Skellefteå AIK defeated Luleå 4-3 in overtime in the SM semifinal at Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå, Sweden. Andreas Johnson scored the winning goal 2:18 into the seventh period, making him the match hero. The victory gives Skellefteå AIK a 1-0 lead in the series.
The goal scorers for Skellefteå AIK were Lars Bryggman, Pontus Johansson, Andreas Johnson, and Oscar Lindberg, while Frederic Allard, Oscar Engsund, and Brendan Shinnimin scored for Luleå. The next match is scheduled for Thursday at 20:00. According to reports from Piteå-Tidningen, Luleå's Omark expressed hope before the game that it would be 'grinigt', though the exact meaning or context is unclear from the source.