026 Auroraliiga, Auroraliigan pudotuspelit: Ott.nr. 37096". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  25. ^ "2025-2026 Auroraliiga, Auroraliigan pudotuspelit: Ott.nr. 37099". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.