All Sweden in the CHL final

20 Jan 2015Henrik Lundqvist»

Frölunda and Luleå qualified today for the 2015 Champions Hockey League final. Luleå beat Skellefteå 3-2 to make it there. Frölunda lost to Kärpät but still made it thanks to an overtime goal.

Luleå and Frölunda will play the 2015 Champions Hockey League final on February 3rd in Luleå.

Luleå tied Skellefteå a week ago but won tonight's home game 3-2. Karl Fabricius, Daniel Zaar and Jan Sandström scored for the home team. At the end Skellefteå pulled the goalie while playing shorthanded and managed to get a 3-2 goal, but Luleå kept the lead until the end.

Frölunda beat Kärpät by a 2-goal margin last week. A strong third period by the Finnish team today gave them a 3-1 win at 60 minutes. So the total score was 5-5 and it all had to be decided in overtime. Kärpät got an early power-play opportunity but failed to score. When Frölunda then got a power-play Erik Gustafsson scored on the rebound after Mathis Olimb had hit the post at 65:06.

Two Swedish teams will play the final, but there will also be players from Finland, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Canada.

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