AIK has had a real boost under Roger Melin and continued to play well in front of the home supporters when the team took on county rival Södertälje at Hovet. The first period ended goalless, but 16 seconds into the middle period the score was broken when Oskar Magnusson headed in 1–0 for AIK. Daniel Muzito Bagenda then extended it to 2-0 after which SSK scored a reduction through Olli Vainio, who shot hard from the blue line. Effective in the powerplay 2–1 AIK before the third. And the home team continued to play well – five minutes into the final period they made it 3-1 through Gerry Fitzgerald on the power play. Oscar Nord then led 4–1 on a nice pass from Muzito Baenda. Also that goal in PP. Eight in the table SSK reduced to 2–4 but did not get closer than that, losing their second straight game. Earlier in the week, they fell against Karlskoga in the mud. SSK is second while AIK is eighth in the series. – If we continue like this it will be a fun year, says Daniel Muzito Bagenda in TV4. Lost the league lead The result means that both teams’ rival Djurgården moves up to sole league lead. – We don’t skate, we win too few close matches, I don’t think there are many tackles today. I think AIK had made up their minds today and that’s why they win, says SSK’s coach Magnus Bogren. SSK meets Dif on Wednesday. See all matches from the hockey Allsvenskan on TV4 Play
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