Djurgården faced favorite opponent – Sydsvenskan

Scania team has been any dream opponent for Djurgarden who have won all four games this season and has seven straight victories themselves.

Malmo had not defeated Djurgarden since 10 December 2013, when the teams played in the Hockey Allsvenskan.

It was additionally the first time since the end of November / December uneven Djurgården managed winning two games in a row. The victory took the team in fifth place in the wasp nest around the quarter-final line.

– It’s fun to be the top six, but it does not really matter where we are now. You have to be there at the end. It will be a tough period now with very matches, six of the twelve days, Anderson said about the schedule until the international break in February.

Djurgården fielded victory coup the last scant six minutes.

Patrick Thoresen pass to Anderson who shot 3-2 after 14:11 of the third period.

Marcus Sorensen put 4-2 after 16:05 and Anderson completed his hat-trick after 16:53.

Three goals in 2:42, that is.

Otherwise, it was Malmo started better and led 2-0 after just over half the game.

Joey Tenute freed of the Vaxjo acquisition Adam Burish and shot 1-0 after 4:23 of the first period and after 7:06 of the second period ruled Bjorn Svensson up 2-0 in the numerical superiority after a dubious penalty in the home side’s Andreas Englund.

But then took the fun out of Malmö, which remains at eleventh place with eight points clear down to the qualifying line.

– We had several good positions to score more goals, but we have been ineffective throughout the season,

especially away from home. We must also take fewer expulsions, saying Malmö’s assistant coach Andreas Hadelöv.

Matt Anderson, who also scored the 1-2 goal, was the major the profile of the home team with his hat-trick, but the chain was good and scored six points. Patrick Thoresen had two assists and Daniel Brodin an Malpass. Hill Linus Hultström scored a goal (2-2) and played until two.