2022–23 SHL season

The 2022–23 SHL season was the 48th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began on 17 September 2022 and ended on 9 March 2023, where it was then followed by the playoffs and the relegation playoffs.

2022–23 SHL season
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration
  • 17 September 2022 – 9 March 2023
  • (Regular season)
  • 11 March – 24 April 2023
  • (Playoffs)
Regular season
First placeVäxjö Lakers
Top scorerAntti Suomela (IK Oskarshamn)
Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskanBrynäs IF
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPEmil Larmi (Växjö Lakers)[1]
Finals championsVäxjö Lakers
  Runners-upSkellefteå AIK

The Växjö Lakers completed their second league and playoff double in three seasons; having finished three points clear of Skellefteå AIK after the 52-game regular season, the two teams met again in the playoff final with the Lakers prevailing 4–1 in the best-of-seven series.[1]

Teams

The league consists of 14 teams; HV71 returned to the SHL after one season in the HockeyAllsvenskan, where they won the 2021–22 title.[2] Djurgårdens IF were relegated to the HockeyAllsvenskan at the end of the previous season, and as a result, Stockholm was not represented by a top-division team for the first time.[3] In the end of the season, Brynäs was relegated for the first time ever, leaving Färjestad as the only team to have played every season in the league since it was founded.

Team City Arena Capacity
Brynäs IF Gävle Monitor ERP Arena 7,909
Frölunda HC Gothenburg Scandinavium 12,044
Färjestad BK Karlstad Löfbergs Arena 8,647
HV71 Jönköping Husqvarna Garden 7,000
Leksands IF Leksand Tegera Arena 7,650
Linköping HC Linköping Saab Arena 8,500
Luleå HF Luleå Coop Norrbotten Arena 6,300
Malmö Redhawks Malmö Malmö Arena 13,000
IK Oskarshamn Oskarshamn Be-Ge Hockey Center 3,275
Rögle BK Ängelholm Catena Arena 5,150
Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Skellefteå Kraft Arena 6,001
Timrå IK Timrå NHC Arena 6,000
Växjö Lakers Växjö Vida Arena 5,700
Örebro HK Örebro Behrn Arena 5,150

Regular season

Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times: twice on home ice, and twice away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Växjö Lakers 52 27 7 7 11 153 111 +42 102 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Skellefteå AIK 52 27 6 6 13 165 118 +47 99
3 Färjestad BK 52 24 7 4 17 154 139 +15 90
4 Örebro HK 52 21 7 6 18 155 141 +14 83
5 Timrå IK 52 22 6 3 21 137 130 +7 81
6 Frölunda HC 52 21 5 8 18 140 139 +1 81
7 IK Oskarshamn 52 20 8 2 22 165 159 +6 78 Qualification to Eighth-finals
8 Leksands IF 52 22 5 1 24 131 136 5 77
9 Rögle BK 52 17 8 5 22 149 158 9 72
10 Luleå HF 52 18 4 9 21 117 130 13 71
11 HV71 52 15 7 9 21 138 151 13 68
12 Linköping HC 52 16 4 11 21 133 165 32 67
13 Brynäs IF (R) 52 16 4 6 26 134 171 37 62 Qualification to Play Out
14 Malmö Redhawks 52 14 6 7 25 133 156 23 61
Source: SHL.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of the regular season.[5] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Finland Antti Suomela IK Oskarshamn 51 37 29 66 +20 45
Sweden Patrik Karlkvist IK Oskarshamn 52 23 38 61 +11 14
Canada Adam Tambellini Rögle BK 49 23 23 46 –14 14
Sweden Jonathan Pudas Skellefteå AIK 50 11 34 45 +12 28
Sweden Oscar Möller Skellefteå AIK 48 23 21 44 +19 10
Czech Republic Jiří Smejkal IK Oskarshamn 49 23 20 43 +3 30
Sweden André Petersson HV71 47 21 21 42 +3 16
Sweden Jonathan Dahlén Timrå IK 52 20 22 42 +8 20
Finland Ahti Oksanen IK Oskarshamn 52 20 22 42 +17 10
Latvia Rodrigo Ābols Örebro HK 51 19 22 41 –2 12

