Last season, Björklöven set a new record in the number of points in the Hockeyallsvenskan, when they won the series and had a total of 121 points when the season was over.
Also this season, the team, which never got the chance to qualify for the SHL due to the corona pandemic, has started in a brilliant way.
Led 2-0
Before tonight's match against Södertälje, they had won seven matches out of seven possible in regular time.
Tonight's match also seemed to result in three points.
After two periods, Björklöven led 2-0, and seemed to have good control over the events.
Annoyed by the decision
But already 1.09 into the third period, Måns Lindbäck was left alone in front of goal in powerpaly and put nicely 1-2, and 11.25 later Ludwig Blomstrand equalized on Lucas Carlsson's fine performance.
The period lasted 2-2, but already 13 seconds into extra time, Oskar Steen was released at the blue line, ran free and fouled away Filip Gustavsson in Södertälje's goal.
It was really annoying on the ice after the goal, when the SSK players thought Steen was offside.
- I can not judge, I am not a line judge.
But we hope that they (the referees) have made the right decision, says coach Nichlas Falk to Sportkanalen.
"Continues to win"
In the replay pictures, it looked like Steen was just on the right side of the line, and he thought so himself.
- It does not feel like an offside, he said, and was - despite the season's first loss of points - happy with the extra points they received after extra time:
- It's nice.
We keep winning and as long as we win it's okay.