Malmö Redhawks broke their losing streak with a 2–1 overtime win against Färjestad in a retro-themed match on Thursday evening. Both goals were scored by Carl Persson, who tied the game with 26 seconds left and sealed the victory in overtime. Coach Tomas Kollar sported a new bomber jacket in the team's retro colors.
On Thursday evening, Malmö Redhawks faced Färjestad BK in Malmö Arena in a match featuring retro elements to honor the club's history. The team wore blue, red, and yellow jerseys in old colors, and the coaching staff, including Tomas Kollar, swapped suits for blue bomber jackets with red and yellow details, a large M on the chest, and the Redhawks emblem on the arm.
Färjestad took a 1–0 lead through Radim Zohorna's goal in the second period, threatening Redhawks' fifth straight loss. The home crowd supported with chants like 'Kämpa Malmö – in med pucken!' and 'Vakna Malmö!'. With just 26 seconds left in regulation, Carl Persson tied the game, and in overtime, he scored his second goal of the night, securing two points for Redhawks and breaking the losing streak.
'We never give up,' says Carl Persson. He added: 'Great. It's been a while since I scored, so I've been waiting for it. Nice that it happened this way too. When there's so little time left.' Persson now has the most game-winning goals in the SHL with 10, followed by Skellefteå's Mikkel Aagaard with six.
Coach Tomas Kollar praised Persson: 'He's having his clearly best season in his career, we can agree on that. Especially point-wise. He's been in the zone, I think he gets into those dangerous areas all the time.' Persson agreed: 'Yes, I have to agree. The stats show it too, and yes, the goals especially.'
Kollar also commented on the new jacket: 'The jacket is very nice, I think, I'm satisfied.' After the match, Redhawks are in seventh place in the standings, two points behind Luleå in sixth, with four games left in the regular season. The next match is against Skellefteå on Saturday in Malmö Arena.
'Today I think we've got back that feeling, that everyone grinds and that we never give up,' says Carl Persson.