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they had played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[6][7]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Finland Emil Larmi Växjö Lakers 31 1850:58 21 9 50 8 93.35 1.62
Sweden Linus Söderström Skellefteå AIK 30 1690:59 22 7 46 6 92.94 1.63
Lithuania Mantas Armalis Leksands IF 41 2364:12 24 16 86 4 92.07 2.18
Sweden Joel Lassinantti Luleå HF 40 2304:41 16 23 84 6 89.57 2.19
Sweden Jacob Johansson Timrå IK 47 2793:19 24 22 108 4 91.15 2.32
Sweden Lars Johansson Frölunda HC 41 2336:54 19 19 93 3 91.01 2.39
Sweden Jhonas Enroth Örebro HK 37 2238:12 22 15 93 2 90.54 2.49
Sweden Adam Åhman Växjö Lakers 22 1297:20 13 9 54 2 89.51 2.50
Canada Matt Tomkins Färjestad BK 32 1917:37 20 12 81 2 91.15 2.53
Sweden Tim Juel IK Oskarshamn 32 1915:26 18 13 83 2 92.14 2.60

Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs: the top six teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked seventh to tenth meet each other (7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.[8]

Format

In the first round, the 7th-ranked team meets the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team meets the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the second-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the third-ranked team will face the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team will face the fifth-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The meetings are in the first round played as best-of-three series, and in the later rounds as best-of-seven series. In the eighth-finals, the higher-seeded teams play at home for game 2 (plus 3 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams play at home for game 1. In the later rounds, the higher-seeded teams are at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary) while the lower-seeded teams are at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[8]

Playoff bracket

Eighth-finals
Swedish: Åttondelsfinal
Quarter-finals
Swedish: Kvartsfinal
Semi-finals Finals
1 Växjö Lakers 4
7 IK Oskarshamn 1 10 Luleå HF 3
10 Luleå HF 2 1 Växjö Lakers 4
6 Frölunda HC 2
2 Skellefteå AIK 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
9 Rögle BK 2
1 Växjö Lakers 4
2 Skellefteå AIK 1
3 Färjestad BK 3
8 Leksands IF 1 6 Frölunda HC 4
9 Rögle BK 2 2 Skellefteå AIK 4
4 Örebro HK 2
4 Örebro HK 4
5 Timrå IK 3

(7) IK Oskarshamn vs. (10) Luleå HF

11 March Luleå HF 5–4 IK Oskarshamn Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
Brendan Shinnimin (1) – 14:28 First period
Second period 5:34 – Jiří Smejkal (1; PPG)
No scoring Third period 15:54 – Ahti Oksanen (1)
Joel Lassinantti (22 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Tim Juel (35 shots / 30 saves)
13 March IK Oskarshamn 4–3 OT Luleå HF Be-Ge Hockey Center Recap  
Myles Powell (1) – 6:08 First period
Patrik Karlkvist (1; PPG) – 1:01 Second period 16:14 – Tomi Sallinen (1)
Ahti Oksanen (2) – 10:09 Third period No scoring
Lukas Pilö (2) – 16:47 First overtime period No scoring
Tim Juel (32 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Joel Lassinantti (34 shots / 30 saves)
14 March IK Oskarshamn 2–3 OT Luleå HF Be-Ge Hockey Center Recap  
Antti Suomela (2; PPG) – 12:55 First period 6:21 – Juhani Tyrväinen (1)
No scoring Second period 10:01 – Erik Gustafsson (1; PPG)
Ahti Oksanen (3) – 13:38 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 4:30 – Joonas Rask (1)
Tim Juel (28 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Joel Lassinantti (29 shots / 27 saves)
Luleå HF win series 2–1

