Malmö Redhawks took an early lead in the third quarterfinal game at home against Skellefteå but lost 2–4. This puts the series at 0–3 against Redhawks. Coach Tomas Kollar praised it as the team's best performance so far in the series.
In Malmö Arena, before 9,859 spectators, Malmö Redhawks started strongly in the third quarterfinal against Skellefteå. As early as 9:13, Linus Öberg scored the lead goal, assisted by defenceman Elia Pedrotti via a board pass. The home team dominated the first period with wave after wave of attacks, and the 1–0 lead was, according to Kollar, understated.
"Our best performance in this series. We came out strong in the first period. I think we lost some pressure in the second," Tomas Kollar said after the game.
Skellefteå turned the game in the second period, where Redhawks had no shots on goal in the first ten minutes. Mikkel Aagaard tied it at 1–1 on a turnover. A penalty on Janne Kuokkanen led to Jonathan Pudas scoring 1–2.
In the third period, Skellefteå extended to 1–3. Eemil Viro unfortunately deflected the puck into his own net. Fredrik Händemark pulled one back to 2–3, but Skellefteå sealed 2–4 into an empty net during Redhawks' late push.
Kollar noted improvements: "We have good pressure on goal. We win many loose pucks in the offensive zone. The evenness in play is the difference."
Redhawks' power play was ineffective, despite chances including five-on-three. No team has ever come back from 0–3 in the SM playoffs. Kollar focuses ahead: "We take one game at a time."
