SHL Playoffs: Rogle deny Farjestad sweep as Vaxjo secure third win over Brynas

[p]A 2-0 victory in game three left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/farjestad/4b1TBPb8/"]Farjestad[/a] a game away from a clean sweep, but they were now up against a Rogle side determined to keep their season alive, and the visitors made the better start, but crucially were unable to break the deadlock in a first period in which they led 15-6 on shots on goal.[/p][p]The visitors almost invited FBK to punish them early in the second period, conceding three penalties in just over six minutes, even briefly going down to 5-on-3, but it wasn't until the 12th minute of the period that the blow was finally landed.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johansson-linus/WYL6MvZi/"]Linus Johansson[/a] held off the Rogle defence behind the net, and laid the puck back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forsell-lucas/4SI4NMi6/"]Lucas Forsell[/a] to fire a one-timer past the goaltender. But any hopes the home side had of pulling clear were dashed just a minute later, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sjalin-calle/6yJqOly9/"]Calle Sjalin[/a] set up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ladue-paul/nFpM0wsp/"]Paul LaDue[/a] to keep the match and the series alive.[/b][/p][p]LaDue was then called for interference soon after, but that only served to usher in four penalties conceded by the hosts, two either side of the second break.[/p][p]The fourth of those - high-sticking by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roos-filip/6eyTOkrK/"]Filip Roos[/a] - saw Rogle go ahead on the powerplay, [b]when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/horky-lubos/baD1ldaM/"]Lubos Horky[/a] found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sandin-linus/xj6jrOtB/"]Linus Sandin[/a], and his goal eight minutes from time won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/farjestad-4b1TBPb8/rogle-j5ve8f1r/?mid=AZM1KMgC"]2-1[/a] it for the Angelholm side and kept the series alive.[/b][/p][embed guid="dd7cc574-ed46-43f5-b0ba-77eb2afb249b" url="https://x.com/roglebk/status/2038689939039154358" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Vaxjo[/a] were twice pegged back but finally held on for a 3-2 win away at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brynas/MZgKvenk/"]Brynas[/a] that sees them take a 3-1 series advantage.[/b][/p][p]The Lakers went in front after an interference call against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersson-axel/KvV6APPj/"]Axel Andersson[/a] gave them their first powerplay, [b]which resulted in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sahlin-wallenius-leo/SICs6JuB/"]Leo Sahlin Wallenius[/a] finding [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mclaughlin-dylan/OxRjt5Ag/"]Dylan McLaughlin[/a] to strike for goal with just over 15 minutes played.[/b][/p][p]But the home side were level in the final minute of the opening period, [b]as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silfverberg-jakob/UPzboejG/"]Jakob Silfverberg[/a] played the puck across from the right and went in off the skate of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsson-johan/4ULwTnzk/"]Johan Larsson[/a][/b], who didn't seem to know very much about it.[/p][p]Parity only lasted until the fifth minute of the second period, [b]as Sahlin Wallenius was again the provider, this time for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suomi-eemeli/4bcgigNT/"]Eemeli Suomi[/a] to put Vaxjo ahead again[/b] with what turned out to be the only goal of the period.[/p][p]Into the final 20 minutes, Suomi turned from hero to villain, dismissed for cross-checking in the sixth minute, [b]and soon after Brynas made the man advantage count, as Silfverberg turned from provider to scorer to level following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodin-anton/CYyJDUUd/"]Anton Rodin[/a]'s pass.[/b][/p][p]Within seconds of getting back to full strength, the visitors found themselves a player up after Brynas were guilty of too many men on the ice. [b]And with 02:45 left on the clock, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rafferty-brogan/YiADqnCU/"]Brogan Rafferty[/a] struck on the powerplay to win it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/brynas-MZgKvenk/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=MkryMZUG"]3-2[/a] for Vaxjo and put them a win away from the semi-finals.[/b][/p][embed guid="f77b0113-37db-4494-af69-d3df10eda12c" url="https://x.com/VLHlive/status/2038701450935558631" social-type="twitter" /][p]Game five of both quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday 1st April.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]Follow the SHL playoffs on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]