(8) Leksands IF vs. (9) Rögle BK

11 March Rögle BK 1–2 OT Leksands IF Catena Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 3:21 – Matt Caito (1)
Dennis Everberg (1; PPG) – 5:23 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 14:21 – Lian Bichsel (1)
Christoffer Rifalk (43 shots / 41 saves) Goalie stats Mantas Armalis (28 shots / 27 saves)
13 March Leksands IF 2–3 Rögle BK Tegera Arena Recap  
First period 18:37 – Anton Bengtsson (1; PPG)
No scoring Second period 9:26 – William Wallinder (1)
No scoring Third period 9:51 – Linus Sandin (1; SHG)
Mantas Armalis (11 shots / 8 saves) Goalie stats Christoffer Rifalk (38 shots / 36 saves)
14 March Leksands IF 2–4 Rögle BK Tegera Arena Recap  
Patrik Zackrisson (1) – 6:36 First period
No scoring Second period 6:20 – Tony Sund (1)
Matt Caito (2) – 15:37 Third period 18:55 – Brady Ferguson (1; PPG/ENG)
Mantas Armalis (21 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Christoffer Rifalk (39 shots / 37 saves)
Rögle BK win series 2–1

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (10) Luleå HF

16 March Växjö Lakers 2–0 Luleå HF Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Joel Persson (1; PPG) – 10:13 Second period No scoring
Ludvig Nilsson (1; ENG) – 19:18 Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (9 shots / 9 saves) Goalie stats Joel Lassinantti (29 shots / 28 saves)
18 March Luleå HF 1–0 Växjö Lakers Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Joonas Rask (2) – 19:00 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Joel Lassinantti (13 shots / 13 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (16 shots / 15 saves)
20 March Växjö Lakers 7–2 Luleå HF Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Second period 6:06 – Brendan Shinnimin (4)
Third period 1:31 – Julius Honka (2)
Emil Larmi (18 shots / 16 saves) Goalie stats
22 March Luleå HF 2–3 OT Växjö Lakers Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Second period 5:31 – Kalle Kossila (2)
No scoring Third period 17:08 – Kalle Kossila (3; PPG)
No scoring First overtime period 1:25 – Hardy Häman Aktell (2)
Joel Lassinantti (24 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (20 shots / 18 saves)
24 March Växjö Lakers 0–1 Luleå HF Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:13 – Jonas Berglund (1)
Emil Larmi (18 shots / 17 saves) Goalie stats Joel Lassinantti (32 shots / 32 saves)
26 March Luleå HF 2–1 Växjö Lakers Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
First period 3:41 – Martin Lundberg (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Joel Lassinantti (21 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (22 shots / 20 saves)
28 March Växjö Lakers 2–1 Luleå HF Vida Arena Recap  
Joachim Blichfeld (2) – 17:58 First period 18:24 – Niklas Olausson (1)
Robert Rosén (2; PPG) – 6:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (14 shots / 13 saves) Goalie stats Joel Lassinantti (23 shots / 21 saves)
Växjö Lakers win series 4–3

(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) Rögle BK

16 March Skellefteå AIK 2–3 Rögle BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 1:02 – Dennis Everberg (2)
Filip Sandberg (1; PPG) – 19:42 Second period No scoring
Jonathan Johnson (1; EA) – 16:59 Third period
Linus Söderström (20 shots / 17 saves) Goalie stats Christoffer Rifalk (37 shots / 35 saves)
18 March Rögle BK 0–2 Skellefteå AIK Catena Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period
Christoffer Rifalk (30 shots / 28 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (17 shots / 17 saves)
20 March Skellefteå AIK 5–0 Rögle BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Third period No scoring
Linus Söderström (21 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Christoffer Rifalk (31 shots / 27 saves)
22 March Rögle BK 5–2 Skellefteå AIK Catena Arena Recap  
Adam Engström (3) – 14:11 First period 15:43 – Måns Forsfjäll (1)
Oskar Stål Lyrenäs (1; PPG) – 10:28 Second period 14:44 – Oscar Möller (2)
Third period No scoring
Christoffer Rifalk (27 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Frans Tuohimaa (15 shots / 12 saves)
24 March Skellefteå AIK 3–2 OT Rögle BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 19:46 – Anton Bengtsson (2; PPG)
No scoring Second period 2:59 – Simon Hjalmarsson (1)
Third period No scoring
Filip Sandberg (2) – 9:44 First overtime period No scoring
Linus Söderström (20 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Christoffer Rifalk (48 shots / 45 saves)
26 March Rögle BK 1–5 Skellefteå AIK Catena Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 6:02 – Joakim Lindström (2)
Oskar Stål Lyrenäs (2; PPG) – 7:33 Second period 5:27 – Jonathan Pudas (2; PPG)
No scoring Third period
Christoffer Rifalk (31 shots / 26 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (23 shots / 22 saves)
Skellefteå AIK win series 4–2

