Both the first and second periods were goalless.
Then, two minutes into the final, came the redemptive goal in Skellefteå's home arena.
Where it was only the away bench that had to rejoice after Jacob Nilsson's shot in the crossbar behind Gustaf Lindvall.
- Very important and nice, and the finish was nice there, the goal scorer says to C More.
1-0 to Frölunda, who never conceded a goal in the match.
Despite Skellefteå picking off Lindvall with just over a minute and a half left, the Canadian Matthew Tomkins held tight, stopping a total of 25 shots in the SHL debut.
The equalizing attempt failed and instead Jan Mursak used 2-0 in the open box with eleven seconds left.
Zero admitted, and victory for Frölunda.
- It is a fairly even match, but the first goal will be incredibly important. We need to be hotter in front of their goalkeeper but now we did not create that chaos in front of the goalkeeper. They win because they score the first goal, says Skellefteå's coach Robert Ohlsson.