2015–16 SHL season

The 2015–16 SHL season was the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March–April 2016.

2015–16 SHL season
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 2015 – April 2016
Regular season
League ChampionSkellefteå AIK
Season MVPPatrick Thoresen (Djurgårdens IF)
Top scorerRyan Lasch (Frölunda HC)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJohan Sundström (Frölunda HC)
Finals championsFrölunda HC
  Runners-upSkellefteå AIK
SHL seasons

Modo Hockey and Karlskrona HK were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Karlskrona won their series against AIK in five games while Modo lost to Leksands IF over seven games. Therefore, Leksand were promoted to the SHL on the expense of Modo.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Skellefteå AIK52334411160103+57111Qualification to Quarter-finals
2Frölunda HC52307015169112+57104
3Linköpings HC52239713163121+4294
4Luleå HF52265417140123+1792
5Färjestad BK522010913141130+1189
6Växjö Lakers52254419147139+887
7Djurgårdens IF52235717144135+986Qualification to Round of 16
8Örebro HK52196819135146−1177
9HV7152214423138146−875
10Brynäs IF52214324133138−574
11Rögle BK52164626125154−2962
12Malmö Redhawks52155626116153−3761
13Modo Hockey52133432119166−4749Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14Karlskrona HK5254835120184−6431
Source: Swedish Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Statistics

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 8 March 2016[1]

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Lasch, Ryan Ryan LaschFrölunda HC51153651+1020
Thoresen, Patrick Patrick ThoresenDjurgårdens IF49153348+1234
Zackrisson, Patrik Patrik ZackrissonSkellefteå AIK52153348+2568
Gulas, Milan Milan GulašFärjestad BK51202545–420
Gynge, Richard Richard GyngeVäxjö Lakers46212344+2324
Johnson, Andreas Andreas JohnsonFrölunda HC52192544+818
Gordon, Andrew Andrew GordonLinköpings HC52182644+1830
Norman, John John NormanSkellefteå AIK47172542+518
Roe, Garrett Garrett RoeLinköpings HC41142741+1428
Anderson, Matt Matt AndersonDjurgårdens IF52182240+830

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 8 March 2016[2]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPTOIGASOSv%GAA
Johansson, Lars Lars JohanssonFrölunda HC361962:3057792.741.74
Svensson, Markus Markus SvenssonSkellefteå AIK372148:2366792.201.84
Lassinantti, Joel Joel LassinanttiLuleå HF332002:4665492.121.95
Rautio, David David RautioLinköpings HC281589:5752291.611.96
Pogge, Justin Justin PoggeFärjestad BK261512:1153192.242.10
Högberg, Marcus Marcus HögbergLinköpings HC281581:0561291.132.31
Starkbaum, Bernhard Bernhard StarkbaumBrynäs IF281643:1765291.162.37
Armalis, Mantas Mantas ArmalisDjurgårdens IF341985:5280291.822.42
Gunnarsson, Jonas Jonas GunnarssonMalmö Redhawks442549:43105291.322.47
Pettersson-Wentzel, Fredrik Fredrik Pettersson-WentzelHV71432467:01102291.412.48

Playoffs

The top six teams will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the four teams ranked 7–10 will play a best-of-three series and battle for the two remaining spots.[3][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. 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).[3][4]

First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Skellefteå AIK4
7Djurgårdens IF29HV710
10Brynäs IF11Skellefteå AIK4
6Växjö Lakers3
2Frölunda HC4(Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
7Djurgårdens IF1
1Skellefteå AIK1
2Frölunda HC4
3Linköpings HC2
8Örebro HK06Växjö Lakers4
9HV7122Frölunda HC4
4Luleå HF2
4Luleå HF4
5Färjestad BK1


Play In Round

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.[3][4]

