Mark Friedman of Rögle left the ice due to an injury during the first period of a playoff semifinal game against Växjö in Växjö, Sweden. The incident occurred about six minutes into the game, and Friedman was seen grimacing in pain before leaving for the locker room. According to TV4's Björn Oldeen, Friedman had pain when jumping into the bench and was limping on the bench.
TV4's Sanny Lindström noted that Friedman had missed a previous game against Färjestad due to injury issues and described the situation as concerning for Rögle. Friedman reportedly insisted on playing in a prior game seven against Färjestad, telling Expressen that he demanded to play and would not accept a no. The score was 0-0 at the first intermission.
I demanded to play and would not accept a no.