Skellefteå came to the meeting with Luleå as one of the series’ most beautiful team.
In an interview with TV4 Hockey before the match, Captain Jonathan Pudas pressed the importance of setting the first goal.
Something Skellefteå also got when the said Pudas thundered a punch in powerplay in the first period.
Won stable
2-0 stood the playful slop Pontus Johansson for when he got the puck inside the blue line, paused, and pulled away a wrist shot that found behind Matthew Ward.
The third then stood Anton Heikkinen for when he crashed on the box and was first on a return after a shot from Rickard chop.
Skellefteå played stable and finally won by 4-0.
“Getting wrong into the match”
The shots ended 36-15 in the home team’s favor.
– It’s not good enough. New match on Saturday, says Luleås Linus Omark.
– We get wrong into the match. They get to control and set and we never really find that energy we need.
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Thursday’s result in SHL
Skellefteå-Luleå 4-0
Modo-Växjö 1–3
Leksand-HV71 3–2
Färjestad-Timrå 3-0
Linköping-Örebro 2-1
Brynäs-Frölunda 3–2
Rögle-Malmö 0–4
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