An effective and defense strongly Linköping won against Skellefteå 5-2.
The local inhabitants lacked their off defense cut Daniel Rahimi but fared excellent anyway.
Radiosporten Magnus Wahlman appoints MVP of the law.
Skelleftea: Andrew Calof
Linköping: David Rautio
Radiosporten expert Lars-Gunnar Jansson for Linkoping 4-2 goals
What’s this? It is this which is quite amazing in the world’s hardest and most wonderful sport – hockey. One team is attacking hysterically and playing well, the other team is fighting for life. And so they go only up and score goals.
Skellefteå’s success with its fast paced and intense game got Linkoping to think about a few years ago. They wanted to play the same ourselves – and this time it was the copy better than the original.
With close to 30 biting sub-zero temperatures outside the stadium began Skelleftea match with a hawaii hockey that did not warm the sparse crowd in the stands who braved the cold.
Skellefteå has won the season’s two previous meetings between the teams, now it was 2-0 to Linkoping after the first period.
The captain began
The team captain Niklas Persson opened the scoring with an incredibly beautiful goal in numerical superiority. Rhett Rakhshani increased the lead after 17:20 when he lifted up 2-0 by the mess in front of Skellefteå goal.
– We came out 100 percent focused, says Linköping goalkeeper David Rautio to Radiosporten.
– We are absolutely not satisfied with the first period, says Skellefteås Jimmie Ericsson.
The match between the series’ best team in numerical superiority, Skelleftea, against the best boxplaylaget, Linkoping, was won also by Ostgota. Skelleftea included the game in 1:25 with two more without managing to get into any danger.
In the second period, woke up to Skelleftea and dominated the game overall.
The reduction came after 6:10 when the young Sebastian Ohlsson made his second SHL goal. “Cannonball from Åsele” got a pass from Terry Broadhurst behind the goal and cut to the right.
Kept cold
Linköping kept cold even during the worst onslaught and could with only 19 seconds left in the period increase the lead to 3 1 by Garrett Roe. American had consequently made the three points because he was involved also in the first two Linkoping objectives.
At home joy only lasted just over a minute. When utilized Jacob Lilja a mistake by the home defense and could make 4-2.
Skelleftea picked out his keeper Erik Hanses with six minutes to go, but the result was that Nick Sorensen to score the 5-2 in empty cages for Linkoping after 16:28.
Skellefteå AIK Linkoping 2-5 (0-2, 1-1, 1-2)
First period: 0-1 (11:12) Niklas Persson (Garrett Roe, Jonas Junland) play five against four, 0-2 (17:20) Rhett Rakhshani (Garrett Roe, Andrew Gordon).
Second period: 1-2 (6:10) Sebastian Ohlsson (Terry Broadhurst, Axel Holmstrom), 1-3 (19:41) Garrett Roe (Andrew Gordon, Rhett Rakhshani).
Third period: 2-3 (9:26) Andrew Calof (Niclas Burström, Axel Holmstrom) play five against four, 2-4 (10:38) Jacob Lilja, 2-5 (16:27) Nick Sorensen (James Lilja , Chad Billins).
Shots: 31-25 (7-7, 12-3, 12-15).
Ext, Skellefteå AIK: 3×2. Linköping: 5×2.
Judge: Mikael Holm, Skarhamn and Linus Öhlund, Älvsbyn.
Attendance: 4262.
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