Skellefteå win crazy, high-scoring 7-6
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Skellefteå win crazy, high-scoring 7-6 match at Malmö

League-leading Skellefteå won a crazy, high-scoring drama 7-6 away at Malmö. "One of the sickest matches I've ever played," Malmö forward Carl Persson told TV4.

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The goals fell like spring rain in Malmö Arena - especially in the first period.

The first period produced eight goals, four for each team.

A continuation of eight goals per period would have set a new SHL record. The highest-scoring game in the SHL was 23 goals: Färjestad's 14-9 win against Djurgården in 1978.

But the pace of scoring slowed.

Malmö's Carl Persson scored two goals and gave the home team a 6-5 lead heading into the final period.

However, league-leading Skellefteå had not given up. Two power-play goals in the final period - from Jonathan Johnsson and Rickard Hugg - turned the match around; Hugg scored twice.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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