Skellefteå went clean against Färjestad during the basic series and won 4-0 in matches with 19-5 in goal difference.
When the teams faced each other in the first match of the quarter-final series, it became a trend breaker.
Färjestad won 2-1 after a late decision.
- They come out first and have a good powerplay.
There we must have better discipline.
When we get in the 1-1 puck, I think we take over.
It is small margins that decide these matches, says Jacob de la Rose to C More after the match.
Late decisive
Filip Sandberg made it 1-0 to Skellefteå when he found the nearest cross in the second period of the match.
Shortly afterwards, it was acknowledged when Joakim Nygård pressed in a return.
In the absolute final stage of the match, with one minute left, Victor Ejdsell put 2-1 to Färjestad, who thus took the first victory in Skellefteå since February 6, 2019.