Uphill for Skellefteå – must win three straight: “Feels like we have the energy in us”

After the loss in semifinal one on Friday, the Skellefteå players promised a better start in Saturday’s return meeting.

So it was. Even though it was Rögle who took the lead, it was Skellefteå who played best and created the most.

Oscar Möller equalized at the end of the first, his second goal in this match series after being listed for just one assist before the semifinals.

But despite that, Rögle managed to win the second match as well since Erik Andersson was decisive in the match 2-1 just over six minutes into the third period.

Now Skellefteå must win three straight matches to get to the Swedish Championship final.

– We never come up in these matches. We’ll get out and drive like hell in the next match. We need to skate a lot and start the match on Monday as we started the match today. It feels like we have the energy in us, says Oscar Möller afterwards.

Frölunda had a very hard time creating something against Rögle. Do you feel that you have the same problem?

– No, not when we get down to their zone. It is important to get their players to travel long distances. They have quite a few big players, so if they have to go far, they will find it boring.

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Skellefteå had big problems in powerplay in the quarter finals against Luleå. It has continued to be a troll in the form of play even against Rögle and in a total of 20 minutes in the form of play, the team has not managed to score a single goal.

– We need to get the puck over the finish line so that we can get some confidence in that form of play, he says briefly.

Now the match series returns home to Skellefteå and then there is a great responsibility on the leading players. Including Oscar Möller.

– We win as a team and lose as a team. It is clear that you want to contribute what you can regardless of age.

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