Malmö defeated Djurgården 3-1 in Malmö, Sweden, in the third and decisive game of their SHL playoff eighth-final series. The match was reportedly scoreless after the first period. Malmö took the lead in the second period when William von Barnekow scored after a stick reportedly broke on Djurgården's Joey LaLeggia during a clearance attempt.
In the third period, Axel Sundberg scored on a power play, and Joona Ikonen added a goal into an empty net. Djurgården's Ludvig Rensfeldt scored a late consolation goal. Malmö won the series 2-1 and will face Skellefteå in the quarter-finals, while Djurgården's season is over.