(3) Färjestad BK vs. (6) Frölunda HC

17 March Färjestad BK 3–2 Frölunda HC Löfbergs Arena Recap  
Lucas Forsell (1) – 2:54 First period 15:38 – Joel Lundqvist (1; PPG)
Joakim Nygård (1; PPG) – 17:31 Second period 10:19 – Mats Rosseli Olsen (1)
Lucas Forsell (2) – 3:04 Third period No scoring
Matt Tomkins (26 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Frederik Dichow (28 shots / 25 saves)
19 March Frölunda HC 3–2 Färjestad BK Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 4:50 – Marcus Nilsson (1)
Second period No scoring
Loui Eriksson (2) – 14:53 Third period 11:44 – Joel Nyström (1)
Lars Johansson (23 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Matt Tomkins (45 shots / 42 saves)
21 March Färjestad BK 3–1 Frölunda HC Löfbergs Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 1:28 – Anthony Greco (1)
Second period No scoring
August Tornberg (1) – 12:11 Third period No scoring
Matt Tomkins (19 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (38 shots / 35 saves)
23 March Frölunda HC 5–0 Färjestad BK Scandinavium Recap  
Patrik Carlsson (1) – 6:24 First period No scoring
Second period No scoring
Third period No scoring
Lars Johansson (21 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats
25 March Färjestad BK 1–2 Frölunda HC Löfbergs Arena Recap  
Joel Nyström (2; PPG) – 13:54 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 7:30 – Anthony Greco (2)
No scoring Third period 9:46 – Jacob Nilsson (1)
Matt Tomkins (27 shots / 25 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (21 shots / 20 saves)
27 March Frölunda HC 2–4 Färjestad BK Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 6:13 – Henrik Björklund (1)
Linus Nässén (1) – 11:04 Second period 2:22 – Daniel Viksten (1)
Jere Innala (2) – 9:32 Third period
Lars Johansson (22 shots / 19 saves) Goalie stats Matt Tomkins (32 shots / 30 saves)
29 March Färjestad BK 1–3 Frölunda HC Löfbergs Arena Recap  
No scoring First period
Brandon Davidson (1) – 12:53 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:10 – Erik Borg (1)
Matt Tomkins (24 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (28 shots / 27 saves)
Frölunda HC win series 4–3

