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Luleå beats Djurgården 5-1 in women's hockey quarterfinal

Key Points
  • Luleå won 5-1 against Djurgården in the first women's hockey quarterfinal.
  • Petra Nieminen scored two goals for Luleå in the victory.
  • The next match in the series is set for March 4 at 18:00.

Luleå/MSSK won the first game of the women's Swedish hockey quarterfinal series against Djurgården with a score of 5-1. The match took place away for Luleå. Madeline Posick gave Djurgården the lead early in the first period, but Jaycee Magwood equalized for Luleå later in the period.

In the second period, Luleå scored three goals from Tilde Sjödin, Petra Nieminen, and Franziska Stocker. Nieminen added another goal in the third period. This was Luleå's seventh consecutive win against Djurgården.

The next game is scheduled for March 4 at 18:00. According to reports, Luleå's captain Jenni Hiirikoski was injured and is out for the rest of the season, leading the club to sign Franziska Stocker, who reportedly has experience scoring against Swedish players. Stocker scored her first goal for Luleå in this match.

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