(7) Djurgårdens IF vs. (10) Brynäs IF

10 March 2016Djurgårdens IF5–42OTBrynäs IFHovetRecap 
Patrick Thoresen 1 - 00:19
Daniel Brodin 1 - pp2 - 13:00
Matt Anderson 1 - 17:14
First period17:33 - Jacob Blomqvist 1
Linus Hultström 1 - pp - 00:44Second period02:57 - Sondre Olden 1
No scoringThird period10:24 - Jörgen Sundqvist 1
13:27 - Marc-Anthony Zanetti 1
Lukas Vejdemo 1 - 15:05Second overtime periodNo scoring
Mikael Tellqvist (38 saves / 42 shots)Goalie statsBernhard Starkbaum (44 saves / 49 shots)
12 March 2016Brynäs IF5–2Djurgårdens IFGavlerinken ArenaRecap 
Marc-Anthony Zanetti 2 - 03:52
Pathrik Vesterholm 1 - 17:32
First periodNo scoring
Greg Scott 1 - pp - 00:50Second period07:49 - pp - Daniel Brodin 2
Nick Johnson 1 - pp - 17:31
Ponthus Vesterholm 1 - en - 18:00
Third period13:29 - Henrik Eriksson 1
Felix Sandström (31 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsMantas Armalis (25 saves / 29 shots)
14 March 2016Djurgårdens IF5–4Brynäs IFHovetRecap 
Matt Anderson 2 - ps - 12:03First period17:44 - Nick Johnson 2
Linus Hultström 2 - 10:46
Marcus Sörensen 1 - 13:52
Linus Hultström 3 - pp - 19:32
Second period03:55 - Jacob Blomqvist 2
Emil Lundberg 1 - 02:50Third period13:13 - Nick Johnson 3
17:35 - Oskar Lindblom 1
Mikael Tellqvist (21 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsFelix Sandström (27 saves / 32 shots)
Bernhard Starkbaum (3 saves / 3 shots)
Djurgårdens IF won series 2–1


(8) Örebro HK vs. (9) HV71

10 March 2016Örebro HK2–3HV71Behrn ArenaRecap 
Marko Anttila 1 - 07:44First periodNo scoring
Joel Mustonen 1 - 00:57Second period11:23 - pp - Chris Campoli 1
No scoringThird period00:38 - Simon Önerud 1
03:13 - Filip Sandberg 1
Július Hudáček (19 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsFredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (22 saves / 24 shots)
12 March 2016HV717–1Örebro HKKinnarps ArenaRecap 
Oscar Sundh 1 - 12:34
Martin Thörnberg 1 - 14:57
Martin Thörnberg 2 - 15:38
Emil Johansson 1 - 17:10
First periodNo scoring
Kevin Stenlund 1 - 06:50
Chris Campoli 2 - pp - 12:20
Ted Brithén 1 - pp2 - 19:43
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period06:04 - Kalle Olsson 1
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (23 saves / 24 shots)Goalie statsJúlius Hudáček (7 saves / 11 shots)
Henrik Lundberg (15 saves / 18 shots)
HV71 won series 2–0


Quarter-finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) HV71

16 March 2016Skellefteå AIK6–1HV71Skellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
Pär Lindholm 1 - 05:55
John Norman 1 - 14:10
First period09:11 - Mattias Tedenby 1
Andrew Calof 1 - 11:39Second periodNo scoring
John Norman 2 - 00:52
Axel Holmström 1 - 01:55
John Norman 3 - sh, en - 09:18
Third period
Markus Svensson (17 saves / 18 shots)Goalie statsFredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (28 saves / 33 shots)
18 March 2016HV713–4OTSkellefteå AIKKinnarps ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period10:18 - Andrew Calof 2
11:36 - Niclas Burström 1
Lawrence Pilut 1 - 04:25
Chris Abbott 1 - 11:32
Second periodNo scoring
Simon Önerud 2 - 19:46Third period01:49 - Mattias Ritola 1
No scoringFirst overtime period14:18 - Andrew Calof 3
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (46 saves / 50 shots)Goalie statsMarkus Svensson (26 saves / 29 shots)
20 March 2016Skellefteå AIK5–4OTHV71Skellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Mattias Ritola 2 - pp - 08:44
Andrew Calof 4 - 18:33
Second period12:00 - Chris Campoli 3
13:16 - Emil Johansson 2
Andrew Calof 5 - 04:26
Jimmie Ericsson 1 - 17:03
Third period01:26 - Christoffer Törngren 1
01:52 - Emil Johansson 3
Jimmie Ericsson 2 - 01:46First overtime periodNo scoring
Markus Svensson (15 saves / 19 shots)Goalie statsFredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (23 saves / 28 shots)
22 March 2016HV710–1Skellefteå AIKKinnarps ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period10:50 - Janne Pesonen 1
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (12 saves / 13 shots)Goalie statsMarkus Svensson (15 saves / 15 shots)
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–0


