The SHL place is getting closer and closer for HV71.
After the 1-3 loss on Monday, when Björklöven equalized the final series, they were back on the winning track on Wednesday night.
The team's top scorer, Fredrik Forsberg, left the ice goalless on Monday.
Now it was the 25-year-old's shot that showed the way in the offensive.
At the end of the first period, Forsberg splashed a puck into the net for 1-0.
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Forsberg stayed in front again when he shot in 3-0 with a hard direct shot, this time at the end of the second period.
Before that, Jesper Kokkonen had made it 2-0 for the guests with a beautiful solo performance all over the ice.
Jacob Olofsson admittedly got a puck with a little more than five minutes left to play, but there was no more online feeling for the Umeå team.
HV71 scored two more goals in an empty goal cage and won 5-1.
The Jönköping team suffered a major setback when it was established that first goalkeeper Jonas Gunnarsson will miss the rest of the season after injuring himself in the second final match.
But Filip Larsson showed that the team is well equipped in the box and received 19 shots.
- The second period we dominate and run over them.
We play hard and aggressively and push them down, says Filip Larsson in C More.
The next match is played on Friday, also in Umeå.
HV71 leads 2-1 in matches.