Tre Kronor struggled through to the quarterfinals with a knife to their throat in the Ice Hockey World Championship - now Switzerland awaits in Zurich. The host nation won seven straight games in the group stage and is yearning for its first World Championship gold.
Ice hockeySeries winner Skellefteå secured a semi-final spot after a dream start against Malmö. Series runner-up Frölunda won the must-win match against Luleå and remains in the SM playoffs.
Sports4–0 to Skellefteå after the first period. Färjestad's goalkeeper Anders Lindbäck had a nightmare start in his first start in the quarterfinals – when Skellefteå equalized the SM quarterfinal series (4–1). Really bad, we leave Anders back there and make him look really bad, says Magnus Nygren in TV4.
SportsFrölunda had a powerful start in powerplay – and finished in the same game form. It gave the sixth straight SHL win against Färjestad, 5–4 after overtime. We're going home happy, says team captain Max Friberg.
Ice hockeyThe SHL premiere at Scandinavium was nightmarish. Afterwards, "Challe" Berglund slaughtered his team's performance. We were more or less run over, says the Leksand coach.
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