2020â21 SHL season | |
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League | Swedish Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration |
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Regular season | |
First place | VÀxjö Lakers |
Top scorer | Marek HrivĂk ( Leksands IF) |
Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan | HV71 |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Pontus Holmberg (VÀxjö Lakers) [1] |
Finals champions | VÀxjö Lakers |
Runners-up | Rögle BK |
The 2020â21 SHL season was the 46th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2020 and ended on 3 April 2021, it was then followed by the playoffs and the relegation playoffs. The league consisted of the 14 teams that competed in the 2019â20 season; because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, no relegation or promotion took place after the previous season. The VĂ€xjö Lakers won the regular season for the third time in club history. In the SHL qualifier, BrynĂ€s IF defeated HV71 in five games to stay in the SHL. The VĂ€xjö Lakers won the Le Mat Trophy for the third time, defeating Rögle BK by 4 games to 1 in the playoffs final. [2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, many of the teams have had their players affected, causing many regular season games to be moved forward and the end of the regular season to be postponed multiple times.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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BrynÀs IF | GÀvle | Monitor ERP Arena | 7,909 |
DjurgÄrdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
FÀrjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena | 8,647 |
HV71 | Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | 7,000 |
Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
Linköping HC | Linköping | Saab Arena | 8,500 |
LuleÄ HF | LuleÄ | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
Malmö Redhawks | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 13,000 |
IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Be-Ge Hockey Center | 3,275 |
Rögle BK | Ăngelholm | Catena Arena | 5,150 |
SkellefteÄ AIK | SkellefteÄ | SkellefteÄ Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
VÀxjö Lakers | VÀxjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
Ărebro HK | Ărebro | Behrn Arena | 5,150 |
Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times: twice on home ice, and twice away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 52 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 153 | 112 | +41 | 102 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | Rögle BK | 52 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 164 | 124 | +40 | 98 | |
3 | Leksands IF | 52 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 156 | 134 | +22 | 94 | |
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 154 | 122 | +32 | 93 | |
5 | LuleÄ HF | 52 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 150 | 131 | +19 | 88 | |
6 | Ărebro HK | 52 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 154 | 144 | +10 | 87 | |
7 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 133 | 131 | +2 | 84 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
8 | FĂ€rjestad BK | 52 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 143 | +14 | 81 | |
9 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 123 | 151 | −28 | 67 | |
10 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 65 | |
11 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 142 | 163 | −21 | 63 | |
12 | Linköping HC | 52 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 132 | 166 | −34 | 62 | |
13 | BrynĂ€s IF | 52 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 131 | 176 | −45 | 57 | Qualification to Play Out |
14 | HV71 (R) | 52 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 127 | 167 | −40 | 51 |
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. [3] [4] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/â | PIM |
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Leksands IF | 44 | 14 | 37 | 51 | +9 | 26 |
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Rögle BK | 52 | 18 | 32 | 50 | +10 | 22 |
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FĂ€rjestad BK | 51 | 25 | 23 | 48 | +10 | 2 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 52 | 22 | 26 | 48 | +10 | 20 |
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Leksands IF | 46 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +6 | 8 |
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Rögle BK | 51 | 25 | 20 | 45 | +12 | 53 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 49 | 12 | 33 | 45 | +11 | 18 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 12 | 33 | 45 | +4 | 42 |
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LuleÄ HF | 50 | 14 | 28 | 42 | +5 | 43 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 22 | 18 | 40 | +12 | 49 |
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season. [5] [6]
Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 31 | 1876:48 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 93.34 | 1.79 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 22 | 1298:34 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 92.18 | 2.03 |
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Rögle BK | 33 | 1950:11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 91.62 | 2.03 |
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LuleÄ HF | 22 | 1316:55 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 90.77 | 2.23 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 32 | 1835:39 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 2 | 91.99 | 2.32 |
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Malmö Redhawks | 41 | 2365:43 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 94 | 2 | 92.00 | 2.38 |
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Leksands IF | 50 | 2862:50 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 4 | 91.56 | 2.41 |
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Ărebro HK | 32 | 1928:00 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 78 | 3 | 90.90 | 2.43 |
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Frölunda HC | 33 | 1868:08 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 78 | 3 | 90.01 | 2.51 |
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FĂ€rjestad BK | 31 | 1832:27 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 90.98 | 2.55 |
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DjurgÄrdens IF | 31 | 1791:38 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 90.97 | 2.55 |
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round. [7]
