'I hope this can give us energy': Goal hero Lasu wants CHL title to propel Frolunda

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a] had been miles clear of the rest in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), but after sealing their place in the CHL Final in mid-January, they proceeded to lose nine of their next 11 matches before coming up against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lulea/0QhOwF1e/"]Lulea[/a] in last night's encounter.[/p][p]The Gothenburg side took the lead three times in the Final, but were twice pegged back, including by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leskinen-otto/6qJnKPs6/"]Otto Leskinen[/a] with only 17 seconds of regulation time to play. Yet, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/innala-jere/fse4jvhm/"]Jere Innala[/a] struck in the fifth minute of overtime, there was no coming back for Lulea.[/p][p]Getting Frolunda off the mark by scoring a shorthanded goal with an impressive individual effort midway through the match was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lasu-nicklas/pdDhw9oN/"]Nicklas Lasu[/a], who now hopes the CHL success can get their domestic season restarted.[/p][p][b]"I hope this can give us energy,"[/b] he told reporters after the match.[/p][p]The Scandinavium had been a fortress for Frolunda for the first months of the season, yet the home side had lost five times in a row there before this match.[/p][p]Winning a major final there in dramatic fashion was clearly pleasing for Lasu: [b]"I am incredibly proud that we could pull this off, considering how it has turned out."[/b][/p][embed guid="d0a4e935-b700-4bd8-acb6-26c09b93cb84" url="https://x.com/championshockey/status/2028913509652681107" social-type="twitter" /][p]For his solo goal, the 36-year-old stole the puck in the defensive zone and skated away from the Lulea defence and through on goal, despite his side being a man down following a tripping call against eventual match-winner Innala. Was such a move on Lasu's mind at the time?[/p][p][b]"I had decided early on and got a good result. It's a great feeling, of course,"[/b] said the veteran.[/p][p]The question now is whether FHC can take this result into the SHL and turn their fortunes around with playoff hockey just a few rounds away. For Lasu, it's all down to focus.[/p][p][b]"Yes, I think we honestly know that we can play very good hockey. But everyone has to be as focused as we were today."[/b][/p][embed guid="a24d7aa4-8052-4798-aedc-67d90f432c4d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-NxwTzJmcU" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/lulea-0QhOwF1e/?mid=YaJT1BB7"]Recap the CHL Final on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]