(4) Örebro HK vs. (5) Timrå IK

17 March Örebro HK 4–1 Timrå IK Behrn Arena Recap  
  • Oliver Eklind (1) – 5:01
  • Oliver Eklind (2) – 7:15
First period No scoring
Rasmus Rissanen (1) – 6:42 Second period 1:04 – Joonas Lyytinen (1)
Milton Oscarson (1; ENG) – 18:09 Third period No scoring
Jhonas Enroth (22 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Jacob Johansson (29 shots / 26 saves)
19 March Timrå IK 3–4 Örebro HK NHC Arena Recap  
Elmeri Eronen (1) – 3:20 First period No scoring
Emil Pettersson (1; PPG) – 17:55 Second period
Jakob Stenqvist (1; PPG) – 6:31 Third period
Jacob Johansson (25 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Jhonas Enroth (32 shots / 29 saves)
21 March Örebro HK 3–4 2OT Timrå IK Behrn Arena Recap  
Linus Öberg (2) – 14:40 First period 16:17 – Jonathan Dahlén (1)
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period
No scoring Second overtime period 1:39 – Jonathan Dahlén (2)
Jhonas Enroth (34 shots / 30 saves) Goalie stats Jacob Johansson (39 shots / 36 saves)
23 March Timrå IK 2–4 Örebro HK NHC Arena Recap  
Sebastian Hartmann (1; PPG) – 18:55 First period
  • 10:02 – Oliver Eklind (3)
  • 13:12 – Marcus Hardegård (3)
Magnus Pääjärvi (1) – 15:00 Second period
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jacob Johansson (22 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Jonas Arntzen (31 shots / 29 saves)
25 March Örebro HK 2–3 OT Timrå IK Behrn Arena Recap  
Emil Larsson (1; PPG) – 14:04 First period 7:46 – Emil Pettersson (2)
Filip Berglund (2; PPG) – 12:44 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 3:07 – Anton Lander (1; PPG)
No scoring First overtime period 2:39 – Joonas Lyytinen (2)
Jhonas Enroth (23 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Jacob Johansson (36 shots / 34 saves)
27 March Timrå IK 4–3 Örebro HK NHC Arena Recap  
Sebastian Hartmann (2) – 10:58 First period 13:00 – Filip Berglund (3)
Anton Lander (2) – 7:51 Second period 13:13 – Rasmus Rissanen (3)
Third period 19:58 – Kristian Näkyvä (1; EA)
Jacob Johansson (22 shots / 19 saves) Goalie stats Jhonas Enroth (33 shots / 30 saves)
29 March Örebro HK 3–2 Timrå IK Behrn Arena Recap  
Linus Öberg (4; PPG) – 9:10 First period No scoring
  • Oliver Eklind (4) – 6:28
  • Milton Oscarson (2) – 10:18
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period
Jhonas Enroth (23 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Jacob Johansson (22 shots / 19 saves)
Örebro HK win series 4–3

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (6) Frölunda HC

31 March Växjö Lakers 6–2 Frölunda HC Vida Arena Recap  
Martin Lundberg (2) – 12:30 First period 15:00 – Anthony Greco (3)
Lukas Bengtsson (1) – 3:08 Second period 1:29 – Anthony Greco (4)
Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (22 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (25 shots / 21 saves)
2 April Frölunda HC 4–2 Växjö Lakers Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 6:38 – Dan Sexton (1)
Second period 19:51 – Glenn Gustafsson (1)
  • Filip Hasa (3; PPG) – 12:03
  • Linus Nässén (2) – 16:45
Third period No scoring
Lars Johansson (32 shots / 30 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (24 shots / 20 saves)
4 April Växjö Lakers 0–1 Frölunda HC Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 5:14 – Ryan Lasch (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (15 shots / 14 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (27 shots / 27 saves)
6 April Frölunda HC 0–2 Växjö Lakers Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 2:56 – Erik Josefsson (1)
No scoring Second period 12:11 – Joachim Blichfeld (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Lars Johansson (22 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (27 shots / 27 saves)
8 April Växjö Lakers 3–2 Frölunda HC Vida Arena Recap  
Tobias Rieder (2) – 6:23 First period 16:01 – Jacob Nilsson (2; PPG)
No scoring Second period 4:22 – Filip Hasa (4)
Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (26 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Lars Johansson (27 shots / 24 saves)
10 April Frölunda HC 1–2 OT Växjö Lakers Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Max Friberg (1) – 13:19 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 9:50 – Manuel Ågren (3)
No scoring First overtime period 11:57 – Robert Rosén (3)
Lars Johansson (32 shots / 30 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (26 shots / 25 saves)
Växjö Lakers win series 4–2

