2-0 leads for Färjestad and Luleå
24 Mar 2011 | Fredrik Pålsson
Great third period by Färjestad when they beat AIK away while Luleå wins after overtime.
After two period AIK had the lead 2-1 at home versus Färjestad. But in the third period it was all about Färjestad who outshot AIK 17-4 in the last 20 minutes. Jonas Junland scored the game winning goal with less than four minutes to play. With four seconds left to play Färjestad made it 4-2 in an empty net. Färjestad now leads the semi final series 2-0 and looks to be on their way to the final,
In the other semi final Skellefteå had the advantage for most of the game and it felt like they would tie the series when Pierre-Edouard Bellemare made it 3-1 late in the second period. But only 30 seconds later Cam Abbot reduced Skellefteå's lead and with five minutes left to play of the game Joonas Vihko tied the game when his dump hit a Skellefteå defender and Hadelöv had no chance to save. 11:15 into the overtime Simon Hjalmarsson scored the game winner which gave Luleå a 2-0 lead in this derby series