Malmö avoided the risk of being moved below the qualifying line in the SHL.
At home against Linköping, which is also in no man's land in the table, they won 7-0.
Where they scored their five opening goals on eleven shots on goal.
The Redhawks went into the first period break with a 3-0 lead, two goals in powerplay - both assisted by Pathrik Westerholm.
- We incur unnecessary expulsions, far too much.
We are the ones who can change this and have given them the goals.
Up a couple of levels, it is possible to come back, says Linköping's Christoffer Ehn in C More's broadcast.
Malmö then extended its lead twice within a minute and a half.
Emil Sylvegård scored his second goal of the match with a low shot and Carl-Johan Lerby arranged 5-0 to the home team.
Despite Linköping conceding five goals on eleven shots, the team did not replace goalkeeper Marcus Högberg.
"The pucks bounce our way"
- It is hectic and sloppy sometimes, then it is good to have the efficiency.
It's about doing good things every change, not playing according to your own agenda just because you lead with a few goals.
It's nice that the pucks bounce our way, says Malmö's Christoffer Forsberg to C More.
5-0 Malmö after two periods played, and 7-0 after three periods.
Patrik Westerhholm landed on four goal-scoring performances in the win for Malmö, the club's first at home after four straight losses.