Skellefteå cruised in the northern derby against Luleå in the SHL. 3-0 after one period was eventually a comfortable win and 6-1. "It's far too tame," Luleå forward Pontus Andreasson told TV4 Play.
SportsBrynäs kept pace for just over half of the game in the season opener. Then Skellefteå took over. In a few minutes, the reigning champions went from 2-2 to 6-2.
SportsHV71 took the last chance to avoid qualifying when Modo was defeated away in SHL with 3–1. Very nice, it's been a while since we won, says coach Anton Blomqvist to TV4 Play.
SportsModo 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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