The HV coach was not satisfied with the game, but happy about the win.
It's important to be humble and say that we're not good enough today. Rögle was better. If we play like this again, we'll lose. But today we found a way to win, says Blomqvist.
Both teams came from wins on Thursday, but most things have gone wrong for both teams lately.
HV71 had four straight losses before the win against series-leading Färjestad.
Rögle took, against Frölunda, their second win in eight matches after Christmas.
So there are no teams that are overflowing with confidence.
Missed open goal
André Peterson became the match winner with a goal in numerical superiority in the second period.
The goal came after the skilled forward veteran had missed an open goal just before.
Sometimes you have to score goals to make goals, but I missed by a meter, it's completely crazy. Then I scored, and it gets easier, he says to TV4 Play.
The HV star scored his ninth goal for the season – but the first since October in connection with a win.
Peterson's full hits since then have come in lost matches.
"Phenomenally good"
Another big match winner for HV71 was goalkeeper Hugo Alnefelt, who saved 25 shots and kept his second zero for the season.
Hugo is phenomenally good, says Anton Blomqvist.
Rögle's Leon Bristedt was disappointed afterwards and thought that his team, which won the shots with 25–17, created enough to win.
We meet a good goalkeeper and our power play doesn't reach the level today, he says to TV4 Play.
HV71 remains on a qualifying spot, next to last, but managed to tighten up the bottom struggle further.
Rögle is the closest team above, just one point ahead, just like eleventh-placed Linköping, which won at home against Timrå with 5–2 after the last two goals were made in an empty goal.