In the first round, the 7th-ranked team meets the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team meets the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The meetings are in the first round played as best-of-three series, in the third round as best-of-five series and in the second and fourth rounds as best-of-seven series. In the eighth-finals, the higher-seeded teams play at home for game 2 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams play at home for game 1. In the semi-finals, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary). In the quarter-finals and the finals, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary). [7]
Eighth-finals Swedish: Ă ttondelsfinal | Quarter-finals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Frölunda HC | 2 | 8 | FÀrjestad BK | 0 | ||||||||||||||
10 | DjurgÄrdens IF | 1 | 1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Ărebro HK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rögle BK | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Frölunda HC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rögle BK | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Leksands IF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | FĂ€rjestad BK | 2 | 6 | Ărebro HK | 4 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Malmö Redhawks | 0 | 2 | Rögle BK | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | LuleÄ HF | 3 |
5 April | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | 1â3 | Frölunda HC | Hovet | Recap | |||
Tom Nilsson (1) â 2:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 19:00 â Nicklas Lasu (1; SHG/ ENG) | ||||||
Mantas Armalis (35 shots / 33 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (19 shots / 18 saves) |
7 April | Frölunda HC | 2â7 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 16:31 â Sebastian Strandberg (2; PPG) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (34 shots / 32 saves) |
8 April | Frölunda HC | 4â0 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Ehn (1) â 7:57 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Mattsson (26 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (22 shots / 20 saves) |
Frölunda HC win series 2â1 | |
5 April | Malmö Redhawks | 1â3 | FĂ€rjestad BK | Malmö Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Matt Puempel (1) â 8:34 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:55 â Martin Johansson (1; ENG) | ||||||
Oscar Alsenfelt (23 shots / 21 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (29 shots / 28 saves) |
7 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 5â4 | OT | Malmö Redhawks | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | ||
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First period |
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Michael Lindqvist (1) â 3:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Per Ă slund (2; EA) â 19:38 | Third period |
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Oskar BĂ€ck (1) â 5:42 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Henrik Haukeland (30 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Oscar Alsenfelt (32 shots / 27 saves) |
FĂ€rjestad BK win series 2â0 | |
10 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 4â3 | OT | FĂ€rjestad BK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
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First period |
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No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ilari Melart (1; PPG) â 5:27 | Third period | 14:23 â Per Ă slund (3) | ||||||
Fredrik Karlström (1) â 5:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Viktor Fasth (42 shots / 39 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (32 shots / 28 saves) |
11 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 5â4 | FĂ€rjestad BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 4:34 â Per Ă slund (4; PPG) | ||||||
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Second period |
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Third period | 12:05 â Jens Westin (1) | ||||||
Viktor Fasth (27 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (28 shots / 23 saves) |
13 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 0â3 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:21 â Fredrik Karlström (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period |
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Arvid Holm (27 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth (30 shots / 30 saves) |
14 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 3â4 | 2OT | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | ||
Pontus Widerström (1) â 6:22 | First period |
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Second period | 1:50 â Fredrik Karlström (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 14:50 â Fredrik Karlström (4) | ||||||
Arvid Holm (52 shots / 48 saves) | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth (31 shots / 28 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 4â0 | |
10 April | Rögle BK | 4â0 | Frölunda HC | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (16 shots / 16 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (24 shots / 21 saves) |
11 April | Rögle BK | 5â2 | Frölunda HC | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | 9:04 â Robin Ălvarez (1) | ||||||
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Third period | 17:09 â Jan MurĆĄak (2) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (24 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (25 shots / 21 saves) |
13 April | Frölunda HC | 0â5 | Rögle BK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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No scoring | Second period | 15:29 â Adam Edström (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:48 â Daniel Zaar (2; PPG) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (20 shots / 20 saves) |
14 April | Frölunda HC | 1â6 | Rögle BK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Mattias Norlinder (3; PPG) â 3:56 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period |
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Niklas Rubin (26 shots / 21 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (28 shots / 27 saves) |
Rögle BK win series 4â0 | |
11 April | Leksands IF | 1â6 | Ărebro HK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
Carter Ashton (1; PPG) â 16:29 | First period | 6:04 â Linus Ăberg (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period |
