| 2015–16 SHL season | |
| League |  Swedish Hockey League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2015 – April 2016 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Skellefteå AIK |
| Season MVP | Patrick Thoresen |
| Top scorer | Ryan Lasch (Frölunda) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Johan Sundström |
| Finals champions | Frölunda HC (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Skellefteå AIK |
| SHL seasons | |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 SHL season was the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March–April 2016.
Modo Hockey and Karlskrona HK were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Karlskrona won their series against AIK in five games while Modo lost to Leksands IF over seven games. Therefore, Leksand were promoted to the SHL on the expense of Modo.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 160 | 103 | +57 | 111 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 169 | 112 | +57 | 104 | |
| 3 | Linköpings HC | 52 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 163 | 121 | +42 | 94 | |
| 4 | Luleå HF | 52 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 140 | 123 | +17 | 92 | |
| 5 | Färjestad BK | 52 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 141 | 130 | +11 | 89 | |
| 6 | Växjö Lakers | 52 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 147 | 139 | +8 | 87 | |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 144 | 135 | +9 | 86 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 8 | Örebro HK | 52 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 135 | 146 | −11 | 77 | |
| 9 | HV71 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 138 | 146 | −8 | 75 | |
| 10 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 133 | 138 | −5 | 74 | |
| 11 | Rögle BK | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 125 | 154 | −29 | 62 | |
| 12 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 116 | 153 | −37 | 61 | |
| 13 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 119 | 166 | −47 | 49 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 120 | 184 | −64 | 31 |
Source: Swedish Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
[1]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Lasch |
Frölunda HC | 51 | 15 | 36 | 51 | +10 | 20 |
 Patrick Thoresen |
Djurgårdens IF | 49 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +12 | 34 |
| Patrik Zackrisson |
Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +25 | 68 |
 Milan Gulaš |
Färjestad BK | 51 | 20 | 25 | 45 | –4 | 20 |
| Richard Gynge |
Växjö Lakers | 46 | 21 | 23 | 44 | +23 | 24 |
| Andreas Johnson |
Frölunda HC | 52 | 19 | 25 | 44 | +8 | 18 |
 Andrew Gordon |
Linköpings HC | 52 | 18 | 26 | 44 | +18 | 30 |
| John Norman |
Skellefteå AIK | 47 | 17 | 25 | 42 | +5 | 18 |
| Garrett Roe |
Linköpings HC | 41 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +14 | 28 |
| Matt Anderson |
Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +8 | 30 |
Leading goaltenders[]
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Johansson |
Frölunda HC | 36 | 1962:30 | 57 | 7 | 92.74 | 1.74 |
| Markus Svensson |
Skellefteå AIK | 37 | 2148:23 | 66 | 7 | 92.20 | 1.84 |
| Joel Lassinantti |
Luleå HF | 33 | 2002:46 | 65 | 4 | 92.12 | 1.95 |
| David Rautio |
Linköpings HC | 28 | 1589:57 | 52 | 2 | 91.61 | 1.96 |
| Justin Pogge |
Färjestad BK | 26 | 1512:11 | 53 | 1 | 92.24 | 2.10 |
| Marcus Högberg |
Linköpings HC | 28 | 1581:05 | 61 | 2 | 91.13 | 2.31 |
 Bernhard Starkbaum |
Brynäs IF | 28 | 1643:17 | 65 | 2 | 91.16 | 2.37 |
 Mantas Armalis |
Djurgårdens IF | 34 | 1985:52 | 80 | 2 | 91.82 | 2.42 |
| Jonas Gunnarsson |
Malmö Redhawks | 44 | 2549:43 | 105 | 2 | 91.32 | 2.47 |
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel |
HV71 | 43 | 2467:01 | 102 | 2 | 91.41 | 2.48 |
Playoffs[]
The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series and battle for the two remaining spots.[3][4]
Playoff bracket[]