(2) Frölunda HC vs. (7) Djurgårdens IF

16 March 2016Frölunda HC4–2Djurgårdens IFScandinaviumRecap 
No scoringFirst period03:43 - Robin Álvarez 1
Artturi Lehkonen 1 - 01:47
Ryan Lasch 1 - 13:02
Second period05:40 - pp - Patrick Thoresen 2
Andreas Johnson 1 - pp - 03:53
Artturi Lehkonen 2 - sh - 18:32
Third periodNo scoring
Lars Johansson (24 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsMikael Tellqvist (36 saves / 40 shots)
18 March 2016Djurgårdens IF3–1Frölunda HCHovetRecap 
Robin Álvarez 2 - 05:58First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period04:37 - pp - Joey Crabb 1
Daniel Brodin 3 - pp - 18:51
Philip Holm 1 - en - 19:56
Third periodNo scoring
Mikael Tellqvist (32 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsLars Johansson (25 saves / 27 shots)
20 March 2016*Frölunda HC5–2Djurgårdens IFScandinaviumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Ryan Lasch 2 - 13:57
Johan Sundström 1 - 14:45
Second periodNo scoring
Mats Rosseli Olsen 1 - 10:26
Artturi Lehkonen 3 - 13:49
Nicklas Lasu 1 - en - 15:44
Third period07:35 - Patrick Thoresen 3
19:04 - pp - Marcus Högström 1
Lars Johansson (28 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsMikael Tellqvist (33 saves / 37 shots)
22 March 2016Djurgårdens IF1–3Frölunda HCHovetRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period12:22 - Oscar Fantenberg 1
Robin Álvarez 3 - pp - 14:35Third period09:20 - Artturi Lehkonen 4
18:43 - Anton Axelsson 1
Mantas Armalis (35 saves / 38 shots)Goalie statsLars Johansson (28 saves / 29 shots)
24 March 2016*Frölunda HC5–1Djurgårdens IFScandinaviumRecap 
Ryan Lasch 3 - pp - 13:20First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Artturi Lehkonen 5 - 13:27
Andreas Johnson 2 - 14:27
Joel Lundqvist 1 - pp - 16:46
Mats Rosseli Olsen 2 - en - 19:23
Third period01:24 - Marcus Högström 2
Lars Johansson (28 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsMantas Armalis (34 saves / 38 shots)
Frölunda HC won series 4–1

(3) Linköpings HC vs. (6) Växjö Lakers

17 March 2016Linköpings HC6–1Växjö LakersSaab ArenaRecap 
Andrew Gordon 1 - 00:40
Sebastian Karlsson 1 - 01:25
First period15:58 - Eric Martinsson 1
Daniel Rahimi 1 - 03:27
Broc Little 1 - 03:49
Second periodNo scoring
Broc Little 2 - 05:36
Jonas Junland 1 - pp - 15:41
Third periodNo scoring
David Rautio (18 saves / 19 shots)Goalie statsCristopher Nihlstorp (11 saves / 15 shots)
Stefan Steen (14 saves / 16 shots)
19 March 2016Växjö Lakers2–3Linköpings HCVida ArenaRecap 
Tuomas Kiiskinen 1 - 18:24First periodNo scoring
Richard Gynge 1 - pp - 15:53Second period02:46 - pp2 - Gustav Forsling 1
No scoringThird period04:18 - Niklas Persson 1
12:47 - pp - Niklas Persson 2
Cristopher Nihlstorp (21 saves / 24 shots)Goalie statsDavid Rautio (22 saves / 24 shots)
21 March 2016Linköpings HC2–3Växjö LakersSaab ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period15:23 - pp - Liam Reddox 1
Jonas Junland 2 - 13:58Second periodNo scoring
Chad Billins 1 - 10:55Third period04:07 - Richard Gynge 2
08:43 - Patrik Lundh 1
David Rautio (23 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsCristopher Nihlstorp (26 saves / 28 shots)
23 March 2016Växjö Lakers3–1Linköpings HCVida ArenaRecap 
Robert Rosén 1 - 10:08First periodNo scoring
Tuomas Kiiskinen 2 - pp - 09:48Second period02:19 - Henrik Törnqvist 1
Linus Fröberg 1 - 11:13Third periodNo scoring
Cristopher Nihlstorp (24 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsDavid Rautio (22 saves / 25 shots)
25 March 2016Linköpings HC1–4Växjö LakersSaab ArenaRecap 
Jens Jakobs 1 - 16:50First period10:44 - Adam Byström Johansson 1
No scoringSecond period04:42 - Tuomas Kiiskinen 3
15:06 - Sakari Salminen 1
No scoringThird period09:04 - Joakim Hillding 1
David Rautio (29 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsCristopher Nihlstorp (18 saves / 19 shots)
27 March 2016Växjö Lakers2–1OTLinköpings HCVida ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period14:06 - Chad Billins 2
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Richard Gynge 3 - 17:58Third periodNo scoring
Robert Rosén 2 - 04:11First overtime periodNo scoring
Cristopher Nihlstorp (21 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsDavid Rautio (22 saves / 24 shots)
Växjö Lakers won series 4–2


