Brynäs leads with 25 points, one ahead of Frölunda and Skellefteå, and two ahead of Färjestad and Örebro in the extremely tight top struggle in SHL.
Saturday's win was the team's sixth in a row. But NHL-returnee Victor Söderström is not surprised that it has gone so well in the autumn.
I'm not shocked. Okay, we're newcomers, but if you look at the team on paper, I think we have one of the best squads in SHL, he says to TV4 Play.
"Win more close games"
And about the 3-1 match against Timrå, which was third in the table before the match, Söderström says:
If you look over 60 minutes today, we win a few more close games and have many skilled forwards who are strong on the puck in the attacking zone.
Frölunda won Saturday's match 4-0 against Skellefteå and got some revenge from the SM semifinal in the spring, which Skellefteå won.
It was nice considering last season when we were eliminated by them, says David Edstrom, who scored a goal and an assist, to TV4 Play.
Lasse (Johansson, the goalkeeper) was extremely good in the box and we take our chances.
Frölunda has now scored nine goals in the last two matches (5-2 against Luleå on Thursday).
Can get quick revenge
The explanation:
We talk about it at every practice that we need to have people in front of the box. It doesn't give the prettiest goals, but every goal counts, says Edstrom.
It's been a year since Skellefteå didn't score a goal at home. The explanation for what happened against Frölunda is given by coach Robert Ohlsson with:
We're a bit weak in the duels in front of Linus (Söderström, the goalkeeper). If you summarize the match in a simple way, Lasse got a nicer ride than Linus, he says about the play in front of the goalkeepers.
Skellefteå gets a chance for quick revenge when they travel to Gothenburg on Tuesday.
Then we'll be better and more effective, says Ohlsson.