In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. The first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[3][4]
| Wild-card round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | HV71 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Brynäs IF | 1 | 6 | Växjö Lakers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Linköpings HC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Växjö Lakers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Örebro HK | 0 | 2 | Frölunda HC | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | HV71 | 2 | 4 | Luleå HF | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Luleå HF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Färjestad BK | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Play In Round[]
The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.[3][4]
(7) Djurgårdens IF vs. (10) Brynäs IF[]
| 10 March 2016 | Djurgårdens IF | 5–4 | 2OT | Brynäs IF | Hovet | Recap | ||
| Patrick Thoresen 1 - 00:19 Daniel Brodin 1 - pp2 - 13:00 Matt Anderson 1 - 17:14 |
First period | 17:33 - Jacob Blomqvist 1 | ||||||
| Linus Hultström 1 - pp - 00:44 | Second period | 02:57 - Sondre Olden 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:24 - Jörgen Sundqvist 1 13:27 - Marc-Anthony Zanetti 1 | ||||||
| Lukas Vejdemo 1 - 15:05 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist (38 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Bernhard Starkbaum (44 saves / 49 shots) | ||||||
| 12 March 2016 | Brynäs IF | 5–2 | Djurgårdens IF | Gavlerinken Arena | Recap | |||
| Marc-Anthony Zanetti 2 - 03:52 Pathrik Vesterholm 1 - 17:32 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Greg Scott 1 - pp - 00:50 | Second period | 07:49 - pp - Daniel Brodin 2 | ||||||
| Nick Johnson 1 - pp - 17:31 Ponthus Vesterholm 1 - en - 18:00 |
Third period | 13:29 - Henrik Eriksson 1 | ||||||
| Felix Sandström (31 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 14 March 2016 | Djurgårdens IF | 5–4 | Brynäs IF | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Matt Anderson 2 - ps - 12:03 | First period | 17:44 - Nick Johnson 2 | ||||||
| Linus Hultström 2 - 10:46 Marcus Sörensen 1 - 13:52 Linus Hultström 3 - pp - 19:32 |
Second period | 03:55 - Jacob Blomqvist 2 | ||||||
| Emil Lundberg 1 - 02:50 | Third period | 13:13 - Nick Johnson 3 17:35 - Oskar Lindblom 1 | ||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Felix Sandström (27 saves / 32 shots) Bernhard Starkbaum (3 saves / 3 shots) | ||||||
| Djurgårdens IF won series 2–1 | |
(8) Örebro HK vs. (9) HV71[]
| 10 March 2016 | Örebro HK | 2–3 | HV71 | Behrn Arena | Recap | |||
| Marko Anttila 1 - 07:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joel Mustonen 1 - 00:57 | Second period | 11:23 - pp - Chris Campoli 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:38 - Simon Önerud 1 03:13 - Filip Sandberg 1 | ||||||
| Július Hudáček (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 12 March 2016 | HV71 | 7–1 | Örebro HK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
| Oscar Sundh 1 - 12:34 Martin Thörnberg 1 - 14:57 Martin Thörnberg 2 - 15:38 Emil Johansson 1 - 17:10 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Stenlund 1 - 06:50 Chris Campoli 2 - pp - 12:20 Ted Brithén 1 - pp2 - 19:43 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:04 - Kalle Olsson 1 | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Július Hudáček (7 saves / 11 shots) Henrik Lundberg (15 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| HV71 won series 2–0 | |
Quarter-finals[]
(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) HV71[]
| 16 March 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 6–1 | HV71 | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Pär Lindholm 1 - 05:55 John Norman 1 - 14:10 |
First period | 09:11 - Mattias Tedenby 1 | ||||||
| Andrew Calof 1 - 11:39 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Norman 2 - 00:52 Axel Holmström 1 - 01:55 John Norman 3 - sh, en - 09:18 |
Third period | |||||||
