During the team's three previous meetings this season, Linköping did not manage to score a single goal.

Or how about the terrible line for the East Goths;

0–4, 0–2, 0–5 - total 0–11?

But after 15.20 of the fourth battle, the LHC managed to pass Strauss Mann in Skellefteåkassen.

Markus Ljungh served the shooter king Broc Little in powerplay - and the puck was pushed up into the net from close range.

- Incredibly nice to finally score against Skellefteå, but above all because it is a very important match for us, said the American forward star in C More.

Extreme difference

After 0-7 away against Malmö on Thursday, Linköping was really involved in the fight to avoid the two qualifying places and is in great need of victories to not be forced to fight for their existence in the highest league.

And when it was really needed, the team offered its home crowd a much better effort - with a huge difference in speed, aggression and will towards the last.

The table eleven led the game against the table three and should have had a bigger lead than 2-0 after two periods.

Patrick Russell became the only goal scorer in midfield, where the LHC had several power plays and a hard pressure.

Among other things, Henrik Törnqvist dotted the crossbar.

- Our powerplay is really good and we play very sacrificially for each other on the ice.

Now we have to continue in the same way in the last period, said Patrick Russel in C More.

Frustrated

Skellefteå - which had only won one of the last five matches - behaved frustrated and attracted several unnecessary expulsions.

Not very good I would say.

The expulsions we take, they are ... We fight well, but it takes a lot of energy to play boxplay all the time, criticized the annoyed team captain Oscar Möller to C More.

The guests still got a real pressure on the LHC in the last minutes of the second period - then goalkeeper Marcus Högberg made several high-class saves.

He refused to let any puck pass him even in the last period - when Christoffer Ehn coaxed in 3-0.

- It was far too bad against Malmö.

Today I recognize us again, we fight and fight, it was a good match from us, said Marcus Högberg to C More.