The 2017–18 SHL season was the 43rd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The season began in September 2017, and the regular season ended in March 2018, to be followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs, as well as relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams. The only new addition for this season was Mora IK, who replaced Leksands IF after defeating them in the 2017 SHL qualifiers.[1]

2017–18 SHL season
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2017 – April 2018
Regular season
First placeVäxjö Lakers
Top scorerElias Pettersson (Växjö Lakers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPElias Pettersson (Växjö Lakers)
Finals championsVäxjö Lakers
  Runners-upSkellefteå AIK
SHL seasons

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Växjö Lakers 52 34 6 2 10 169 104 +65 116 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Djurgårdens IF 52 23 9 8 12 153 111 +42 95
3 Frölunda HC 52 25 7 5 15 159 137 +22 94
4 Färjestad BK 52 23 6 6 17 174 145 +29 87
5 Skellefteå AIK 52 26 3 3 20 145 118 +27 87
6 Malmö Redhawks 52 20 8 10 14 152 138 +14 86
7 Luleå HF 52 19 10 4 19 128 117 +11 81 Qualification to Round of 16
8 HV71 52 21 6 6 19 145 143 +2 81
9 Linköpings HC 52 21 3 9 19 135 130 +5 78
10 Brynäs IF 52 21 2 3 26 132 148 −16 70
11 Rögle BK 52 16 4 5 27 132 169 −37 61
12 Örebro HK 52 14 4 8 26 121 151 −30 58
13 Mora IK 52 13 5 2 32 104 163 −59 51 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Karlskrona HK 52 11 4 6 31 101 176 −75 47
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2018. Source: SHL.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

As of 10 March 2018[2]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
  Elias Pettersson Växjö Lakers 44 24 32 56 +27 14
  Ryan Lasch Frölunda HC 49 15 40 55 +4 18
  Joakim Lindström Skellefteå AIK 46 16 34 50 +17 63
  Pär Lindholm Skellefteå AIK 49 18 29 47 +18 28
  Johan Ryno Färjestad BK 46 9 37 46 +13 28
  Dick Axelsson Färjestad BK 48 21 24 45 +8 44
  Aaron Palushaj Brynäs IF 51 19 26 45 –3 42
  Victor Olofsson Frölunda HC 50 27 16 43 +1 8
  Oscar Möller Skellefteå AIK 49 18 24 42 +15 6
  Andrew Calof Växjö Lakers 52 24 17 41 +17 14

Leading goaltenders

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These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.

As of 10 March 2018[3]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
  Adam Reideborn Djurgårdens IF 30 1817:38 48 2 93.70 1.58
  Gustaf Lindvall Skellefteå AIK 21 1256:33 38 2 93.04 1.81
  Viktor Fasth Växjö Lakers 33 1937:13 65 6 91.78 2.01
  Joel Lassinantti Luleå HF 34 1923:30 68 4 91.46 2.12
  Johan Mattsson Frölunda HC 24 1296:53 48 2 91.41 2.22
  Joacim Eriksson Djurgårdens IF 24 1343:03 51 2 91.27 2.28
  Jonas Gustavsson Linköpings HC 36 2047:10 80 3 91.63 2.34
  Oscar Alsenfelt Malmö Redhawks 36 2090:31 82 2 91.48 2.35
  Lars Haugen Färjestad BK 31 1794:26 71 1 91.53 2.37
  Joni Ortio Skellefteå AIK 31 1846:33 74 2 91.14 2.40

Playoffs

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Ten teams qualify for the playoffs. Teams 1–6 have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams 7–10 meet each other in a preliminary playoff round.[4]

Playoff bracket

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In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet 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 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-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. In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Växjö Lakers 4
7 Luleå HF 1 10 Brynäs IF 1
10 Brynäs IF 2 1 Växjö Lakers 4
6 Malmö Redhawks 0
2 Djurgårdens IF 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
9 Linköpings HC 1
1 Växjö Lakers 4
5 Skellefteå AIK 0
3 Frölunda HC 2
8 HV71 0 6 Malmö Redhawks 4
9 Linköpings HC 2 2 Djurgårdens IF 2
5 Skellefteå AIK 4
4 Färjestad BK 2
5 Skellefteå AIK 4


Round of 16

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The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.

