SHL's Final Stretch: Can Brynäs Secure a Historic Series Win?

+ The relegation battle.

Four teams are fighting to avoid the two last spots and thus a qualifying match in best of seven games to secure SHL play next season.

Right now, it's bottom team HV71 and Modo who hold the two qualifying spots. Malmö has the best position, but the worst form.

11. Malmö 63 points (-29 in goal difference).

Form: 6 straight losses (0 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Leksand (h), Saturday: Örebro (b), Tuesday: Rögle (h).

12. Linköping 61 (-12).

Form, last five matches: 2 wins, 3 losses (6 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Timrå (b), Saturday: Rögle (h), Tuesday: HV71 (b).

13. Modo 57 (-34).

Form, last five: 1 win, 4 losses (4 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Luleå (b), Saturday: Timrå (h), Tuesday: Skellefteå (b).

14. HV71 54 (-34).

Form, last five: 2 wins, 3 losses (6 points).

Thursday: Örebro (h), Saturday: Färjestad (b), Tuesday: Linköping (h).

+ The playoff battle.

Four teams are theoretically fighting for the last two spots to the quarterfinals, but in practice, Leksand is clear with an eight-point lead. Tian Örebro is challenged by Malmö and Linköping, who are also in the qualifying battle.

9. Leksand 71 points (-20).

Form, last five: 2 wins, 3 losses (6 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Malmö (b), Saturday: Växjö (h), Tuesday: Frölunda (h).

10. Örebro 67 (-3).

Form, last five: 3 wins, 2 losses (10 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: HV71 (b), Saturday: Malmö (h), Tuesday: Luleå (h).

11. Malmö 63 (-29).

See the relegation battle.

12. Linköping 61 (-12).

See the relegation battle.

+ The quarterfinal battle.

Five teams are fighting for the last two spots to become top 6 and thus advance directly to the quarterfinals in the playoffs. Timrå is currently fifth and Rögle sixth. Third-place Färjestad and fourth-place Frölunda have a nine-point lead and are in practice clear.

5. Timrå 78 points (+18).

Form, last five: 2 wins, 3 losses (7 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Linköping (h), Saturday: Modo (b), Tuesday: Växjö (b).

6. Rögle 76 (-2).

Form, last five: 5 wins (14 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Brynäs (h), Saturday: Linköping (b), Tuesday: Malmö (b).

7. Skellefteå 75 (-5).

Form, last five: 3 wins, 2 losses (8 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Växjö (b), Saturday: Brynäs (b), Tuesday: Modo (h).

8. Växjö 73 (-2).

Form, last five: 3 wins, 2 losses (7 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Skellefteå (h), Saturday: Leksand (b), Tuesday: Timrå (h).

9. Leksand 71 (-20).

See the playoff battle.

+ The league winner.

In practice, Brynäs has secured the league win, in theory, Luleå can still pass them but needs to take in eight points and 21 goals in the last three matches. Brynäs will be the first newcomer in history to win the regular season in SHL.

1. Brynäs 97 points (+50).

Form, last five: 3 wins, 2 losses (9 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Rögle (b), Saturday: Skellefteå (h), Tuesday: Färjestad (h).

2. Luleå 89 (+29).

Form, last five: 4 wins, 1 loss (12 points).

Remaining to play, Thursday: Modo (h), Saturday: Frölunda (h), Tuesday: Örebro (b).