The first period ended "only" 1-0 when Tyler Kelleher scored from a small angle.
It was in period two that the ice melt came.
2-0 came quite early and later three more came within four minutes: first Max Veronneau, then Kelleher again and 5-0 made Fredrik Olofsson.
- They are frustrated and they offer some.
It's good that we're taking advantage of that.
We take what we get, says Olofsson to CMore.
HV71, who can no longer reach safe ground but will have to play qualifiers against the team that will be the second last in the series, had nothing to come with.
Oskarshamn's asphalting continued in third through another goal by Veronneau and one by Kim Rosdahl.
Oskarshamn is in a battle with Brynäs over who will avoid meeting HV71 in the decisive match series about which team will leave.
After the victory, the Smålanders have three points down to Gävlelaget, but Brynäs has played two games less.
For Oskarshamn, only one clash remains in the basic series.
The victory was Oskarshamn's first against HV71 in the SHL.