11-11 at the break and 21-21 with just under 12 minutes left of the match.
Then Kristianstad made a mini jerk to 24-21 - despite Malmö goalkeeper Dan Beutler being responsible for several sweaty saves.
Malmö could not really recover from that jerk.
Nilsson decided
But when Nils Pettersson shot 24-25 with just over two minutes left of the match and lit new hope for Malmö.
Malmö pressed for a draw, but then Johan Nilsson scored his second goal of the match and gave Malmö a good start to the season.