(7) Luleå HF vs. (10) Brynäs IF

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12 March Luleå HF 2–3 Brynäs IF Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
Johan Harju 1 – pp – 11:13 First period 10:12 – Kevin Clark 1
Johan Harju 2 – 17:43 Second period 5:34 – Johan Alcén 1
No scoring Third period 19:32 – Juuso Ikonen 1
Filip Gustavsson (22 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats David Rautio (24 saves / 26 shots)
14 March Brynäs IF 1–2 Luleå HF Gavlerinken Arena Recap  
Jacob Blomqvist 1 – pp – 17:52 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:53 – Patrick Cehlin 1
No scoring Third period 0:38 – Robin Kovacs 1
David Rautio (21 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Filip Gustavsson (23 saves / 24 shots)
16 March Luleå HF 2–4 Brynäs IF Coop Norrbotten Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 3:48 – Juuso Ikonen 2
4:09 – Ryan Gunderson 1
Emil Larsson 1 – 8:15 Second period 1:24 – Juuso Ikonen 3
Robin Kovacs 2 – 9:27 Third period 19:15 – enLinus Ölund 1
Filip Gustavsson (6 saves / 8 shots)
Joel Lassinantti (21 saves / 22 shots)
Goalie stats David Rautio (33 saves / 35 shots)
Brynäs IF won series 2–1


(8) HV71 vs. (9) Linköpings HC

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12 March HV71 1–3 Linköpings HC Kinnarps Arena Recap  
Pierre Engvall 1 – 8:25 First period 3:13 – Jakob Lilja 1
5:54 – Andrew Gordon 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:43 – Derek Roy 1
Felix Sandström (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gustavsson (19 saves / 20 shots)
14 March Linköpings HC 3–2 HV71 Saab Arena Recap  
Mathis Olimb 1 – 16:01 First period No scoring
Chad Billins 1 – pp2 – 4:44
Kristian Näkyvä 1 – 15:42
Second period 11:12 – Bill Sweatt 1
No scoring Third period 19:37 – Max Wärn 1
Jonas Gustavsson (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (31 saves / 34 shots)
Linköpings HC won series 2–0


Quarter-finals

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(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (10) Brynäs IF

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18 March Växjö Lakers 4–1 Brynäs IF Vida Arena Recap  
Eric Martinsson 1 – 11:09 First period No scoring
Robert Rosén 1 – pp – 12:22 Second period 14:11 – Jacob Blomqvist 2
Oliver Bohm 1 – 17:16
Tuomas Kiiskinen 1 – en – 19:20
Third period No scoring
Viktor Fasth (13 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats David Rautio (34 saves / 37 shots)
20 March Brynäs IF 4–3 Växjö Lakers Gavlerinken Arena Recap  
Linus Ölundpp – 17:59 First period 14:29 – ppTuomas Kiiskinen 2
Kevin Clark 1 – pp – 5:19
Aaron Palushaj 1 – pp – 6:46
Simon Bertilsson 1 – pp – 18:07
Second period 13:03 – ppJanne Pesonen 1
No scoring Third period 12:04 – Andrew Calof 1
David Rautio (27 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Fasth (22 saves / 26 shots)
22 March Växjö Lakers 4–0 Brynäs IF Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Eric Martinsson 2 – pp – 7:40
Dennis Rasmussen 1 – 8:15
Robert Rosén 2 – pp – 16:57
Second period No scoring
Linus Fröberg 1 – sh, en – 16:04 Third period No scoring
Viktor Fasth (14 saves / 14 shots) Goalie stats David Rautio (20 saves / 23 shots)
Linus Fernström (7 saves / 7 shots)
24 March Brynäs IF 3–5 Växjö Lakers Gavlerinken Arena Recap  
Johan Alcén 2 – 9:18 First period No scoring
Kevin Clark 3 – pp – 9:09 Second period 2:49 – Linus Fröberg 2
9:22 – Tuomas Kiiskinen 3
Jacob Blomqvist – 0:42 Third period 5:49 – Brendan Shinnimin 1
7:46 – Robert Rosén 3
10:31 – Elias Pettersson 1
Linus Fernström (42 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Fasth (16 saves / 19 shots)
26 March Växjö Lakers 3–0 Brynäs IF Vida Arena Recap  
Andy Miele 1 – 2:02
Janne Pesonen 2 – 3:44
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Liam Reddox 1 – 10:29 Third period No scoring
Viktor Fasth (20 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats David Rautio (25 saves / 28 shots)
Växjö Lakers won series 4–1


