Skellefteå
Skellefteå leads SHL final 3-1 after win over Rögle
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Skellefteå defeated Rögle 3–2 in the fourth SHL final game. The team now holds match point and can clinch the title at home on Saturday. Rögle needs to win three straight to force a decisive seventh game.
Pontus Johansson has shone in Skellefteå's SM playoff run against Luleå, scoring in recent matches and filling a key role. Expert Staffan Kronwall predicts the 24-year-old will depart Swedish hockey for the NHL after the season. His agent previously confirmed interest from North America's top league.
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Skellefteå centre Pär Lindholm and Luleå defenceman Oskari Laaksonen have each been handed two-match suspensions by the Swedish Ice Hockey disciplinary committee. The bans follow match penalties in Saturday's SHL semifinal game, which Skellefteå won on the road to take a 3-0 series lead. Both incidents involved high-risk hits to opponents' faces.
Djurgården snapped an eight-game away losing streak with a 3-2 shootout victory over Skellefteå on Sunday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg delivered a season-best performance, making 46 saves including all three shootout attempts. Jesse Ylönen scored the decisive penalty shot after a 2-2 tie through overtime.
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Two men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Skellefteå on Sunday evening. Another man of similar age was slightly injured and is being treated in hospital. Police consider the incident isolated with no danger to the public.