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Janne Juvonen (24 shots / 19 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (18 shots / 17 saves) |
12 April | Leksands IF | 1â2 | Ărebro HK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Patrik Zackrisson (1; PPG) â 11:21 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Janne Juvonen (16 shots / 14 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (29 shots / 28 saves) |
14 April | Ărebro HK | 7â1 | Leksands IF | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
Emil Larsson (2) â 17:59 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | 14:25 â Martin Karlsson (1) | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
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Goalie stats |
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15 April | Ărebro HK | 2â1 | OT | Leksands IF | Behrn Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustav Backström (1) â 13:44 | Third period | 7:49 â Nils Ă man (1) | ||||||
Emil Larsson (4) â 1:15 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jonas Arntzen (31 shots / 30 saves) | Goalie stats | Janne Juvonen (33 shots / 31 saves) |
Ărebro HK win series 4â0 | |
11 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 3â2 | 2OT | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
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First period | 6:11 â Jonas Berglund (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 7:28 â Pontus SjĂ€lin (1) | ||||||
Niclas Burström (2) â 19:16 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (45 shots / 43 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (49 shots / 46 saves) |
12 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 2â3 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jesper FrödĂ©n (2; PPG) â 7:56 | Second period |
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Roland McKeown (1) â 19:55 | Third period | 17:56 â Filip HĂ„llander (2; ENG) | ||||||
Arvid Söderblom (24 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (31 shots / 29 saves) |
14 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 1â0 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Sondell (1; PPG) â 14:37 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joel Lassinantti (28 shots / 28 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (22 shots / 21 saves) |
15 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 1â4 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Radek MuĆŸik (1) â 2:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 5:23 â Darren Nowick (1) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Arvid Söderblom (37 shots / 36 saves) |
17 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 1â5 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Melker Karlsson (1) â 18:52 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 6:50 â Nils Lundkvist (2; PPG) | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (29 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (38 shots / 37 saves) |
19 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 3â4 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Juhani TyrvĂ€inen (3; PPG) â 8:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Niklas Olausson (1) â 1:01 | Second period |
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Chris DeSousa (2) â 16:22 | Third period |
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Jesper Wallstedt (27 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (24 shots / 21 saves) |
20 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 3â1 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
PĂ€r Lindholm (2) â 7:32 | Third period | 17:07 â Isac BrĂ€nnström (1) | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (26 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (36 shots / 33 saves) |
SkellefteĂ„ AIK win series 4â3 | |
22 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â2 | 2OT | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
Hardy HĂ€man Aktell (1) â 2:07 | First period |
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Jack Drury (2; PPG) â 17:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Richard Gynge (2) â 12:02 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (47 shots / 44 saves) |
23 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 0â1 | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:25 â Linus Ăberg (2) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (24 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (25 shots / 25 saves) |
25 April | Ărebro HK | 0â1 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 15:32 â Marcus SylvegĂ„rd (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jhonas Enroth (27 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (31 shots / 31 saves) |
27 April | Ărebro HK | 3â2 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
Nick Ebert (2; PPG) â 15:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Larsson (5) â 0:49 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Nick Ebert (3) â 2:13 | Third period |
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Jhonas Enroth (22 shots / 20 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (27 shots / 24 saves) |
29 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â1 | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brendan Gaunce (2; ENG) â 18:26 | Third period | 12:25 â Kristian NĂ€kyvĂ€ (2) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (18 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (33 shots / 31 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 3â2 | |
23 April | Rögle BK | 3â2 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Adam Edström (3) â 13:18 | Third period |
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Christoffer Rifalk (22 shots / 20 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (28 shots / 25 saves) |
24 April | Rögle BK | 2â1 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
Leon Bristedt (1) â 11:35 | First period | 13:25 â Oscar Möller (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik Andersson (1) â 5:57 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (16 shots / 15 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (23 shots / 21 saves) |
26 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 4â1 | Rögle BK | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:52 â Adam Tambellini (4) | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (25 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (22 shots / 19 saves) |