(4) Luleå HF vs. (5) Färjestad BK

17 March 2016Luleå HF4–2Färjestad BKCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
Lucas Wallmark 1 - 04:14First periodNo scoring
Peter Cehlárik 1 - 03:53
Brendan Mikkelson 1 - 10:16
Second periodNo scoring
Jacob Micflikier 1 - en - 19:37Third period12:29 - Magnus Nygren 1
18:56 - Mikael Johansson 1
Joel Lassinantti (23 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsJustin Pogge (27 saves / 30 shots)
19 March 2016Färjestad BK4–1Luleå HFLöfbergs ArenaRecap 
Mikael Johansson 2 - 03:50
Rickard Wallin 1 - 07:41
Joakim Nygård 1 - 16:14
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Joel Eriksson Ek 1 - en - 18:43Third period06:18 - Lucas Wallmark 2
Justin Pogge (30 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsJoel Lassinantti (25 saves / 28 shots)
21 March 2016Luleå HF3–1Färjestad BKCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
Jonathan Granström 1 - 03:52
Johan Harju 1 - pp - 17:26
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Lucas Wallmark 3 - en - 19:02Third period15:08 - Milan Gulaš 1
Joel Lassinantti (19 saves / 20 shots)Goalie statsJustin Pogge (31 saves / 33 shots)
23 March 2016Färjestad BK1–2Luleå HFLöfbergs ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period07:32 - Lennart Petrell 1
Johan Ryno 1 - pp - 10:04Second period00:49 - Lucas Wallmark 4
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Justin Pogge (24 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsJoel Lassinantti (20 saves / 21 shots)
25 March 2016Luleå HF5–2Färjestad BKCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
Lucas Wallmark 5 - 09:58First period13:58 - Niklas Arell 1
Lucas Wallmark 6 - pp - 05:56
Ilari Melart 1 - 08:25
Johan Forsberg 1 - 14:01
Lennart Petrell 2 - pp - 18:56
Second period05:00 - Sebastian Erixon 1
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Joel Lassinantti (28 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsLars Haugen (17 saves / 22 shots)
Luleå HF won series 4–1


