Rögle beats Timrå
26 Jan 2013 | Henrik Lundqvist
Rögle wins the meeting between the two bottom teams in Elitserien in overtime, but still there are eight points up to AIK on solid ground. Färjestad beats Frölunda in overtime. Power play the key when Linköping beats Brynäs
Timrå IK - Rögle BK 3 - 4 (OT)
Timrå had the lead 2-0 on two goals by Per Hallin in the first period. Juhamatti Aaltonen made it 2-1 in the second period and Mathias Tjärnqvist tied it in the third. Andreas Molinder took Timrå back to the lead at 50:40 but only 26 seconds later Rögle tied it again when Alexander Barta beat Daniel Bellissimo. At 41 seconds of the overtime period Juhamatti Aaltonen scored his second goal of the game to win the bonus point for Rögle. Timrå is last in the standings with 38 points while Rögle has 40. The two teams in the ninth and tenth place to avoid the relegation series, Växjö and AIK, both have 48 points.
Frölunda HC - Färjestads BK 1 - 2 (OT)
When Färjestad beat Frölunda in overtime all three games were scored in power play. Magnus Nygren scored 1-0 for Färjestad after 30 scoreless minutes. Magnus Kahnberg tied it a couple of minutes into the third period. In the overtime period Frölunda's Christian Bäckman got a minor penalty for interference and Chris Lee could score the winner in the power play.
Linköpings HC - Brynäs IF 3 - 1
Patrik Zackrisson scored one and Pär Arlbrandt two power play goals when Linköping beat Brynäs 3-1. Ryan Gunderson scored the only goal for the visitors.