27 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 2â1 | OT | Rögle BK | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Niclas Burström (4; PPG) â 3:40 | Second period | 4:24 â Joey LaLeggia (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joakim Lindström (4) â 7:52 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (35 shots / 34 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (18 shots / 16 saves) |
29 April | Rögle BK | 4â0 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Leon Bristedt (2; PPG) â 5:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (26 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (32 shots / 30 saves) |
Rögle BK win series 3â2 | |
1 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 2â1 | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
Richard Gynge (4) â 13:09 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 18:58 â Moritz Seider (1) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (3) â 10:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (24 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (27 shots / 25 saves) |
3 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â2 | OT | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 4:12 â Adam Tambellini (5) | ||||||
Emil Pettersson (2) â 8:15 | Second period | 15:11 â Leon Bristedt (4; PPG) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (4) â 3:34 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Hardy HĂ€man Aktell (2) â 4:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (25 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (17 shots / 14 saves) |
6 May | Rögle BK | 5â1 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
Adam Tambellini (6; PPG) â 12:36 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | 3:52 â Marcus SylvegĂ„rd (3) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (23 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (29 shots / 25 saves) |
8 May | Rögle BK | 2â3 | OT | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Catena Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 11:17 â Brendan Gaunce (3) | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:48 â Richard Gynge (5) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 1:00 â Pontus Holmberg (5) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (28 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (21 shots / 19 saves) |
10 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 6â2 | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:38 â Olli Palola (5) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (6; PPG) â 11:22 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | 18:01 â Olli Palola (6) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (27 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (24 shots / 20 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 4â1 | |
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. [8]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/â | PIM |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +10 | 8 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 4 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 0 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 2 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 35 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 2 |
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Ărebro HK | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the playoffs. [9]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Ărebro HK | 8 | 507:08 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 95.07 | 1.30 |
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Rögle BK | 13 | 790:25 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 93.03 | 1.52 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 10 | 620:56 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 93.02 | 1.74 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 10 | 640:00 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 92.73 | 1.97 |
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DjurgÄrdens IF | 3 | 178:08 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 93.41 | 2.02 |
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season played a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in the SHL and the loser relegated to the second tier, HockeyAllsvenskan. The higher-seeded team had home advantage over the series, playing at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team was at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).
6 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 2â1 | OT | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Molin (1) â 10:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:39 â Arttu IlomĂ€ki (1; PPG) | ||||||
Linus Ălund (1) â 19:14 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (31 shots / 30 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (37 shots / 35 saves) |
9 April | HV71 | 1â2 | BrynĂ€s IF | Husqvarna Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Fredrik Forsberg (1) â 7:23 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jonas Gunnarsson (19 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | Samuel Ersson (29 shots / 28 saves) |
12 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 1â2 | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Molin (3; PPG) â 8:33 | Second period | 9:26 â Fredrik Forsberg (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 0:24 â Anton Wedin (1; PPG) | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (17 shots / 15 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (23 shots / 22 saves) |
15 April | HV71 | 1â4 | BrynĂ€s IF | Husqvarna Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:08 â Simon Bertilsson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:13 â Daniel Mannberg (1) | ||||||
Anton Wedin (2; PPG) â 18:29 | Third period |
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Jonas Gunnarsson (17 shots / 14 saves) | Goalie stats | Samuel Ersson (25 shots / 24 saves) |
18 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 3â2 | OT | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Noel Gunler (1; PPG) â 2:50 | Second period |
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Anton Rödin (1) â 3:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Oula Palve (2) â 5:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (36 shots / 34 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (23 shots / 20 saves) |
BrynĂ€s IF win series 4â1 | |
I SHL blev det ett stort genombrott pÄ delad första plats i skytteligan. Simon Ryfors och Daniel Viksten gjorde 25 mÄl vardera. [In the SHL, there was a big breakthrough in shared first place in the shooting league. Simon Ryfors and Daniel Viksten scored 25 goals each.]
