Rögle has become the first team in Swedish hockey to come back from a 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series 4-3, defeating Färjestad in the seventh game of the SM quarterfinals. The final score was 4-1. Rögle took an early lead with goals from Fredrik Olofsson and Filip Johansson in the first period, and Paul LaDue scored early in the second period to make it 3-1.
Färjestad's Emil Larmi was injured in a collision with Albin Sundsvik during the second period and could not continue, replaced by Melker Thelin. Färjestad reportedly had a goal disallowed after video review, with TV4 expert Petter Rönnqvist criticizing the referee's decision and Färjestad's Axel Bergkvist calling it a clear goal. Rögle sealed the win with a 4-1 goal into an empty net by Linus Sandin in the third period.
Färjestad reportedly had a goal disallowed after video review, with TV4 expert Petter Rönnqvist criticizing the referee's decision and Färjestad's Axel Bergkvist calling it a clear goal.
This marks the fourth consecutive year Färjestad has been eliminated in the quarterfinals. Rögle will now face Växjö in the SM semifinals starting on Wednesday. According to reports, this is only the second time in hockey history a team has turned a 0-3 series deficit into a 4-3 win, with the previous occurrence reportedly by Swiss team Zug in 2021 and before that 84 years ago.