| Markus Svensson (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (28 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| 18 March 2016 | HV71 | 3–4 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 10:18 - Andrew Calof 2 11:36 - Niclas Burström 1 | ||||||
| Lawrence Pilut 1 - 04:25 Chris Abbott 1 - 11:32 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Simon Önerud 2 - 19:46 | Third period | 01:49 - Mattias Ritola 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 14:18 - Andrew Calof 3 | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (46 saves / 50 shots) | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 20 March 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 5–4 | OT | HV71 | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Ritola 2 - pp - 08:44 Andrew Calof 4 - 18:33 |
Second period | 12:00 - Chris Campoli 3 13:16 - Emil Johansson 2 | ||||||
| Andrew Calof 5 - 04:26 Jimmie Ericsson 1 - 17:03 |
Third period | 01:26 - Christoffer Törngren 1 01:52 - Emil Johansson 3 | ||||||
| Jimmie Ericsson 2 - 01:46 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (15 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (23 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March 2016 | HV71 | 0–1 | Skellefteå AIK | Kinnarps Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:50 - Janne Pesonen 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (12 saves / 13 shots) | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson (15 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
| Skellefteå AIK won series 4–0 | |
(2) Frölunda HC vs. (7) Djurgårdens IF[]
| 16 March 2016 | Frölunda HC | 4–2 | Djurgårdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 03:43 - Robin Álvarez 1 | ||||||
| Artturi Lehkonen 1 - 01:47 Ryan Lasch 1 - 13:02 |
Second period | 05:40 - pp - Patrick Thoresen 2 | ||||||
| Andreas Johnson 1 - pp - 03:53 Artturi Lehkonen 2 - sh - 18:32 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lars Johansson (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mikael Tellqvist (36 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| 18 March 2016 | Djurgårdens IF | 3–1 | Frölunda HC | Hovet | Recap | |||
| Robin Álvarez 2 - 05:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:37 - pp - Joey Crabb 1 | ||||||
| Daniel Brodin 3 - pp - 18:51 Philip Holm 1 - en - 19:56 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mikael Tellqvist (32 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Lars Johansson (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 20 March 2016* | Frölunda HC | 5–2 | Djurgårdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Lasch 2 - 13:57 Johan Sundström 1 - 14:45 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mats Rosseli Olsen 1 - 10:26 Artturi Lehkonen 3 - 13:49 Nicklas Lasu 1 - en - 15:44 |
Third period | 07:35 - Patrick Thoresen 3 19:04 - pp - Marcus Högström 1 | ||||||
| Lars Johansson (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Mikael Tellqvist (33 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| 22 March 2016 | Djurgårdens IF | 1–3 | Frölunda HC | Hovet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:22 - Oscar Fantenberg 1 | ||||||
| Robin Álvarez 3 - pp - 14:35 | Third period | 09:20 - Artturi Lehkonen 4 18:43 - Anton Axelsson 1 | ||||||
| Mantas Armalis (35 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Lars Johansson (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 24 March 2016* | Frölunda HC | 5–1 | Djurgårdens IF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| Ryan Lasch 3 - pp - 13:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Artturi Lehkonen 5 - 13:27 Andreas Johnson 2 - 14:27 Joel Lundqvist 1 - pp - 16:46 Mats Rosseli Olsen 2 - en - 19:23 |
Third period | 01:24 - Marcus Högström 2 | ||||||
| Lars Johansson (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Mantas Armalis (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Frölunda HC won series 4–1 | |
- Note: Games 3 and 5 were played at Frölundaborg.