2020â21 SHL season | |
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League | Swedish Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration |
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Regular season | |
First place | VÀxjö Lakers |
Top scorer | Marek HrivĂk ( Leksands IF) |
Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan | HV71 |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Pontus Holmberg (VÀxjö Lakers) [1] |
Finals champions | VÀxjö Lakers |
Runners-up | Rögle BK |
The 2020â21 SHL season was the 46th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2020 and ended on 3 April 2021, it was then followed by the playoffs and the relegation playoffs. The league consisted of the 14 teams that competed in the 2019â20 season; because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, no relegation or promotion took place after the previous season. The VĂ€xjö Lakers won the regular season for the third time in club history. In the SHL qualifier, BrynĂ€s IF defeated HV71 in five games to stay in the SHL. The VĂ€xjö Lakers won the Le Mat Trophy for the third time, defeating Rögle BK by 4 games to 1 in the playoffs final. [2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, many of the teams have had their players affected, causing many regular season games to be moved forward and the end of the regular season to be postponed multiple times.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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BrynÀs IF | GÀvle | Monitor ERP Arena | 7,909 |
DjurgÄrdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12,044 |
FÀrjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena | 8,647 |
HV71 | Jönköping | Husqvarna Garden | 7,000 |
Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
Linköping HC | Linköping | Saab Arena | 8,500 |
LuleÄ HF | LuleÄ | Coop Norrbotten Arena | 6,300 |
Malmö Redhawks | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 13,000 |
IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Be-Ge Hockey Center | 3,275 |
Rögle BK | Ăngelholm | Catena Arena | 5,150 |
SkellefteÄ AIK | SkellefteÄ | SkellefteÄ Kraft Arena | 6,001 |
VÀxjö Lakers | VÀxjö | Vida Arena | 5,700 |
Ărebro HK | Ărebro | Behrn Arena | 5,150 |
Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times: twice on home ice, and twice away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 52 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 153 | 112 | +41 | 102 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | Rögle BK | 52 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 164 | 124 | +40 | 98 | |
3 | Leksands IF | 52 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 156 | 134 | +22 | 94 | |
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 154 | 122 | +32 | 93 | |
5 | LuleÄ HF | 52 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 150 | 131 | +19 | 88 | |
6 | Ărebro HK | 52 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 154 | 144 | +10 | 87 | |
7 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 133 | 131 | +2 | 84 | Qualification to Eighth-finals |
8 | FĂ€rjestad BK | 52 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 143 | +14 | 81 | |
9 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 123 | 151 | −28 | 67 | |
10 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 65 | |
11 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 142 | 163 | −21 | 63 | |
12 | Linköping HC | 52 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 132 | 166 | −34 | 62 | |
13 | BrynĂ€s IF | 52 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 131 | 176 | −45 | 57 | Qualification to Play Out |
14 | HV71 (R) | 52 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 127 | 167 | −40 | 51 |
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season. [3] [4] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/â | PIM |
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Leksands IF | 44 | 14 | 37 | 51 | +9 | 26 |
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Rögle BK | 52 | 18 | 32 | 50 | +10 | 22 |
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FĂ€rjestad BK | 51 | 25 | 23 | 48 | +10 | 2 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 52 | 22 | 26 | 48 | +10 | 20 |
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Leksands IF | 46 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +6 | 8 |
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Rögle BK | 51 | 25 | 20 | 45 | +12 | 53 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 49 | 12 | 33 | 45 | +11 | 18 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 12 | 33 | 45 | +4 | 42 |
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LuleÄ HF | 50 | 14 | 28 | 42 | +5 | 43 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 52 | 22 | 18 | 40 | +12 | 49 |
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season. [5] [6]
Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 31 | 1876:48 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 93.34 | 1.79 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 22 | 1298:34 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 92.18 | 2.03 |
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Rögle BK | 33 | 1950:11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 91.62 | 2.03 |
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LuleÄ HF | 22 | 1316:55 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 90.77 | 2.23 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 32 | 1835:39 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 2 | 91.99 | 2.32 |
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Malmö Redhawks | 41 | 2365:43 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 94 | 2 | 92.00 | 2.38 |
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Leksands IF | 50 | 2862:50 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 4 | 91.56 | 2.41 |
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Ărebro HK | 32 | 1928:00 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 78 | 3 | 90.90 | 2.43 |
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Frölunda HC | 33 | 1868:08 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 78 | 3 | 90.01 | 2.51 |
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FĂ€rjestad BK | 31 | 1832:27 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 90.98 | 2.55 |
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DjurgÄrdens IF | 31 | 1791:38 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 90.97 | 2.55 |
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round. [7]
