Three straight wins for Malmö, four straight losses for HV71.
There were different worlds before the match when the bottom team settled in Malmö arena on Saturday.
It was also the home team that got the best start when the American Adam Johnson lifted the lead goal via a backhand after just over five minutes of play.
"Sad"
However, HV came back when Linus Fröberg after a messy situation in front of the Malmö goal was able to push in 1-1 in powerplay.
However, the joy was short-lived for the Jönköping team.
Adam Johnson came free just under two minutes later and scored his second goal of the day.
- It is sour, deplorable and the second goal should not happen, said a disappointed Fröberg in the first period break to Cmore.
Precise location for HV71
Linus Cronholm then made it 3-1 after a tangled situation in front of goal and HV71 was in a proper bridge.
In the last period, HV reduced in the end and they stood for a wild forcing in the hunt for a draw.
But it never came and Jönköpingsklubben collected the fifth straight defeat.
With that, they are a new jumbo in the SHL as Linköping also won over Örebro.
HV71 has also played significantly more matches, 45, than several of their bottom competitors who had corona breaks and a qualifier looks increasingly to become a reality for the club that took five Swedish Championship golds.