HV71 defeated Leksand 3-2 in the second match of the SHL qualifier on home ice. The win gives HV71 a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, putting Leksand in a difficult position to avoid relegation. Leksand started strongly with a goal from Oskar Lang, assisted by Noah Stevens.
HV71 responded with two goals from Hugo Pettersson, including one on a power play, to take the lead. Andreas Borgman scored HV71's third goal, described as a class goal by SVT expert Jonas Andersson. Leksand scored a late goal to create tension, but HV71 held on for the victory.
a class goal
According to reports, only five teams out of 81 have come back from a 0-2 deficit in a seven-game series, and Leksand has not survived a qualifier in the 2000s.