Linköping HC defeated Malmö Redhawks 4-3 in a shootout in Club Friendly Games action. The win came after Linköping controlled the early game and then held on through a heavy third-period push from the Redhawks.
Linköping took each of the first two periods 1-0, building a 2-0 cushion through 40 minutes. Malmö outscored Linköping 3-1 in the third period, erasing the deficit and forcing a 3-3 tie into the deciding shootout, which went Linköping's way.
The key numbers were Linköping's clean start and Malmö's late charge. The Redhawks generated enough in the third to level the game, but Linköping's 1-0 edge in the shootout decided the final margin.