Linköping wins again

12 Jan 2013 | Henrik Lundqvist

Linköping was down 3-0 to MODO after half the game so it looked like the winning streak would end. But the team came back and managed to win in overtime. The seventh win in a row.

MODO Hockey - Linköpings HC 3-4 OT
The Linköping veteran Magnus Johansson scored the overtime goal when Linköping secured the seventh win in a row. The team had come back from a 0-3 decifit. Mario Kempe, Jonas Ahnelöv and Mattias Ritola had scored for MODO. Pär Arlbrant got Linköping on the sheet ten seconds of the 30-minute mark and with just a second remaining of the second period Simon Hjalmarsson made it 3-2 with a beautiful power-play goal set up by Pär Arlbrandt and Carl Söderberg. Patrick Zackrisson tied it at 44:21. After the equalizer MODO got three power play opportunities without scoring. When Linköping got a man advantage in the overtime period it took them 37 seconds to score the winner.

Luleå HF - Timrå IK 2-3 SO
Timrå got a much needed shootout win against Luleå and is now seven points from the important tenth spot in the standings. Simon Önerud was the only player to score in the shootout when he beat Johan Gustafsson in the fifth round. Robn Jonsson opened the scoring for Luleå in the second period but Timrå replied with goals by Joachim Rohdin and Jeremy Boyce-Rotevall to enter the third period with the lead. Sami Sandell scored the game tier at 46:21.

Färjestads BK - AIK 2-3
AIK got a surprising away win against Färjestad but are still 14 points from a playoff spot. victor Ahlström, Jonas Liwing and Nicklas Jensen score for AIK before Christian Berglund and Chris Lee scored Färjestad's goals.

Frölunda HC - HV 71 3-4 SO
The game was decided in the eigth shoot-out round when Rhett Rakhshani got his third goalin as many shoot-out attempts. the teams scored a goal each in the first three periods. Rhett Rakhshani, Sebastian Strandberg and Patrik Carlsson for HV71, Gustav Rydahl, Henrik Tömmernes and Joel Lundqvist for Frölunda.

Brynäs IF - Skellefteå AIK 2-6
The league leader Skellefteå got a clear win away to last season's champion Brynäs. John Klingberg assisted four of the Skellefteå goals and earned an impressive +5 rating. Oscar Lindberg and Pontus Petterström scored two goals each.

Rögle BK - Växjö Lakers HC 3-0
Three goals in the middle period earned Rögle with the new coach Jan Karlsson a 3-0 win against Växjö. Rögle are now ten points behind Växjö at the bottomof the standings. Daniel Sylvander, Jakob Johansson and Alexander Barta scored the goals.