(2) Skellefteå AIK vs. (4) Örebro HK

1 April Skellefteå AIK 2–5 Örebro HK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
Oskar Nilsson (1) – 13:26 First period 19:46 – Rasmus Rissanen (4)
Oscar Möller (5; PPG) – 4:34 Second period 9:38 – Leo Carlsson (1)
No scoring Third period
Linus Söderström (22 shots / 19 saves) Goalie stats Jhonas Enroth (25 shots / 23 saves)
3 April Örebro HK 3–2 OT Skellefteå AIK Behrn Arena Recap  
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period
Mathias Bromé (1) – 2:41 First overtime period No scoring
Jhonas Enroth (26 shots / 24 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (28 shots / 25 saves)
5 April Skellefteå AIK 3–0 Örebro HK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Second period No scoring
Filip Sandberg (3; ENG) – 18:57 Third period No scoring
Linus Söderström (27 shots / 27 saves) Goalie stats Jhonas Enroth (30 shots / 28 saves)
7 April Örebro HK 0–1 Skellefteå AIK Behrn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:42 – Elias Salomonsson (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jhonas Enroth (30 shots / 29 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (17 shots / 17 saves)
9 April Skellefteå AIK 3–2 2OT Örebro HK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
Max Lindholm (2) – 10:14 First period 4:56 – Milton Oscarson (4)
Linus Högberg (1; PPG) – 19:56 Second period 16:17 – Robert Leino (2; PPG)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jonathan Pudas (3; PPG) – 0:40 Second overtime period No scoring
Linus Söderström (30 shots / 28 saves) Goalie stats Jhonas Enroth (53 shots / 50 saves)
11 April Örebro HK 0–1 Skellefteå AIK Behrn Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:45 – Jonathan Johnson (4)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jhonas Enroth (18 shots / 17 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (17 shots / 17 saves)
Skellefteå AIK win series 4–2

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (2) Skellefteå AIK

15 April Växjö Lakers 3–2 2OT Skellefteå AIK Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Keegan Lowe (1) – 16:06 Second overtime period No scoring
Emil Larmi (34 shots / 32 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (37 shots / 34 saves)
17 April Skellefteå AIK 0–1 Växjö Lakers Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 12:55 – Dan Sexton (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Linus Söderström (11 shots / 10 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (26 shots / 26 saves)
20 April Växjö Lakers 2–3 2OT Skellefteå AIK Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Third period
No scoring Second overtime period 10:29 – Simon Robertsson (1)
Emil Larmi (40 shots / 37 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (30 shots / 28 saves)
22 April Skellefteå AIK 1–4 Växjö Lakers Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period
Oscar Möller (7; PPG) – 18:02 Second period 3:41 – Joel Kellman (2)
No scoring Third period 2:50 – Joel Kellman (3; PPG)
Linus Söderström (30 shots / 26 saves) Goalie stats Emil Larmi (28 shots / 27 saves)
24 April Växjö Lakers 3–0 Skellefteå AIK Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Robert Rosén (4) – 19:54 Second period No scoring
Third period No scoring
Emil Larmi (18 shots / 18 saves) Goalie stats Linus Söderström (18 shots / 17 saves)
Växjö Lakers win series 4–1

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points, at the conclusion of the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.[9]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Sweden Jonathan Pudas Skellefteå AIK 17 3 9 12 +6 12
Sweden Rickard Hugg Skellefteå AIK 16 0 12 12 +2 6
Sweden Oscar Möller Skellefteå AIK 17 7 4 11 +5 0
Sweden Linus Öberg Örebro HK 13 5 6 11 +6 10
Sweden Jonathan Dahlén Timrå IK 7 2 8 10 0 2
Sweden Robert Rosén Växjö Lakers 18 4 5 9 +3 2
Sweden Leo Carlsson Örebro HK 13 1 8 9 +8 4
Sweden Lukas Bengtsson Växjö Lakers 18 1 8 9 +7 2
Sweden Jonathan Johnson Skellefteå AIK 15 5 3 8 +4 4
Denmark Joachim Blichfeld Växjö Lakers 18 5 3 8 +2 0