In the first round, the 7th-ranked team meets the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team meets the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The meetings are in the first round played as best-of-three series, in the third round as best-of-five series and in the second and fourth rounds as best-of-seven series. In the eighth-finals, the higher-seeded teams play at home for game 2 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams play at home for game 1. In the semi-finals, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for game 3 (plus 4 if necessary). In the quarter-finals and the finals, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 2 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for games 3 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary). [7]
Eighth-finals Swedish: Ă ttondelsfinal | Quarter-finals Swedish: Kvartsfinal | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Frölunda HC | 2 | 8 | FÀrjestad BK | 0 | ||||||||||||||
10 | DjurgÄrdens IF | 1 | 1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Ărebro HK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rögle BK | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Frölunda HC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | VÀxjö Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rögle BK | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Leksands IF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | FĂ€rjestad BK | 2 | 6 | Ărebro HK | 4 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Malmö Redhawks | 0 | 2 | Rögle BK | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | SkellefteÄ AIK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | LuleÄ HF | 3 |
5 April | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | 1â3 | Frölunda HC | Hovet | Recap | |||
Tom Nilsson (1) â 2:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 19:00 â Nicklas Lasu (1; SHG/ ENG) | ||||||
Mantas Armalis (35 shots / 33 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (19 shots / 18 saves) |
7 April | Frölunda HC | 2â7 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 16:31 â Sebastian Strandberg (2; PPG) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (34 shots / 32 saves) |
8 April | Frölunda HC | 4â0 | DjurgĂ„rdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Ehn (1) â 7:57 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Johan Mattsson (26 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (22 shots / 20 saves) |
Frölunda HC win series 2â1 | |
5 April | Malmö Redhawks | 1â3 | FĂ€rjestad BK | Malmö Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Matt Puempel (1) â 8:34 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:55 â Martin Johansson (1; ENG) | ||||||
Oscar Alsenfelt (23 shots / 21 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (29 shots / 28 saves) |
7 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 5â4 | OT | Malmö Redhawks | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | ||
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First period |
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Michael Lindqvist (1) â 3:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Per Ă slund (2; EA) â 19:38 | Third period |
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Oskar BĂ€ck (1) â 5:42 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Henrik Haukeland (30 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Oscar Alsenfelt (32 shots / 27 saves) |
FĂ€rjestad BK win series 2â0 | |
10 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 4â3 | OT | FĂ€rjestad BK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
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First period |
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No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ilari Melart (1; PPG) â 5:27 | Third period | 14:23 â Per Ă slund (3) | ||||||
Fredrik Karlström (1) â 5:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Viktor Fasth (42 shots / 39 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (32 shots / 28 saves) |
11 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 5â4 | FĂ€rjestad BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 4:34 â Per Ă slund (4; PPG) | ||||||
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Second period |
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Third period | 12:05 â Jens Westin (1) | ||||||
Viktor Fasth (27 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Henrik Haukeland (28 shots / 23 saves) |
13 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 0â3 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:21 â Fredrik Karlström (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period |
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Arvid Holm (27 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth (30 shots / 30 saves) |
14 April | FĂ€rjestad BK | 3â4 | 2OT | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | ||
Pontus Widerström (1) â 6:22 | First period |
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Second period | 1:50 â Fredrik Karlström (3) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 14:50 â Fredrik Karlström (4) | ||||||
Arvid Holm (52 shots / 48 saves) | Goalie stats | Viktor Fasth (31 shots / 28 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 4â0 | |
10 April | Rögle BK | 4â0 | Frölunda HC | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (16 shots / 16 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (24 shots / 21 saves) |
11 April | Rögle BK | 5â2 | Frölunda HC | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | 9:04 â Robin Ălvarez (1) | ||||||
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Third period | 17:09 â Jan MurĆĄak (2) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (24 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Mattsson (25 shots / 21 saves) |
13 April | Frölunda HC | 0â5 | Rögle BK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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No scoring | Second period | 15:29 â Adam Edström (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 18:48 â Daniel Zaar (2; PPG) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (20 shots / 20 saves) |
14 April | Frölunda HC | 1â6 | Rögle BK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Mattias Norlinder (3; PPG) â 3:56 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period |
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Niklas Rubin (26 shots / 21 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (28 shots / 27 saves) |
Rögle BK win series 4â0 | |
11 April | Leksands IF | 1â6 | Ărebro HK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
Carter Ashton (1; PPG) â 16:29 | First period | 6:04 â Linus Ăberg (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period |
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Janne Juvonen (24 shots / 19 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (18 shots / 17 saves) |