(2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (9) Linköpings HC

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18 March Djurgårdens IF 6–1 Linköpings HC Hovet Recap  
Jonathan Davidsson 1 – 12:21
Linus Hultström 1 – pp – 19:26
First period 10:26 – Jakob Lilja 2
Jonathan Davidsson 2 – 4:50
Markus Ljungh 1 – 8:45
Calle Ridderwall 1 – 12:35
Second period No scoring
Axel Jonsson Fjällby 1 – 15:56 Third period No scoring
Adam Reideborn (17 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gustavsson (16 saves / 20 shots)
Jacob Johansson (13 saves / 15 shots)
20 March Linköpings HC 3–2 3OT Djurgårdens IF Saab Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 1:56 – Jesper Pettersson 1
Jakob Lilja 3 – 2:37
Chad Billins 2 – 17:00
Third period 11:23 – ppGustav Possler 1
Chad Billins 3 – pp – 8:38 Third overtime period No scoring
Jonas Gustavsson (53 saves / 55 shots) Goalie stats Adam Reideborn (39 saves / 42 shots)
22 March Djurgårdens IF 4–3 Linköpings HC Hovet Recap  
No scoring First period 15:37 – ppHenrik Törnqvist 1
Niclas Bergfors 1 – 8:22
Linus Johansson 1 – 12:39
Mikael Ahlén 1 – 15:00
Second period 15:54 – Ken André Olimb 1
Axel Jonsson Fjällby 2 – 9:14 Third period 14:27 – Andrew Gordon 2
Adam Reideborn (10 saves / 12 shots)
Joacim Eriksson (6 saves / 7 shots)
Goalie stats Jacob Johansson (25 saves / 29 shots)
24 March Linköpings HC 2–4 Djurgårdens IF Saab Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 1:57 – Axel Jonsson Fjällby 3
Kristian Näkyvä 2 – pp – 9:10 Second period 6:30 – ppLinus Hultström 2
14:59 – pp2 – Linus Hultström 3
Andrew Gordon 3 – pp – 18:20 Third period 19:44 – sh, en – Axel Jonsson Fjällby 4
Jacob Johansson (31 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Joacim Eriksson (21 saves / 23 shots)
26 March Djurgårdens IF 5–4 Linköpings HC Hovet Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Mikael Ahlén 2 – 1:23
Axel Jonsson Fjällby 5 – 1:54
Gustav Possler 2 – 12:06
Second period 1:11 – ppKristian Näkyvä 3
8:45 – Kristian Näkyvä 4
Markus Ljungh 2 – 16:41
Marcus Högström 1 – 19:55
Third period 9:18 – Ken André Olimb 2
15:15 – Derek Roy 2
Adam Reideborn (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gustavsson (33 saves / 38 shots)
Djurgårdens IF won series 4–1


