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Frölunda got rid of Mikael Ruhomaa, who despite being in the lineup never came out for the warm-up. Skellefteå AIK, on the other hand, got back Jonathan Pudas, who until today missed every single game in the playoffs.
Andreas Johnson’s match was only barely five minutes long. The Skellefteå star received a match penalty after a knee tackle early in the match. Frölunda failed to use that PP but the home team would take the lead in that form of play in the second period.
Max Friberg found David Edstrom who was unmarked, was parked in front of the goal and he sent the puck up into Linus Söderström’s pick-hand cross.
– It was nice, it sat where it was supposed to. We are doing well, competing well, said David Edstrom after 40 minutes played.
With barely 13 minutes left to play, the equalizer came from Skellefteå. Jonathan Johnson stayed in front of goal and bumped in 1-1.
But the response from the home team did not take long. Max Friberg got an open position after Henrik Tömmernes found a pass over the center line and via a Skellefteå stick the puck found its way into the goal behind an overplayed Söderström in the Skellefteå goal. It was Max Friberg’s 100th goal in the Frölunda shirt.
In Skellefteå’s hunt for an equaliser, Jere Innala instead came free towards goal and the top scorer in the playoffs made no mistakes when he was given that position. 3-1 Frölunda and the match was closed.
– Very coldly, almost teasingly, he puts it in, Staffan Kronwall said in the broadcast.
Game seven awaits on Thursday in Skellefteå Kraft Arena. The winner there reserves their place in the SM final against Rögle BK.
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