(3) Linköpings HC vs. (6) Växjö Lakers[]
| 17 March 2016 | Linköpings HC | 6–1 | Växjö Lakers | Saab Arena | Recap | |||
| Andrew Gordon 1 - 00:40 Sebastian Karlsson 1 - 01:25 |
First period | 15:58 - Eric Martinsson 1 | ||||||
| Daniel Rahimi 1 - 03:27 Broc Little 1 - 03:49 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Broc Little 2 - 05:36 Jonas Junland 1 - pp - 15:41 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| David Rautio (18 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp (11 saves / 15 shots) Stefan Steen (14 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
| 19 March 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 2–3 | Linköpings HC | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
| Tuomas Kiiskinen 1 - 18:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Richard Gynge 1 - pp - 15:53 | Second period | 02:46 - pp2 - Gustav Forsling 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:18 - Niklas Persson 1 12:47 - pp - Niklas Persson 2 | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp (21 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | David Rautio (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 21 March 2016 | Linköpings HC | 2–3 | Växjö Lakers | Saab Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:23 - pp - Liam Reddox 1 | ||||||
| Jonas Junland 2 - 13:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chad Billins 1 - 10:55 | Third period | 04:07 - Richard Gynge 2 08:43 - Patrik Lundh 1 | ||||||
| David Rautio (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 23 March 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 3–1 | Linköpings HC | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
| Robert Rosén 1 - 10:08 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tuomas Kiiskinen 2 - pp - 09:48 | Second period | 02:19 - Henrik Törnqvist 1 | ||||||
| Linus Fröberg 1 - 11:13 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | David Rautio (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| 25 March 2016 | Linköpings HC | 1–4 | Växjö Lakers | Saab Arena | Recap | |||
| Jens Jakobs 1 - 16:50 | First period | 10:44 - Adam Byström Johansson 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:42 - Tuomas Kiiskinen 3 15:06 - Sakari Salminen 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:04 - Joakim Hillding 1 | ||||||
| David Rautio (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp (18 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| 27 March 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 2–1 | OT | Linköpings HC | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 14:06 - Chad Billins 2 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Richard Gynge 3 - 17:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Rosén 2 - 04:11 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp (21 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | David Rautio (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| Växjö Lakers won series 4–2 | |
(4) Luleå HF vs. (5) Färjestad BK[]
| 17 March 2016 | Luleå HF | 4–2 | Färjestad BK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| Lucas Wallmark 1 - 04:14 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peter Cehlárik 1 - 03:53 Brendan Mikkelson 1 - 10:16 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Micflikier 1 - en - 19:37 | Third period | 12:29 - Magnus Nygren 1 18:56 - Mikael Johansson 1 | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Justin Pogge (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 19 March 2016 | Färjestad BK | 4–1 | Luleå HF | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | |||
| Mikael Johansson 2 - 03:50 Rickard Wallin 1 - 07:41 Joakim Nygård 1 - 16:14 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joel Eriksson Ek 1 - en - 18:43 | Third period | 06:18 - Lucas Wallmark 2 | ||||||
| Justin Pogge (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| 21 March 2016 | Luleå HF | 3–1 | Färjestad BK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| Jonathan Granström 1 - 03:52 Johan Harju 1 - pp - 17:26 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lucas Wallmark 3 - en - 19:02 | Third period | 15:08 - Milan Gulaš 1 | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (19 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Justin Pogge (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| 23 March 2016 | Färjestad BK | 1–2 | Luleå HF | Löfbergs Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 07:32 - Lennart Petrell 1 | ||||||
| Johan Ryno 1 - pp - 10:04 | Second period | 00:49 - Lucas Wallmark 4 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Pogge (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| 25 March 2016 | Luleå HF | 5–2 | Färjestad BK | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| Lucas Wallmark 5 - 09:58 | First period | 13:58 - Niklas Arell 1 | ||||||
| Lucas Wallmark 6 - pp - 05:56 Ilari Melart 1 - 08:25 Johan Forsberg 1 - 14:01 Lennart Petrell 2 - pp - 18:56 |
Second period | 05:00 - Sebastian Erixon 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Lars Haugen (17 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| Luleå HF won series 4–1 | |
Semi-finals[]
(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (6) Växjö Lakers[]
