Södertälje got off to a good start in Scaniarink with Eric Engstrand’s 1-0 goal already after 3.41 of the first period.
Then more goals came at a rapid pace.
Nikola Pasic made it 2-0 after 7.41 and just 2.32 minutes later Filip Engsund made it 3-0 – thus giving the home team a firm grip on three points.
The victory was also revenge after the 3–6 away loss on 14 October.
— It was even, tight in the third and we managed to hold on. Really nice victory, says Engsund to C More.
Coach Magnus Bogren:
— It was a good victory. We had to work a lot on the defensive and we managed to do that well, he tells C More.
Victory for the tablet
Table leader Modo won 4-1 away to Almtuna – thanks to Adam Pettersson.
The 30-year-old scored the game’s first goal early in the first period and then accounted for a hat trick when he added two more in the third.
It was also a full pot for Djurgården, 4–0 at home against Västervik.
Points for the new acquisition
New signing Stefan Elliott was on hand to watch the derby win against AIK, trained the next day and on Friday pulled on the shirt to make his first appearance for the club.
And it was a lucky one.
The 31-year-old, who formed a back pair with Cameron Schilling, was involved in the preparatory work for the Stockholm team’s 3-0 goal at the very end of the second period.
Noah Östlund’s goal required video review to see if time was on the home team’s side.
The result?
0.3 seconds.
The goal was approved, and in the end it was a clear victory.
Modo tops the table on 35 points, followed by Djurgården, 31, and Björklöven, 29. Södertälje is fourth on 27 points.