According to sources, Karlskoga received two match penalties during the game. The first match penalty occurred when Åke Stakkstad swung his stick wildly after the puck and hit Sebastian Dyk in the face instead. Sebastian Dyk was left lying on the ice after being hit.
The second match penalty occurred when Viktor Lang tackled William Eriksson in the back. William Eriksson was left lying on the ice but eventually left under his own power. The exact time or period when the match penalties occurred during the game is not known, and the severity of injuries to Sebastian Dyk and William Eriksson after the incidents remains unclear.
Friday's round was the 52nd and final round of the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season. Karlskoga finished third in the regular season, behind first-place Björklöven and second-place Kalmar. Södertälje was chasing a top-six placement and a direct spot to the quarterfinals, but finished seventh and will therefore need to play in the eighth-finals.
The reason why Södertälje failed to secure a top-six placement despite chasing it has not been specified. Västerås finished second to last and Troja/Ljungby finished last; they will play in the play-out. Östersund (11th) and Vimmerby (12th) have finished their season.
The eighth-finals (best of three) will be Södertälje (7) vs. Mora (10) and Oskarshamn (8) vs. Almtuna (9).
The quarterfinals (best of seven) will be Björklöven (1) vs. the lowest-ranked remaining team from the eighth-finals, Kalmar (2) vs. the next lowest-ranked remaining team, Karlskoga (3) vs.
Nybro (6), and Modo (4) vs. AIK (5). The play-out (best of seven) will be Västerås (13) vs.
Troja/Ljungby (14).