SHL playoffs
Luleå beats Skellefteå 3–2 in must-win semifinal game
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Luleå seized its last chance and won the fourth semifinal game against Skellefteå 3–2, reducing the series to 1–3. Brendan Shinnimin scored twice in the dramatic SHL playoff match. A potential tying goal for Skellefteå was disallowed after video review.
Rögle BK crushed Växjö Lakers 6-0 in game two of the SHL playoff semifinals, powered by Albin Sundsvik's hat trick. The road win gives Rögle a commanding 2-0 series lead, building on their comeback victory in game one.
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Skellefteå beat Luleå 4-3 in the first SHL playoff semifinal (SM semifinal), a match lasting a record 122 minutes and 18 seconds over seven periods—the longest in league playoff history. Andreas Johnson scored the winner just under three minutes into the seventh period on the 53rd shot against goaltender Matteus Ward. Captain Jonathan Pudas left early with a leg injury after 2:40.