2018-19 SHL season

2018–19 SHL season
League	Swedish Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2018 – April 2019
Regular season
First place	Färjestad BK
Top scorer	Ryan Lasch (Frölunda)
Playoffs

The 2018–19 SHL season was the 44th season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2018 and ended in March 2019. It was followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs and the relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams. The only new addition for this season was Timrå IK, who replaced Karlskrona HK after defeating them in the 2018 SHL qualifiers.

Färjestad BK won the regular season, and Frölunda HC won the Swedish Championship.

Regular season

Pl.		GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Goals	Diff.	Pts
1.	Färjestads BK	52	28	6	5	13	165:114	+57	101
2.	Luleå HF	52	25	11	4	12	138:100	+38	101
3.	Frölunda HC	52	24	8	4	16	152:134	+18	92
4.	Djurgårdens IF	52	23	5	7	17	149:120	+29	86
5.	Skellefteå AIK	52	19	10	7	16	142:124	+18	84
6.	Malmö Redhawks	52	21	8	3	20	136:125	+11	82
7.	Växjö Lakers	52	22	3	10	17	123:120	+3	82
8.	HV71	52	24	1	6	21	136:125	+11	80
9.	Rögle BK	52	20	4	7	21	130:143	−13	75
10.	Örebro HK	52	16	7	7	22	130:146	−16	69
11.	Brynäs IF	52	17	2	14	19	116:145	−29	69
12.	Linköpings HC	52	15	8	6	23	130:143	−13	67
13.	Mora IK	52	13	9	3	27	126:167	−41	60
14.	Timrå IK	52	10	5	4	33	115:182	−67	44

Playoffs

	Eighth-finals					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Finals
						1	Färjestad BK	4
						8	HV71	3
	7	Växjö Lakers	2								2	Luleå HF	1
	10	Örebro HK	0								3	Frölunda HC	4
						2	Luleå HF	4
						7	Växjö Lakers	1
	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)															3	Frölunda HC	4
																4	Djurgårdens IF	2
						3	Frölunda HC	4
						6	Malmö Redhawks	1
	8	HV71	2								1	Färjestad BK	3
	9	Rögle BK	0								4	Djurgårdens IF	4
						4	Djurgårdens IF	4
						5	Skellefteå AIK	2

Relegation

Teams	Series	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Timrå IK – Oskarshamn	3:4	5:4 OT	2:3 OT	4:3 OT	2:5	4:1	4:5 OT	0:3
Mora IK – Leksands IF	1:4	3:5	3:4	5:2	1:2	2:3 OT	–	–