Djurgården's victory over Luleå was achieved with five junior forwards on the ice, as the team was missing three experienced centers: Marcus Krüger, Jacob Josefson, and Oula Palve. Victor Eklund scored the 2-1 goal in a power play, marking his sixth goal of the season with five coming after the World Junior Championship gold in January. Eklund is the oldest of Djurgården's teenagers.
The other junior players included Anton Frondell, Theo Stockselius, Viggo Björck, and Marcus Nordmark, with Björck providing an assist and receiving high praise from TV4's experts. Luleå has now lost four consecutive matches, including the CHL final against Frölunda. Filip Eriksson was Luleå Hockey's only goal scorer at Hovet, tying the game 1-1 in a weak first period from the team.
It was a tunnel that went in after I got a nice pass.
Djurgården scored 2-1 shortly after, in a power play. For Djurgården's final round, Philip Holm and Charles Hudon are sitting out. Fred Nord and Arvid Drott will get the chance to debut, increasing the number of junior players from five to seven as they are dressed for the A-team for the first time against Skellefteå.
The match against Skellefteå cannot change anything in the table for Djurgården. Fred Nord recently received the Rolle Stoltz honorary prize as the best junior defenseman in the club. Arvid Drott was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round of the 2025 NHL draft.
In a separate football match, Piotr Johansson scored his first Allsvenskan goal for Djurgården against Elfsborg. The last time Johansson scored an Allsvenskan goal before this match was in 2020, and Elfsborg equalized after the 1-0 goal, making it 1-1 at halftime.