Leading goaltenders

The following shows the top five goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of the playoffs.[10]

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Finland Emil Larmi Växjö Lakers 18 1150:09 12 6 25 4 93.80 1.30
Sweden Linus Söderström Skellefteå AIK 16 1048:14 9 7 25 5 93.21 1.43
Sweden Lars Johansson Frölunda HC 12 725:10 6 6 23 2 92.77 1.90
Sweden Jhonas Enroth Örebro HK 12 762:08 5 7 27 0 92.26 2.13
Lithuania Mantas Armalis Leksands IF 3 189:48 1 2 7 0 88.33 2.21

Play Out

The two bottom-placed teams from the regular season played a best-of-seven series, with the winner remaining in the SHL and the loser relegated to the second tier, the HockeyAllsvenskan. The higher-seeded team held home advantage over the series, playing at home for the odd-numbered games while the lower-seeded team was at home for the even-numbered games.

Brynäs IF's defeat in the series ended their 63-year run in the Swedish top flight.[11]

14 March Brynäs IF 2–5 Malmö Redhawks Monitor ERP Arena Recap  
Greg Scott (1; PPG) – 5:43 First period 9:02 – Fredrik Händemark (1)
Hannes Björninen (1) – 18:19 Second period
No scoring Third period
Juho Olkinuora (18 shots / 14 saves) Goalie stats Adam Werner (32 shots / 30 saves)
16 March Malmö Redhawks 5–2 Brynäs IF Malmö Arena Recap  
First period
Adam Ollas Mattsson (1) – 17:03 Second period No scoring
Third period No scoring
Adam Werner (23 shots / 21 saves) Goalie stats Anders Lindbäck (26 shots / 22 saves)
18 March Brynäs IF 3–4 Malmö Redhawks Monitor ERP Arena Recap  
Oscar Eklind (1) – 13:53 First period No scoring
Nick Olesen (1) – 14:49 Second period
Johan Larsson (2) – 15:06 Third period 18:36 – Adam Ollas Mattsson (4)
Anders Lindbäck (16 shots / 12 saves) Goalie stats Adam Werner (35 shots / 32 saves)
21 March Malmö Redhawks 3–4 2OT Brynäs IF Malmö Arena Recap  
Lukas Wernblom (4) – 4:17 First period
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 6:16 – Greg Scott (3)
Adam Werner (46 shots / 42 saves) Goalie stats Juho Olkinuora (46 shots / 43 saves)
23 March Brynäs IF 0–1 Malmö Redhawks Monitor ERP Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:07 – Ponthus Westerholm (1)
Juho Olkinuora (21 shots / 20 saves) Goalie stats Brandon Maxwell (31 shots / 31 saves)
Malmö Redhawks win series 4–1

SHL awards

Award Winner(s)
Guldhjälmen Antti Suomela (IK Oskarshamn)
Guldpucken
Honken Trophy Linus Söderström (Skellefteå AIK)
Håkan Loob Trophy Antti Suomela (IK Oskarshamn)
Rookie of the Year Filip Bystedt (Linköping HC)
Salming Trophy Jonathan Pudas (Skellefteå AIK)
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Emil Larmi (Växjö Lakers)[1]
Guldpipan Linus Öhlund

References

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  8. "Seriebestämmelser och Verksamhetsplan: Säsongen 2020–2021" [Series regulations and Business plan: Season 2020–2021] (PDF). Swehockey (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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  10. "Målvaktsstatistik 2022/2023" [Goalkeepers Statistics: 2022/2023]. Swedish Hockey League (in Swedish). SHL AB. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. Roslund, Emil Eiman; Rahm, Nils (23 March 2023). "Brynäs åker ur SHL – efter 63 raka säsonger i högsta serien" [Brynäs leaves the SHL - after 63 consecutive seasons in the top league]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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