(3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks

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19 March Frölunda HC 1–2 Malmö Redhawks Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Victor Olofsson 1 – 14:25 Second period 12:50 – Lars Bryggman 1
14:02 – Robin Álvarez 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
Johan Gustafsson (16 saves / 18 shots) Goalie stats Oscar Alsenfelt (37 saves / 38 shots)
21 March Malmö Redhawks 4–5 Frölunda HC Malmö Arena Recap  
Erik Forssell 1 – 14:20
Lukas Haudum 1 – 18:13
First period 10:28 – Joel Lundqvist 1
No scoring Second period 5:31 – Adam Almqvist 1
Robin Álvarez 2 – 5:24
Rhett Rakhshani 1 – 11:07
Third period 11:52 – Sebastian Stålberg 1
13:09 – Carl Grundström 1
17:46 – Rasmus Dahlin 1
Oscar Alsenfelt (16 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Johan Gustafsson (29 saves / 33 shots)
23 March Frölunda HC 2–1 Malmö Redhawks Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 19:42 – Johan Olofsson 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
Carl Grundström 2 – pp – 1:11
Max Friberg 1 – 13:51
Third period No scoring
Johan Gustafsson (24 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gunnarsson (23 saves / 25 shots)
25 March Malmö Redhawks 3–1 Frölunda HC Malmö Arena Recap  
Frederik Storm 1 – pp – 0:37
Nils Andersson 1 – pp – 6:22
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:10 – Victor Olofsson 2
Kim Rosdahl 1 – en – 19:36 Third period No scoring
Jonas Gunnarsson (23 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Johan Gustafsson (17 saves / 19 shots)
27 March Frölunda HC 0–4 Malmö Redhawks Scandinavium Recap  
No scoring First period 18:43 – ppLukas Haudum 2
19:36 – Frederik Storm 2
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:42 – enAxel Wemmenborn 1
19:44 – sh, enErik Forssell 2
Johan Gustafsson (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gunnarsson (34 saves / 34 shots)
29 March Malmö Redhawks 4–2 Frölunda HC Malmö Arena Recap  
Erik Forssell 3 – pp2 – 4:51
Frederik Storm 3 – pp – 5:29
First period No scoring
Axel Wemmenborn 2 – sh – 1:10 Second period 18:38 – Victor Olofsson 3
Johan Olofsson 2 – 6:50 Third period 11:52 – Max Friberg 2
Jonas Gunnarsson (25 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Johan Gustafsson (14 saves / 18 shots)
Malmö Redhawks won series 4–2


(4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

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19 March Färjestad BK 1–3 Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 0:45 – Joakim Lindström 1
8:32 – Oscar Möller 1
Fabian Zetterlund 1 – 13:01 Second period 13:58 – Jesper Olofsson 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
Lars Haugen (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (32 saves / 33 shots)
21 March Skellefteå AIK 5–0 Färjestad BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
Joakim Lindström 2 – 10:27
Tim Söderlund 1 – 13:04
First period No scoring
Pontus Petterström 1 – sh – 1:34
Adam Pettersson 1 – 11:15
Second period No scoring
Joakim Lindström 3 – 11:56 Third period No scoring
Joni Ortio (31 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Lars Haugen (18 saves / 22 shots)
Stefan Steen (10 saves / 11 shots)
23 March Färjestad BK 1–4 Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 13:54 – Tim Söderlund 2
Joakim Nygård 1 – 13:06 Second period 3:07 – shSebastian Ohlsson 1
5:45 – Jimmie Ericsson 1
17:21 – ppBud Holloway 1
No scoring Third period No scoring
Stefan Steen (2 saves / 5 shots)
Lars Haugen (19 saves / 20 shots)
Goalie stats Joni Ortio (26 saves / 27 shots)
25 March Skellefteå AIK 1–3 Färjestad BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:01 – Ilari Melart 1
Jesper Olofsson 2 – pp – 14:56 Third period 4:01 – Dick Axelsson 1
19:19 – enAlexander Johansson 1
Joni Ortio (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Lars Haugen (30 saves / 31 shots)
27 March Färjestad BK 3–2 Skellefteå AIK Löfbergs Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:27 – Michael Kostka 1
Michael Lindqvist 1 – 1:51
Dick Axelsson 2 – 7:38
Second period No scoring
Mikael Wikstrand 1 – pp – 9:30 Third period 12:06 – Pär Lindholm 1
Lars Haugen (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (22 saves / 25 shots)
29 March Skellefteå AIK 5–2 Färjestad BK Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
Pontus Petterström 2 – 3:21 First period 6:51 – ppMichael Lindqvist 2
16:05 – Johan Ryno 1
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jesper Olofsson 3 – 5:33
Pär Lindholm 2 – 6:23
Oscar Möller 2 – en – 19:12
Pär Lindholm 3 – en – 19:24
Third period No scoring
Joni Ortio (29 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Lars Haugen (46 saves / 49 shots)
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2


Semi-finals

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(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks

