Skelleftea romp to victory over Lulea as Brynas shut out Timra for three in a row

[p]Losses to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hv-71/CG08m2ie/"]HV71[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orebro/Y3RLgQQn/"]Orebro[/a] left champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] well off the early pace, [b]but they are up to fifth in the standings thanks to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/lulea-0QhOwF1e/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/?mid=QX5tzXB4"]6-1[/a] northern derby thrashing of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lulea/0QhOwF1e/"]Lulea[/a][/b], who haven't picked up a point since their win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rogle/j5ve8f1r/"]Rogle[/a] on opening night.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pudas-jonathan/6NybQmEC/"]Jonathan Pudas[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aagaard-mikkel/v57qjaw9/"]Mikkel Aagaard[/a] profited from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hugg-rickard/UwnzCOS7/"]Rickard Hugg[/a] assists to put the hosts 2-0 up before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindholm-par/AJK89sPK/"]Par Lindholm[/a] made it three in the final minute of period one. Lulea hoped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/puustinen-valtteri/OpgqduVT/"]Valtteri Puustinen[/a]'s goal to begin the second period was the beginning of a comeback, but that was soon ended by a disallowed goal and a [b]shorthanded strike from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johansson-pontus/Or8s7TPe/"]Pontus Johansson[/a][/b]. Johansson turned provider for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fasching-hudson/SnDJmKdL/"]Hudson Fasching[/a] in the third, before [b]Aagaard scored his second[/b] to complete the rout.[/p][embed guid="eab8a7f5-a992-4d68-8fd6-d971b3789681" url="https://x.com/SHLse/status/2105010256594235885" social-type="twitter" /][p]The only side below Lulea in the table are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/timra/KC8bDdOE/"]Timra[/a] on two points from their four matches, and [b]one goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brynas/MZgKvenk/"]Brynas[/a] was enough to keep them bottom and see the home side go third[/b] after three wins in a row inside 60 minutes.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauthier-julien/MJFFPRbO/"]Julien Gauthier[/a] missed an early penalty for Brynas, who were guilty of too many men on the ice soon after, yet it was while [b]shorthanded from that penalty that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersson-axel/KvV6APPj/"]Axel Andersson[/a] made it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/brynas-MZgKvenk/timra-KC8bDdOE/?mid=StGnEkko"]1-0[/a][/b] in the 11th minute, before [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kallgren-erik/YFQeJz3m/"]Erik Kallgren[/a] (19 saves) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chrona-magnus/MDgRTafD/"]Magnus Chrona[/a] (4) made the shutout[/b] a team effort.[/p][embed guid="71eeda37-7225-4fe1-b211-c87fab29e8c1" url="https://x.com/Brynas/status/2105025918419042627" social-type="twitter" /][p]Farjestad put an end to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bjorkloven/EyUu7RKr/"]IF Bjorkloven[/a]'s unbeaten return to the SHL, but [b]the new boys made it three wins from four with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/hv-71-CG08m2ie/if-bjorkloven-EyUu7RKr/?mid=hK7Yygsh"]4-2[/a] triumph over HV 71[/b], who sit 11th as one of four teams at the bottom of the table with one win from four so far.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mysak-jan/YNYur8vt/"]Jan Mysak[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rousek-lukas/MXxnfTgS/"]Lukas Rousek[/a] twice gave HV the lead, only for [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovacs-robin/UotuH0B0/"]Robin Kovacs[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/niemela-topi/fgg63T3e/"]Topi Niemela[/a] to hit back[/b] before the first period was over. In the second, Bjorkloven pulled clear thanks to two more strikes - first from [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mustonen-joel/KA5HIYdT/"]Joel Mustonen[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekestahl-jonsson-lucas/pG9qoIYo/"]Lucas Ekestahl-Jonsson[/a] rounded off IFB's maiden home win.[/b][/p][embed guid="913418d1-052b-4ead-95da-e512de6b83cd" url="https://x.com/SHLse/status/2105013711102423358" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]View all the latest SHL results, stats and standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]