Örebro scored 4–0 in the first period and ultimately won 7–2.
I can't find the words... we pass the puck like it was a hand grenade, play us, they fly through us, said Linköping forward Fredrik Karlström after the first period.
Linköping is down to the last place in the SHL after the bottom competitors, former second place HV71 and Malmö, won.
Czech Vrána returned to Linköping after ten seasons in North America and a Stanley Cup title.
Two goals by Mastomäki
But the forward hasn't been able to get it off the ground and has only scored one goal in eleven games.
Coach Mikael "Musse" Håkanson then chose to leave the Czech at home in Linköping and told TV4 Play "that there are twelve (forwards) who will play up front".
But in the first period, there weren't many rights for anyone in Linköping.
The home team had a lot of fun, especially Christopher Mastomäki, who scored two goals and played until the third. Örebro won the shootout 16–5.
Linköping's losing streak thus grew to six matches.
In the end, star defender Theodor Lennström was also given a match penalty along with Örebro's Luke Martin after a fight in which both threw their gloves. They now risk suspensions - which would be costly for Linköping in particular.
Avoided record low
Malmö could have broken the record, but rose to eight and defeated Timrå 2–1. A ninth consecutive loss would have been the team's longest losing streak in SHL history.
Goalkeeper Oskar Blomgren won the match as Timrå won the shot statistics 33–15.
"It's really nice, we've had a bit of a setback. It's really nice to win again," the Malmö goalkeeper tells TV4 Play.
HV71 left the top spot by following up the win against Linköping with a second straight away win, 6–1 over Djurgården. When the week began, HV71 had lost all six away games. Riley Woods scored two goals and assisted one.
Last season's gold team Luleå is also having a tough time and was overrun on the away field by league leaders Rögle, who won 6–0.
