Despite Djurgården's upswing lately, they were in a precarious position before the final regular season matches and had needed to take at least one point in the away meeting with Malmö.
But that did not happen, instead they fell 3-1.
Halfway into the match, under a real Malmö press, Dick Axelsson won the puck in the offensive zone and arranged an away lead on his own.
The goal was his fifth since his comeback in Djurgården.
Five minutes later, Malmö equalized when Carl Söderberg took advantage of a free kick.
The same Söderberg was then involved in Malmö's 2-1 goal.
A goal that provoked strong reactions in Djurgårdenlägret, when the goal cage was out of position before the goal scorer Marcus Sylvegård fired the shot that looked in behind Alexander Salak, who became furious after the approved goal.
A moment later, his brother Emil Sylvegård sent in 3-1, which was the last of the match.
Djurgården's loss will be costly as they are now forced to qualify to stay in the top league.
There are many indications that the Stockholm team will face Timrå, which is currently in the jumbo spot.
But the newcomer still has a theoretical chance to avoid qualifying.
Then you have to go clean at the same time as other results go their way.
The article is updated!