Djurgården managed to turn a 2-0 deficit into 2-3.
But Karlskoga would have the last word when they tied at 3-3 and won on penalties.
It was Djurgården’s fifth consecutive loss.
Djurgården, who played in the SHL last year and was ranked first in Hockey Allsvenskan this season, had a difficult period. Prior to the match against Karlskoga, the Stockholm side had lost four matches in a row.
And there was the fifth.
Karlskoga won after Jesper Kokonen sealed the penalty shootout with a stunning equaliser.
Dirty Djurgården
‘Sloppy’ reviewed the defensive play of C More expert Mikael ‘Daggen’ Eriksson Djurgården ten minutes into the first half.
Negligence will continue and punish itself. Six minutes into the second half, Djurgården were down 2-0 after two falls from the puck.
Djurgården played himself
But after a 2-0 run, Djurgården reduced the score to 2-1 in a solid game through Noah Östlund, who represented Sweden at the JVM.
– You play with five attackers in the power game, it’s tough and daring, but why not have a lot of incredibly skilled attackers, says expert Harald Luckner at C More.
When there were 20 seconds left in the second half, Djurgårdine scored a psychologically important goal to level the score at 2-2 through Wiktor Nilsson after good preparatory work by Liam Ogren.
– Noah Ostlund said before the third period: We believe in our game and go for the third goal.
And it was Ostlund who scored the third and second goals of the match when he skillfully placed the ball from a distance.
A Karlskoga equaliser, however, forced the match into extra time and a penalty shootout, which, after a dramatic penalty shootout, decided Karlskoga.
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