Slide, roller coaster or free fall - the metaphors for describing Oskarshamn's SHL existence in recent times are many.
The team has now lost twelve straight games.
The initial game with the top teams has in a short time been turned into a bottom battle.
A victory was probably at the top of the home players' wish list when they took on Luleå for the second time in three days.
And it started well for the home team when defender Oliver Larsen pushed up the puck and managed to trample it behind Luleå goalkeeper David Rautio.
- I get a good pass and try to take it on goal, a little lucky sometimes.
We are on our way again, said Oliver Larsen, who also scored in Thursday's meeting in Norrbotten, in a break interview in C More.
Four quick goals
Kim Strömberg's 2-0 goal in the second period became a short bracket.
The 20 minutes were completely owned by Luleå.
The long-distance guests also scored four goals in the short time of two minutes and 27 seconds.
- They throw a lot of pucks in the middle, you have an old man ready there, said Einar Emanuelsson, who equalized to 2-2, in C More about Luleå's successful tactics.
Chris Desousa, Jonas Berglund and Jack Connolly were Luleå's other goal scorers in the period.
Can reverse the trend in derby
- We have to make better values, Oskarshamn's team captain Jonas Engström told C More about the mistakes in his own zone.
Luleå then effectively shut down the third period without wasting unnecessary effort.
Niklas Olausson set the final score 5-2 before the team began the long journey home for Christmas celebrations.
In Oskarshamn, you have a chance to give yourself a victory as a long-awaited Christmas present in advance - Monday's Smålands derby at home against Växjö.