Daniel Viksten reduced to 3-2 at the beginning of the third period and then Färjestad pressed hard for a draw.
The pressure intensified when goalkeeper Dominik Furch was picked out in the final minutes and a huge fight followed on the final whistle in the intense match.
Joakim Lindström took care of both 2-1 and 3-1.
At 2-1, he stayed close to goal and got the puck into a messy situation.
Just before the first break, he got the puck in front of goal by Oscar Möller, received and fooled Furch with a backhand pull.
Skellefteå icon Jimmie Ericsson enjoyed himself in the stands.
It was great dominance in the first period from SAIK who won the shots with 18-3.
- I just hang on to the checkout and there were a few bounces here and there at both goals, Lindström says to C More.
Already after 31 seconds, Skellefteå's Olympic defender Jonathan Pudas was sent off.
He got Daniel Viksten's club in the face, causing white blood cells, and he was taken into care in the locker room.
In the ensuing 5-4 game, SAIK took the lead after Richard Hugg got in front of the goal and Dominik Furch.
He did not really get hit on the puck but could still see it go in goal for 1-0 after 97 seconds.
Shortly afterwards, Pudas was back in play with real cotton balls in his nostrils.
Färjestad equalized to 1-1 after a nice solo raid by Gustav Rydahl who came free from the right wing after a quick change.
He fired a shot that Strauss Mann returned.
Rydahl elegantly hit the puck on the volley.
It was Färjestad's first shot on goal.
- I take a shot and hit it afterwards.
It was a bit lucky, says Rydahl.