"This victory was important to us," Ryan Lasch told C More after the match.
Reliable scorer Ryan Lasch offered an art goal against Färjestad. Behind the extended goal line, he hit the puck high and planned, on Färjestad's goalkeeper Arvid Holm's one shoulder, and into the net. The goal meant 3–2 to Frölunda in the classic meeting with Färjestad with seven minutes left to play, and became crucial.
- Only Lasch makes that kind of goal in this series. Typically Lasch, C Moore's expert Sanny Lindström said of the target.
Frölunda was clearly the better team in the first period where there were 2-0 and 20-4 in shots to Frölunda. But Karlstad team would find their way back in the match. Linus Johansson reduced to second after 43 seconds, and Daniel Viksten acknowledged.
The third period was dramatically awaiting a decision.
Among other things, Simon Hjalmarsson got the whole Scandinavium to hold his breath when he came free just over seven minutes from the end, but Färjestad's goalkeeper Arvid Holm was cold, stopping the shot.
But Ryan Lasch's piece of art finally got 12,044 spectators to cheer.