| 1 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–0 | Växjö Lakers | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Ritola 3 - pp - 04:32 Patrik Zackrisson 1 - 07:22 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (18 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp (15 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| 3 April 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 3–2 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
| Patrik Lundh 2 - 01:14 Sakari Salminen 2 - pp - 19:07 |
First period | 04:35 - Axel Holmström 2 12:25 - pp - Tim Heed 1 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Erik Josefsson 1 - 01:20 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp (12 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| 5 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–0 | Växjö Lakers | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Tim Heed 2 - pp - 09:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pontus Petterström 1 - 05:19 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (15 saves / 15 shots) | Goalie stats | Cristopher Nihlstorp (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| 7 April 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 2–1 | Skellefteå AIK | Vida Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:08 - pp - Erik Forssell 1 | ||||||
| Richard Gynge 4 - 09:43 Richard Gynge 5 - pp - 19:38 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cristopher Nihlstorp (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson (16 saves / 18 shots) | ||||||
| 9 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 5–3 | Växjö Lakers | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:14 - Ilkka Heikkinen 1 | ||||||
| Andrew Calof 6 - pp - 11:01 | Second period | 09:29 - pp - Calle Rosén 1 13:17 - Alexander Johansson 1 | ||||||
| Sebastian Aho 1 - 07:25 Martin Lundberg 1 - 12:44 Janne Pesonen 2 - pp - 16:24 Jimmie Ericsson 3 - en - 18:18 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Stefan Steen (26 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 11 April 2016 | Växjö Lakers | 4–3 | OT | Skellefteå AIK | Vida Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 18:31 - Tim Heed 3 | ||||||
| Robert Rosén 3 - pp - 03:35 | Second period | 01:20 - Mattias Ritola 4 12:33 - John Norman 4 | ||||||
| Eric Martinsson 2 - pp - 12:32 Tuomas Kiiskinen 4 - 19:59 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Linus Fröberg 2 - 16:10 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Stefan Steen (15 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Markus Svensson (40 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| 13 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 | OT | Växjö Lakers | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 15:23 - Eddie Larsson 1 | ||||||
| Martin Lundberg 2 - 05:15 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mattias Ritola 5 - pp2 - 00:15 | Third period | 19:24 - Sakari Salminen 3 | ||||||
| Erik Forssell 2 - 07:44 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Stefan Steen (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Skellefteå AIK won series 4–3 | |
(2) Frölunda HC vs. (4) Luleå HF[]
| 2 April 2016 | Frölunda HC | 1–0 | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Elias Fälth 1 - 07:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lars Johansson (32 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 4 April 2016 | Luleå HF | 4–2 | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| Jonathan Granström 2 - 16:28 | First period | 17:40 - Henrik Tömmernes 1 | ||||||
| Jonathan Granström 3 - pp2 - 01:23 Peter Cehlárik 2 - 05:35 |
Second period | 06:13 - Ryan Lasch 4 | ||||||
| Lucas Wallmark 7 - en - 18:20 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Lars Johansson (21 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| 6 April 2016 | Frölunda HC | 2–0 | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| Robin Figren 1 - 06:00 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Sundström 2 - pp - 17:17 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mats Rosseli Olsen 3 - en - 19:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lars Johansson (10 saves / 10 shots) Johan Gustafsson (6 saves / 6 shots) |
Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| 8 April 2016 | Luleå HF | 2–1 | OT | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | ||
| Jacob Micflikier 2 - 17:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:59 - Artturi Lehkonen 6 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peter Cehlárik 3 - 08:16 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (25 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| 10 April 2016 | Frölunda HC | 3–2 | OT | Luleå HF | Scandinavium | Recap | ||
| Artturi Lehkonen 7 - 09:29 Henrik Tömmernes 2 - pp - 12:18 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:08 - pp - Jonathan Sigalet 1 19:55 - pp - Jonathan Granström 4 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joey Crabb 2 - 09:01 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johan Gustafsson (17 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Joel Lassinantti (39 saves / 42 shots) Filip Gustavsson (1 save / 1 shot) | ||||||
| 12 April 2016 | Luleå HF | 2–8 | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:39 - Mats Rosseli Olsen 4 | ||||||
