The HV71 has been in great shape lately.
Faced with Linköping, the team continued on the set path.
HV defeated Linköping in extra time and got valuable points in the battle for the playoffs.
The HV71 brought huge crowd support to the Saab Arena. It will prove useful to the Jönköping team.
The team defeated Linköping away from home and took incredibly important points in the playoff battle.
The picture of the match was even for a long time, but after just over a quarter of it it was Linköping who delivered the first blow through Broc Little on the power play. But HV responded and late in the second half Jönköping scored twice in short time and put themselves in the driver’s seat for the final period. But Linköping responded and equalized with just over a quarter of an hour remaining.
After that, the decision will be a long time coming and HV will have a golden opportunity to make a decision at the end of the match when Linköping incurs a two-minute penalty with just over two minutes remaining. However, that was not the case, and it was only in overtime that the away team managed to make it 3-2 through Joey LaLeggia and get an extra point.
“proud of our efforts”
After the match, Legia was comfortable met with Mic C. Moore.
– These two points were very important to us. It’s a critical time of the year and it’s not easy to go here and win. We are proud of our efforts today, he says and continues:
– It is important for us that if we find ourselves at a disadvantage with one or two goals, we must not give up. It is important to our group now. To continue to be positive and to stay together. We must continue to trust.
Despite the victory – he fell to the qualifying place
In fact, the victory was the first in four attempts against the Linköping team. Linköping won all the meetings between the two teams this season but in the last meeting, which might be the most important, HV71 went up and won.
Even though HV got the extra point, the team fell below the line again. Closest full-time rival Brynäs won against Frölunda thus overtaking Jönköping in the table.
With five rounds remaining, the HV71 is 13th in the table, with one point going to Brynäs and a safe ground.
Linköping remains in tenth and final place.