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2 April Växjö Lakers 3–2 Malmö Redhawks Vida Arena Recap  
Elias Pettersson 2 – 4:44
Joel Persson 1 – 17:02
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 19:28 – Frederik Storm 4
Dennis Rasmussen 2 – 11:16 Third period 9:55 – Frederik Storm 5
Viktor Fasth (18 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Oscar Alsenfelt (28 saves / 31 shots)
4 April Malmö Redhawks 0–3 Växjö Lakers Malmö Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 13:06 – Tuomas Kiiskinen 4
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:49 – Dennis Rasmussen 3
17:00 – enAndrew Calof 2
Oscar Alsenfelt (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Fasth (33 saves / 33 shots)
6 April Växjö Lakers 3–1 Malmö Redhawks Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:28 – Rhett Rakhshani 2
Andrew Calof 3 – 0:33 Second period No scoring
Elias Pettersson 3 – pp – 0:37
Linus Fröberg 2 – en – 18:52
Third period No scoring
Viktor Fasth (22 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Jonas Gunnarsson (29 saves / 31 shots)
8 April Malmö Redhawks 1–2 OT Växjö Lakers Malmö Arena Recap  
Nils Andersson 2 – pp2 – 11:27 First period 9:22 – ppDennis Rasmussen 4
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 9:55 – ppElias Pettersson 4
Jonas Gunnarsson (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Fasth (12 saves / 13 shots)
Viktor Andrén (9 saves / 9 shots)
Växjö Lakers won series 4–0


(2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

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3 April Djurgårdens IF 3–4 OT Skellefteå AIK Hovet Recap  
Markus Ljungh 3 – 8:28
Jonathan Davidsson 3 – 17:10
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 9:26 – Jimmie Ericsson 2
Linus Hultström 4 – 18:14 Third period 3:46 – Pär Lindholm 4
15:16 – ppOscar Möller 3
No scoring First overtime period 10:12 – Jimmie Ericsson 3
Adam Reideborn (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (28 saves / 31 shots)
5 April Skellefteå AIK 6–1 Djurgårdens IF Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Sebastian Ohlsson 2 – sh – 11:09 Second period No scoring
Henrik Hetta 1 – 4:58
Oscar Möller 4 – pp – 15:05
Sebastian Ohlsson 3 – 15:43
Pär Lindholm 5 – en – 16:24
Bud Holloway 2 – 16:52
Third period 13:36 – shPatrik Lundh 1
Joni Ortio (33 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Adam Reideborn (27 saves / 32 shots)
7 April Djurgårdens IF 3–1 Skellefteå AIK Hovet Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Linus Johansson 2 – pp – 11:20
Markus Ljungh 4 – pp2 – 19:42
Second period No scoring
Niclas Bergfors 2 – pp – 0:43 Third period 16:04 – Jesper Olofsson 4
Adam Reideborn (21 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Gustaf Lindvall (28 saves / 31 shots)
Joni Ortio (2 saves / 2 shots)
9 April Skellefteå AIK 3–2 OT Djurgårdens IF Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:05 – Mikael Ahlén 3
18:58 – Jonathan Davidsson 4
Oscar Möller 5 – 8:46
Henrik Hetta 2 – 17:37
Third period No scoring
Pontus Petterström 3 – 6:24 First overtime period No scoring
Joni Ortio (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Adam Reideborn (31 saves / 34 shots)
11 April* Djurgårdens IF 2–1 Skellefteå AIK Hovet Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 17:15 – Tim Söderlund 3
Linus Hultström 5 – 11:22
Patrik Lundh 2 – 16:01
Third period No scoring
Adam Reideborn (29 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (22 saves / 24 shots)
13 April Skellefteå AIK 6–2 Djurgårdens IF Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Jimmie Ericsson 4 – pp – 5:58
Oscar Möller 6 – pp – 9:22
Oscar Möller 7 – 11:17
Tim Söderlund 4 – 13:30
Second period No scoring
Pär Lindholm 6 – en – 17:01
Sebastian Ohlsson 4 – en – 17:59
Third period 8:53 – Axel Jonsson Fjällby 6
11:12 – Daniel Brodin 1
Joni Ortio (44 saves / 46 shots) Goalie stats Adam Reideborn (25 saves / 29 shots)
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2