| Jonathan Granström 5 - pp - 18:36 | Second period | 00:31 - Joey Crabb 3 15:18 - Nicklas Lasu 2 17:37 - Nicklas Lasu 3 | ||||||
| Brendan Mikkelson 2 - 08:28 | Third period | 02:07 - Ryan Lasch 5 04:55 - Ryan Lasch 6 06:26 - pp - Oscar Fantenberg 2 10:10 - en - Oliver Lauridsen 1 | ||||||
| Joel Lassinantti (21 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| Frölunda HC won series 4–2 | |
Finals[]
(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (2) Frölunda HC[]
| 16 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–4 | Frölunda HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| Andrew Calof 7 - 12:00 | First period | 03:22 - Tom Nilsson 1 | ||||||
| Erik Forssell 3 - 17:52 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin Lundberg 3 - pp - 19:47 | Third period | 03:58 - pp - Joey Crabb 4 14:59 - Lukas Bengtsson 1 19:20 - sh, en - Anton Axelsson 2 | ||||||
| Markus Svensson (12 saves / 13 shots) Erik Hanses (22 saves / 24 shots) |
Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| 17 April 2016 | Frölunda HC | 1–4 | Skellefteå AIK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 09:40 - John Norman 5 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:17 - Erik Forssell 4 09:57 - Sebastian Aho 2 | ||||||
| Artturi Lehkonen 8 - pp - 07:15 | Third period | 14:19 - Pär Lindholm 2 | ||||||
| Johan Gustafsson (18 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Erik Hanses (25 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| 19 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 1–3 | Frölunda HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:58 - Joey Crabb 5 16:22 - sh - Joel Lundqvist 2 | ||||||
| Janne Pesonen 3 - pp - 16:20 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:38 - pp - Artturi Lehkonen 9 | ||||||
| Erik Hanses (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (29 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| 21 April 2016 | Frölunda HC | 3–2 | Skellefteå AIK | Scandinavium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Lasch 7 - 14:59 Johan Sundström 3 - pp - 16:09 |
Second period | 02:57 - pp - Patrik Zackrisson 2 | ||||||
| Elias Fälth 2 - 08:35 | Third period | 00:18 - Erik Forssell 5 | ||||||
| Johan Gustafsson (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Erik Hanses (26 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| 24 April 2016 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–5 | Frölunda HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:46 - Artturi Lehkonen 10 08:02 - Nicklas Lasu 4 14:06 - Artturi Lehkonen 11 | ||||||
| Sebastian Aho 3 - 05:10 Pär Lindholm 3 - sh - 08:57 |
Second period | 06:23 - Lukas Bengtsson 2 11:01 - Ryan Lasch 8 | ||||||
| Martin Lundberg 4 - 10:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Erik Hanses (2 saves / 5 shots) Johan Backlund (9 saves / 11 shots) |
Goalie stats | Johan Gustafsson (40 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| Frölunda HC won series 4–1 | |
Games in italics indicate games that will only be played if necessary to determine a winner of the series.
Statistics[]
Playoff scoring leaders[]
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artturi Lehkonen |
Frölunda HC | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +11 | 4 |
| Ryan Lasch |
Frölunda HC | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +11 | 2 |
| John Norman |
Skellefteå AIK | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +6 | 4 |
| Mattias Ritola |
Skellefteå AIK | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | –1 | 10 |
| Richard Gynge |
Växjö Lakers | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
| Linus Hultström |
Djurgårdens IF | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Jonathan Granström |
Luleå HF | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | –1 | 14 |
| Andrew Calof |
Skellefteå AIK | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +3 | 4 |
| Jimmie Ericsson |
Skellefteå AIK | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +5 | 20 |
| Oscar Fantenberg |
Frölunda HC | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +8 | 6 |
| Patrik Zackrisson |
Skellefteå AIK | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –4 | 6 |
Playoff leading goaltenders[]
These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[6]
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Johansson |
Frölunda HC | 8 | 462:08 | 11 | 1 | 94.69 | 1.43 |
| Markus Svensson |
Skellefteå AIK | 12 | 724:42 | 23 | 3 | 91.39 | 1.90 |
| Cristopher Nihlstorp |
Växjö Lakers | 10 | 563:18 | 19 | 0 | 91.40 | 2.02 |
| Justin Pogge |
Färjestad BK | 4 | 231:33 | 8 | 0 | 93.33 | 2.07 |
| Johan Gustafsson |
Frölunda HC | 9 | 506:22 | 19 | 0 | 92.02 | 2.25 |
| Joel Lassinantti |
Luleå HF | 11 | 667:32 | 25 | 0 | 91.88 | 2.25 |
SHL awards[]
See also[]
- List of SHL seasons
- 2015 in ice hockey
- 2016 in ice hockey
References[]
- ↑ Statistik - SHL.se. SHL. Retrieved on 16 September 2015.
- ↑ Start - SHL.se. SHL. Retrieved on 16 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Starttider och sändningar för SM-slutspelet 2016. shl.se (19 February 2016). Retrieved on 19 February 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SM-slutspelet 2016. shl.se. Retrieved on 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Statistik - SHL.se. Swedish Hockey League.
- ↑ Statistik - SHL.se. Swedish Hockey League.
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