It was billed as a red-hot Västerbotten derby, but Skellefteå showed no mercy. The reigning Swedish champions got off to a dream start, taking a 1–0 lead on the first shift, and ran over Björklöven 8–1 on the road.
SportsBjörklöven were outplayed in their first SHL home game. Färjestad won 5-0 and blew away the newcomers from Umeå - who replaced goaltender Lassi Lehtinen after conceding three goals in seven minutes.
Ice hockeyNewcomer Björklöven had waited 25 years. The return to the SHL was a success. Djurgården were beaten 3-0 on away ice. “Are we bad? No, we are not, but we are not good either,” Djurgården coach Robert Kimby told TV4 Play.
Ice hockeyAfter two consecutive wins, it came to a stop for HV71. Linköping won the "E4-derby" and the bottom meeting with 4–1 and climbed one position. HV71 is still at the bottom in the SHL table.
Ice hockeyModo defeated both illness and HV71. The clear 5-1 victory in the anxiety-filled away game gave Modo solid ground under their skates – for the first time in almost four months. It's clear it's nice, but nothing is clear, says defenseman David Bernhardt, the 3-0 scorer, to TV4 Play.
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