Finals

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(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

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17 April Växjö Lakers 7–0 Skellefteå AIK Vida Arena Recap  
Brendan Shinnimin 2 – 8:10
Liam Reddox 2 – 9:34
First period No scoring
Robert Rosén 4 – 7:52
Elias Pettersson 5 – pp – 9:07
Second period No scoring
Andrew Calof 4 – pp – 8:17
Robert Rosén 5 – pp – 13:10
Daniel Rahimi 1 – 17:56
Third period No scoring
Viktor Andrén (22 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (26 saves / 33 shots)
19 April Skellefteå AIK 0–4 Växjö Lakers Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 13:27 – Daniel Rahimi 2
16:09 – Elias Pettersson 6
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 0:14 – Robert Rosén 6
4:38 – Robert Rosén 7
Joni Ortio (38 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Andrén (28 saves / 28 shots)
21 April Växjö Lakers 4–1 Skellefteå AIK Vida Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Oliver Bohm 2 – 17:23
Elias Pettersson 7 – 18:21
Second period 13:08 – Oscar Möller 8
Andrew Calof 5 – 8:49
Elias Pettersson 8 – en – 17:36
Third period No scoring
Viktor Andrén (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Joni Ortio (19 saves / 22 shots)
22 April Skellefteå AIK 0–5 Växjö Lakers Skellefteå Kraft Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:56 – Elias Pettersson 9
6:35 – Elias Pettersson 10
18:44 – ppJanne Pesonen 3
No scoring Third period 2:17 – Robert Rosén 8
11:08 – Eric Martinsson 3
Joni Ortio (31 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Viktor Andrén (31 saves / 31 shots)
Växjö Lakers won series 4–0


Statistics

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Playoff scoring leaders

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List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during 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. Updated as of April 22, 2018.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
  Elias Pettersson Växjö Lakers 13 10 9 19 +17 4
  Robert Rosén Växjö Lakers 10 8 6 14 +16 6
  Oscar Möller Skellefteå AIK 16 8 5 13 +5 6
  Pär Lindholm Skellefteå AIK 16 6 5 11 +2 16
  Markus Ljungh Djurgårdens IF 11 4 7 11 +4 4
  Eric Martinsson Växjö Lakers 13 3 8 11 +15 18
  Tuomas Kiiskinen Växjö Lakers 13 4 6 10 +16 6
  Patrik Lundh Djurgårdens IF 11 2 8 10 +4 2
  Brendan Shinnimin Växjö Lakers 13 2 8 10 +5 30
  Jonathan Pudas Skellefteå AIK 16 0 10 10 +1 8

Playoff leading goaltenders

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These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 22, 2018.[6]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Fasth, Viktor   Viktor Fasth Växjö Lakers 9 502:45 12 3 93.41 1.43
Gunnarsson, Jonas   Jonas Gunnarsson Malmö Redhawks 6 368:16 9 1 94.74 1.47
Ortio, Joni   Joni Ortio Skellefteå AIK 14 911:30 38 1 92.13 2.50
Gustafsson, Johan   Johan Gustafsson Frölunda HC 6 353:24 15 0 88.81 2.55
Reideborn, Adam   Adam Reideborn Djurgårdens IF 10 663:01 29 0 89.61 2.62
Gustavsson, Jonas   Jonas Gustavsson Linköpings HC 5 317:17 14 0 91.86 2.65
Haugen, Lars   Lars Haugen Färjestad BK 6 300:28 14 0 92.22 2.80

SHL awards

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Guldhjälmen: Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK
Guldpucken: William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, Växjö Lakers
Håkan Loob Trophy: Victor Olofsson, Frölunda HC
Rookie of the Year: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Salming Trophy: Lawrence Pilut, HV71
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Guldpipan: Mikael Nord

References

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  1. ^ "Mora är tillbaka i SHL – Leksands IF åker ur". Expressen. 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Statistik - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Statistik - SHL.se". SHL. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "SERIEBESTÄMMELSER och VERKSAMHETSPLAN Säsongen 2017/2018" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  5. ^ "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.
  6. ^ "Statistik - SHL.se". Swedish Hockey League.