2017–18 SHL season

The 2017–18 SHL season was the 43rd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The season began in September 2017, and the regular season ended in March 2018, to be followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs, as well as relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams. The only new addition for this season was Mora IK, who replaced Leksands IF after defeating them in the 2017 SHL qualifiers.[1]

2017–18 SHL season
League Swedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2017 – April 2018
Regular season
First placeVäxjö Lakers
Top scorerElias Pettersson (Växjö)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPElias Pettersson
Finals championsVäxjö Lakers
  Runners-upSkellefteå AIK

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Växjö Lakers 52 34 6 2 10 169 104 +65 116 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2 Djurgårdens IF 52 23 9 8 12 153 111 +42 95
3 Frölunda HC 52 25 7 5 15 159 137 +22 94
4 Färjestad BK 52 23 6 6 17 174 145 +29 87
5 Skellefteå AIK 52 26 3 3 20 145 118 +27 87
6 Malmö Redhawks 52 20 8 10 14 152 138 +14 86
7 Luleå HF 52 19 10 4 19 128 117 +11 81 Qualification to Round of 16
8 HV71 52 21 6 6 19 145 143 +2 81
9 Linköpings HC 52 21 3 9 19 135 130 +5 78
10 Brynäs IF 52 21 2 3 26 132 148 16 70
11 Rögle BK 52 16 4 5 27 132 169 37 61
12 Örebro HK 52 14 4 8 26 121 151 30 58
13 Mora IK 52 13 5 2 32 104 163 59 51 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Karlskrona HK 52 11 4 6 31 101 176 75 47
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2018. Source: SHL.se
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.

As of 10 March 2018[2]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Elias PetterssonVäxjö Lakers44243256+2714
Ryan LaschFrölunda HC49154055+418
Joakim LindströmSkellefteå AIK46163450+1763
Pär LindholmSkellefteå AIK49182947+1828
Johan RynoFärjestad BK4693746+1328
Dick AxelssonFärjestad BK48212445+844
Aaron PalushajBrynäs IF51192645–342
Victor OlofssonFrölunda HC50271643+18
Oscar MöllerSkellefteå AIK49182442+156
Andrew CalofVäxjö Lakers52241741+1714

Leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.

As of 10 March 2018[3]

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Adam ReidebornDjurgårdens IF301817:3848293.701.58
Gustaf LindvallSkellefteå AIK211256:3338293.041.81
Viktor FasthVäxjö Lakers331937:1365691.782.01
Joel LassinanttiLuleå HF341923:3068491.462.12
Johan MattssonFrölunda HC241296:5348291.412.22
Joacim ErikssonDjurgårdens IF241343:0351291.272.28
Jonas GustavssonLinköpings HC362047:1080391.632.34
Oscar AlsenfeltMalmö Redhawks362090:3182291.482.35
Lars HaugenFärjestad BK311794:2671191.532.37
Joni OrtioSkellefteå AIK311846:3374291.142.40

Playoffs

Ten teams qualify for the playoffs. Teams 1–6 have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams 7–10 meet each other in a preliminary playoff round.[4]

Playoff bracket

In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).[4]

  Wild-card round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                     
  1 Växjö Lakers 4  
10 Brynäs IF 1  
7 Luleå HF 1     1 Växjö Lakers 4  
10 Brynäs IF 2     6 Malmö Redhawks 0  
2 Djurgårdens IF 4
  9 Linköpings HC 1  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)   1 Växjö Lakers 4
  5 Skellefteå AIK 0
  3 Frölunda HC 2  
6 Malmö Redhawks 4  
8 HV71 0     2 Djurgårdens IF 2
9 Linköpings HC 2     5 Skellefteå AIK 4  
4 Färjestad BK 2
  5 Skellefteå AIK 4  

Round of 16

The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.

(7) Luleå HF vs. (10) Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF won series 2–1

(8) HV71 vs. (9) Linköpings HC

Linköpings HC won series 2–0

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (10) Brynäs IF

Växjö Lakers won series 4–1

(2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (9) Linköpings HC

Djurgårdens IF won series 4–1

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks

Malmö Redhawks won series 4–2

(4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks

Växjö Lakers won series 4–0

(2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

Skellefteå AIK won series 4–2

(1) Växjö Lakers vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

Växjö Lakers won series 4–0

Playoff scoring leaders

List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 22, 2018.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Elias PetterssonVäxjö Lakers1310919+174
Robert RosénVäxjö Lakers108614+166
Oscar MöllerSkellefteå AIK168513+56
Pär LindholmSkellefteå AIK166511+216
Markus LjunghDjurgårdens IF114711+44
Eric MartinssonVäxjö Lakers133811+1518
Tuomas KiiskinenVäxjö Lakers134610+166
Patrik LundhDjurgårdens IF112810+42
Brendan ShinniminVäxjö Lakers132810+530
Jonathan PudasSkellefteå AIK1601010+18

Playoff leading goaltenders

These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 22, 2018.[6]

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player Team GP TOI GA SO Sv% GAA
Fasth, Viktor Viktor FasthVäxjö Lakers9502:4512393.411.43
Gunnarsson, Jonas Jonas GunnarssonMalmö Redhawks6368:169194.741.47
Ortio, Joni Joni OrtioSkellefteå AIK14911:3038192.132.50
Gustafsson, Johan Johan GustafssonFrölunda HC6353:2415088.812.55
Reideborn, Adam Adam ReidebornDjurgårdens IF10663:0129089.612.62
Gustavsson, Jonas Jonas GustavssonLinköpings HC5317:1714091.862.65
Haugen, Lars Lars HaugenFärjestad BK6300:2814092.222.80

SHL awards

Guldhjälmen: Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK
Guldpucken: William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, Växjö Lakers
Håkan Loob Trophy: Victor Olofsson, Frölunda HC
Rookie of the Year: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Salming Trophy: Lawrence Pilut, HV71
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Guldpipan: Mikael Nord

References

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