The 35-year-old forward appeared to get his right skate stuck in the ice after a board battle with Rögle's Ludvig Claesson.
He sat on the bench for a while, then went out on the ice to test it during a power break, but gave up and left the game.
He did not return when the second period started.
Marcus Johansson returned this summer after 16 years in the NHL. Johansson, who played for Tre Kronor at the Olympics in February, has scored one goal and set up another in the first two SHL games.
Färjestad won the match 2–1.
Frölunda leads the SHL, one point ahead of Färjestad, after scoring six goals on eight shots in the second period away against Luleå, winning 7–3.