12 April | Leksands IF | 1â2 | Ărebro HK | Tegera Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Patrik Zackrisson (1; PPG) â 11:21 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Janne Juvonen (16 shots / 14 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (29 shots / 28 saves) |
14 April | Ărebro HK | 7â1 | Leksands IF | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
Emil Larsson (2) â 17:59 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | 14:25 â Martin Karlsson (1) | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
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Goalie stats |
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15 April | Ărebro HK | 2â1 | OT | Leksands IF | Behrn Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustav Backström (1) â 13:44 | Third period | 7:49 â Nils Ă man (1) | ||||||
Emil Larsson (4) â 1:15 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jonas Arntzen (31 shots / 30 saves) | Goalie stats | Janne Juvonen (33 shots / 31 saves) |
Ărebro HK win series 4â0 | |
11 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 3â2 | 2OT | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
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First period | 6:11 â Jonas Berglund (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 7:28 â Pontus SjĂ€lin (1) | ||||||
Niclas Burström (2) â 19:16 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (45 shots / 43 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (49 shots / 46 saves) |
12 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 2â3 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jesper FrödĂ©n (2; PPG) â 7:56 | Second period |
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Roland McKeown (1) â 19:55 | Third period | 17:56 â Filip HĂ„llander (2; ENG) | ||||||
Arvid Söderblom (24 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (31 shots / 29 saves) |
14 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 1â0 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Daniel Sondell (1; PPG) â 14:37 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joel Lassinantti (28 shots / 28 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (22 shots / 21 saves) |
15 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 1â4 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Radek MuĆŸik (1) â 2:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 5:23 â Darren Nowick (1) | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Arvid Söderblom (37 shots / 36 saves) |
17 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 1â5 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period |
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Melker Karlsson (1) â 18:52 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | 6:50 â Nils Lundkvist (2; PPG) | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (29 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (38 shots / 37 saves) |
19 April | LuleĂ„ HF | 3â4 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
Juhani TyrvĂ€inen (3; PPG) â 8:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Niklas Olausson (1) â 1:01 | Second period |
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Chris DeSousa (2) â 16:22 | Third period |
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Jesper Wallstedt (27 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (24 shots / 21 saves) |
20 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 3â1 | LuleĂ„ HF | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
PĂ€r Lindholm (2) â 7:32 | Third period | 17:07 â Isac BrĂ€nnström (1) | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (26 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (36 shots / 33 saves) |
SkellefteĂ„ AIK win series 4â3 | |
22 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â2 | 2OT | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
Hardy HĂ€man Aktell (1) â 2:07 | First period |
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Jack Drury (2; PPG) â 17:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Richard Gynge (2) â 12:02 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
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Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (47 shots / 44 saves) |
23 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 0â1 | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:25 â Linus Ăberg (2) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (24 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (25 shots / 25 saves) |
25 April | Ărebro HK | 0â1 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 15:32 â Marcus SylvegĂ„rd (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jhonas Enroth (27 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (31 shots / 31 saves) |
27 April | Ărebro HK | 3â2 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
Nick Ebert (2; PPG) â 15:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Larsson (5) â 0:49 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Nick Ebert (3) â 2:13 | Third period |
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Jhonas Enroth (22 shots / 20 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (27 shots / 24 saves) |
29 April | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â1 | Ărebro HK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brendan Gaunce (2; ENG) â 18:26 | Third period | 12:25 â Kristian NĂ€kyvĂ€ (2) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (18 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | Jhonas Enroth (33 shots / 31 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 3â2 | |
23 April | Rögle BK | 3â2 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Adam Edström (3) â 13:18 | Third period |
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Christoffer Rifalk (22 shots / 20 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (28 shots / 25 saves) |
24 April | Rögle BK | 2â1 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
Leon Bristedt (1) â 11:35 | First period | 13:25 â Oscar Möller (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik Andersson (1) â 5:57 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (16 shots / 15 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (23 shots / 21 saves) |
26 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 4â1 | Rögle BK | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 7:52 â Adam Tambellini (4) | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (25 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (22 shots / 19 saves) |
