Skelleftea need overtime to down Malmo as Brynas' run halted by Frolunda

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] looked to have blown the cobwebs off with a 6-1 thrashing of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lulea/0QhOwF1e/"]Lulea[/a] last time out, but their struggles seemed to be returning when, after a goalless first period, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindberg-oscar/IBpaSV2T/"]Oscar Lindberg[/a]'s opener was met with [b]goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/persson-carl/8WJLUQ4D/"]Carl Persson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaski-oliwer/xGelTpjq/"]Oliwer Kaski[/a] to put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo/pO1SCzgR/"]Malmo[/a] in front.[/b][/p][p]Lindberg grabbed his second before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aagaard-mikkel/v57qjaw9/"]Mikkel Aagaard[/a] put the home side back in front before the second period was out, but that failed to act as a springboard for Skelleftea, as Kaski notched his second goal with 10 minutes left to force overtime. Just under two minutes in, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johnsson-andreas/043KOsZu/"]Andreas Johnson[/a] scored to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/malmo-pO1SCzgR/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/?mid=xfbSQSYj"]4-3[/a] and spare the hosts' blushes[/b]. Skelleftea are up to fourth in the table, with the Redhawks down in 11th with three defeats in a row.[/p][embed guid="47cba59b-5123-42a0-be52-3c21d2acfb54" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueAAz7UgPRA" social-type="youtube" /][p]Dropping below Skelleftea into fifth are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brynas/MZgKvenk/"]Brynas[/a], whose three-match, nine-point winning run was ended by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a], who stay top of the table with 14 points out of a possible 15 so far.[/p][p]Brynas thought another scalp was on the cards when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellows-kieffer/KpGuJiak/"]Kieffer Bellows[/a] gave them a fourth-minute lead, but [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fagemo-samuel/ptPvJDPt/"]Samuel Fagemo[/a] drew the home side level[/b] in the second period, and with less than 10 minutes remaining, Fagemo and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tommernes-henrik/4OY23xEQ/"]Henrik Tommernes[/a] added their second points of the contest by [b]setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/friberg-max/MNcXexoh/"]Max Friberg[/a] to win it for Frolunda, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/brynas-MZgKvenk/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/?mid=pKXBYvhc"]2-1[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="bef55241-a4d3-4ddd-be93-1fecc4ac8f0f" url="https://x.com/frolunda_hc/status/2105736283880554940" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/farjestad/4b1TBPb8/"]Farjestad[/a] stayed on Frolunda's heels a point behind with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/djurgarden-Q7UY6Hrs/farjestad-4b1TBPb8/?mid=hpyKWIM9"]4-0[/a] drubbing away at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/Q7UY6Hrs/"]Djurgarden[/a][/b], who remain in the bottom two. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aslund-per/hhypjnVS/"]Per Aslund[/a] scored twice as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mattsson-adam/x0J8Bxp6/"]Adam Mattsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zohorna-radim/Wfrq4sim/"]Radim Zohorna[/a] grabbed one each, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thelin-melker/hAL3P5v7/"]Melker Thelin[/a] saved all 27 of the hosts' shots on goal to complete a shutout.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bjorkloven/EyUu7RKr/"]IF Bjorkloven[/a]'s dream start continues as a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/if-bjorkloven-EyUu7RKr/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=Yc9lYAtH"]4-2[/a] win over Vaxjo[/b] keeps them in third place, while an inconsistent start from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Lakers[/a] sees them in eighth. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forsberg-fredrik/rsdg4R1I/"]Fredrik Forsberg[/a] scored one and assisted two as the promoted side went 4-0 up after 28 minutes and held off a late fightback from the visitors.[/p][p]Closing out the top six are [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rogle/j5ve8f1r/"]Rogle[/a], who secured two wins in succession for the first time this season thanks to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/rogle-j5ve8f1r/timra-KC8bDdOE/?mid=OWciEA6r"]4-1[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/timra/KC8bDdOE/"]Timra[/a][/b], who stay rock bottom with two points. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forsell-lucas/4SI4NMi6/"]Lucas Forsell[/a] threatened a comeback for the away side early in the third before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/horky-lubos/baD1ldaM/"]Lubos Horky[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sandin-linus/xj6jrOtB/"]Linus Sandin[/a] closed out the win.[/p][embed guid="41a4be32-d445-4b8e-a04b-991ed6bfd61d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xptJXEcpJFo" social-type="youtube" /][p]Having lost three in a row and shipped 17 in the process, [b]Lulea answered their critics with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/linkoping-8njZmM61/lulea-0QhOwF1e/?mid=tOCdWlBT"]2-0[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/linkoping/8njZmM61/"]Linkoping[/a][/b] that sees them climb to ninth. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eriksson-filip/xA31Gqsm/"]Filip Eriksson[/a] scored late in the first and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-brian/ljHMjSMf/"]Brien O'Neill[/a] found the empty net late on, but [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lassinantti-joel/xCPNfJXt/"]Joel Lassinantti[/a] was the Lulea hero with 31 saves.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hv-71/CG08m2ie/"]HV 71[/a] picked up their second overtime win of the season with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/hv-71-CG08m2ie/orebro-Y3RLgQQn/?mid=Wd1aClye"]2-1[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orebro/Y3RLgQQn/"]Orebro[/a][/b], who dropped out of the top six. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kloos-justin/vwyVTIFL/"]Justin Kloos[/a]' opener early in period two was cancelled out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustafsson-glenn/zmiTy5XJ/"]Glenn Gustafsson[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borgman-andreas/nZj5zP18/"]Andreas Borgman[/a] won it for the home side in the fifth minute of OT despite being shorthanded.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]Follow the SHL on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]