Linkopings HC took a 5-3 decision over Frolunda HC U20 in regulation, erasing an early deficit and settling it with a three-goal third period. The middle 20 minutes were the pivot, and the home side never trailed again after them.
Frolunda had the only goal of the first period to lead 1-0, but Linkoping answered with two in the second to go up 2-1 after 40. The third was the loosest stretch of the night — five goals in all, three of them Linkoping's — and the hosts closed it out 5-3.
The number that frames it: Linkoping scored five unanswered-by-period control across the final two frames, outscoring Frolunda 5-2 after the opening intermission. Scoring details for the individual goals were not available.