27 April | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | 2â1 | OT | Rögle BK | SkellefteĂ„ Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Niclas Burström (4; PPG) â 3:40 | Second period | 4:24 â Joey LaLeggia (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Joakim Lindström (4) â 7:52 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gustaf Lindvall (35 shots / 34 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (18 shots / 16 saves) |
29 April | Rögle BK | 4â0 | SkellefteĂ„ AIK | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Leon Bristedt (2; PPG) â 5:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (26 shots / 26 saves) | Goalie stats | Gustaf Lindvall (32 shots / 30 saves) |
Rögle BK win series 3â2 | |
1 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 2â1 | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
Richard Gynge (4) â 13:09 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 18:58 â Moritz Seider (1) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (3) â 10:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (24 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (27 shots / 25 saves) |
3 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 3â2 | OT | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 4:12 â Adam Tambellini (5) | ||||||
Emil Pettersson (2) â 8:15 | Second period | 15:11 â Leon Bristedt (4; PPG) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (4) â 3:34 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Hardy HĂ€man Aktell (2) â 4:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (25 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Christoffer Rifalk (17 shots / 14 saves) |
6 May | Rögle BK | 5â1 | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Catena Arena | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
Adam Tambellini (6; PPG) â 12:36 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | 3:52 â Marcus SylvegĂ„rd (3) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (23 shots / 22 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (29 shots / 25 saves) |
8 May | Rögle BK | 2â3 | OT | VĂ€xjö Lakers | Catena Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 11:17 â Brendan Gaunce (3) | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:48 â Richard Gynge (5) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 1:00 â Pontus Holmberg (5) | ||||||
Christoffer Rifalk (28 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Erik KĂ€llgren (21 shots / 19 saves) |
10 May | VĂ€xjö Lakers | 6â2 | Rögle BK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:38 â Olli Palola (5) | ||||||
Pontus Holmberg (6; PPG) â 11:22 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | 18:01 â Olli Palola (6) | ||||||
Erik KĂ€llgren (27 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (24 shots / 20 saves) |
VĂ€xjö Lakers win series 4â1 | |
The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. [8]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/â | PIM |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +10 | 8 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +5 | 4 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 0 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 2 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 35 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 2 |
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Ărebro HK | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
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Rögle BK | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the playoffs. [9]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Ărebro HK | 8 | 507:08 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 95.07 | 1.30 |
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Rögle BK | 13 | 790:25 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 93.03 | 1.52 |
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VÀxjö Lakers | 10 | 620:56 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 93.02 | 1.74 |
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SkellefteÄ AIK | 10 | 640:00 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 92.73 | 1.97 |
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DjurgÄrdens IF | 3 | 178:08 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 93.41 | 2.02 |
Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season played a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in the SHL and the loser relegated to the second tier, HockeyAllsvenskan. The higher-seeded team had home advantage over the series, playing at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded team was at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).
6 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 2â1 | OT | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Molin (1) â 10:13 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 5:39 â Arttu IlomĂ€ki (1; PPG) | ||||||
Linus Ălund (1) â 19:14 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (31 shots / 30 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (37 shots / 35 saves) |
9 April | HV71 | 1â2 | BrynĂ€s IF | Husqvarna Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Fredrik Forsberg (1) â 7:23 | Second period |
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No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jonas Gunnarsson (19 shots / 17 saves) | Goalie stats | Samuel Ersson (29 shots / 28 saves) |
12 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 1â2 | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Emil Molin (3; PPG) â 8:33 | Second period | 9:26 â Fredrik Forsberg (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 0:24 â Anton Wedin (1; PPG) | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (17 shots / 15 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (23 shots / 22 saves) |
15 April | HV71 | 1â4 | BrynĂ€s IF | Husqvarna Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 16:08 â Simon Bertilsson (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 2:13 â Daniel Mannberg (1) | ||||||
Anton Wedin (2; PPG) â 18:29 | Third period |
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Jonas Gunnarsson (17 shots / 14 saves) | Goalie stats | Samuel Ersson (25 shots / 24 saves) |
18 April | BrynĂ€s IF | 3â2 | OT | HV71 | Monitor ERP Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Noel Gunler (1; PPG) â 2:50 | Second period |
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Anton Rödin (1) â 3:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Oula Palve (2) â 5:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Samuel Ersson (36 shots / 34 saves) | Goalie stats | Jonas Gunnarsson (23 shots / 20 saves) |
BrynĂ€s IF win series 4â1 | |
I SHL blev det ett stort genombrott pÄ delad första plats i skytteligan. Simon Ryfors och Daniel Viksten gjorde 25 mÄl vardera. [In the SHL, there was a big breakthrough in shared first place in the shooting league. Simon Ryfors and Daniel Viksten scored 25 goals each.]