Saturday’s SHL programme featured several emphatic home victories and a late winner in Skellefteå’s meeting with Rögle. Skellefteå trailed 2-1 early in the third period but turned the game around, winning 3-2. Mikkel Aagaard equalised 56 seconds into the period, and Pär Lindholm scored the winner just over three minutes later. It was Skellefteå’s fourth win in its last five games.
Färjestad beat Malmö 6-2 after the teams were level at 2-2 following the first period. Färjestad scored twice in each of the next two periods, with Viktor Lodin assisting on three goals. The win extended the team’s winning run to six games. Djurgården also recovered from falling behind, defeating Linköping 5-1 after a three-goal third period.
HV71 edged Brynäs 3-2 on Justin Glenn Kloos’s winner with 1:57 remaining. Timrå beat Luleå by the same score in overtime, as Tim Barkemo decided the game at 3:59 of the extra period. Örebro also won by a margin, according to the league’s round-up.