Semi-finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (6) Växjö Lakers

1 April 2016Skellefteå AIK2–0Växjö LakersSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Mattias Ritola 3 - pp - 04:32
Patrik Zackrisson 1 - 07:22
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Markus Svensson (18 saves / 18 shots)Goalie statsCristopher Nihlstorp (15 saves / 17 shots)
3 April 2016Växjö Lakers3–2OTSkellefteå AIKVida ArenaRecap 
Patrik Lundh 2 - 01:14
Sakari Salminen 2 - pp - 19:07
First period04:35 - Axel Holmström 2
12:25 - pp - Tim Heed 1
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Erik Josefsson 1 - 01:20First overtime periodNo scoring
Cristopher Nihlstorp (12 saves / 14 shots)Goalie statsMarkus Svensson (23 saves / 26 shots)
5 April 2016Skellefteå AIK2–0Växjö LakersSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
Tim Heed 2 - pp - 09:42First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Pontus Petterström 1 - 05:19Third periodNo scoring
Markus Svensson (15 saves / 15 shots)Goalie statsCristopher Nihlstorp (29 saves / 31 shots)
7 April 2016Växjö Lakers2–1Skellefteå AIKVida ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period13:08 - pp - Erik Forssell 1
Richard Gynge 4 - 09:43
Richard Gynge 5 - pp - 19:38
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Cristopher Nihlstorp (25 saves / 26 shots)Goalie statsMarkus Svensson (16 saves / 18 shots)
9 April 2016Skellefteå AIK5–3Växjö LakersSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period01:14 - Ilkka Heikkinen 1
Andrew Calof 6 - pp - 11:01Second period09:29 - pp - Calle Rosén 1
13:17 - Alexander Johansson 1
Sebastian Aho 1 - 07:25
Martin Lundberg 1 - 12:44
Janne Pesonen 2 - pp - 16:24
Jimmie Ericsson 3 - en - 18:18
Third periodNo scoring
Markus Svensson (25 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsStefan Steen (26 saves / 30 shots)
11 April 2016Växjö Lakers4–3OTSkellefteå AIKVida ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period18:31 - Tim Heed 3
Robert Rosén 3 - pp - 03:35Second period01:20 - Mattias Ritola 4
12:33 - John Norman 4
Eric Martinsson 2 - pp - 12:32
Tuomas Kiiskinen 4 - 19:59
Third periodNo scoring
Linus Fröberg 2 - 16:10First overtime periodNo scoring
Stefan Steen (15 saves / 18 shots)Goalie statsMarkus Svensson (40 saves / 44 shots)
13 April 2016Skellefteå AIK3–2OTVäxjö LakersSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period15:23 - Eddie Larsson 1
Martin Lundberg 2 - 05:15Second periodNo scoring
Mattias Ritola 5 - pp2 - 00:15Third period19:24 - Sakari Salminen 3
Erik Forssell 2 - 07:44First overtime periodNo scoring
Markus Svensson (22 saves / 24 shots)Goalie statsStefan Steen (31 saves / 34 shots)
Skellefteå AIK won series 4–3


(2) Frölunda HC vs. (4) Luleå HF

2 April 2016Frölunda HC1–0Luleå HFScandinaviumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Elias Fälth 1 - 07:10Third periodNo scoring
Lars Johansson (32 saves / 32 shots)Goalie statsJoel Lassinantti (28 saves / 29 shots)
4 April 2016Luleå HF4–2Frölunda HCCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
Jonathan Granström 2 - 16:28First period17:40 - Henrik Tömmernes 1
Jonathan Granström 3 - pp2 - 01:23
Peter Cehlárik 2 - 05:35
Second period06:13 - Ryan Lasch 4
Lucas Wallmark 7 - en - 18:20Third periodNo scoring
Joel Lassinantti (19 saves / 21 shots)Goalie statsLars Johansson (21 saves / 24 shots)
6 April 2016Frölunda HC2–0Luleå HFScandinaviumRecap 
Robin Figren 1 - 06:00First periodNo scoring
Johan Sundström 2 - pp - 17:17Second periodNo scoring
Mats Rosseli Olsen 3 - en - 19:56Third periodNo scoring
Lars Johansson (10 saves / 10 shots)
Johan Gustafsson (6 saves / 6 shots)
Goalie statsJoel Lassinantti (29 saves / 31 shots)
8 April 2016Luleå HF2–1OTFrölunda HCCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
Jacob Micflikier 2 - 17:46First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period02:59 - Artturi Lehkonen 6
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Peter Cehlárik 3 - 08:16First overtime periodNo scoring
Joel Lassinantti (26 saves / 27 shots)Goalie statsJohan Gustafsson (25 saves / 27 shots)
10 April 2016Frölunda HC3–2OTLuleå HFScandinaviumRecap 
Artturi Lehkonen 7 - 09:29
Henrik Tömmernes 2 - pp - 12:18
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period08:08 - pp - Jonathan Sigalet 1
19:55 - pp - Jonathan Granström 4
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Joey Crabb 2 - 09:01First overtime periodNo scoring
Johan Gustafsson (17 saves / 19 shots)Goalie statsJoel Lassinantti (39 saves / 42 shots)
Filip Gustavsson (1 save / 1 shot)
12 April 2016Luleå HF2–8Frölunda HCCoop Norrbotten ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period18:39 - Mats Rosseli Olsen 4
Jonathan Granström 5 - pp - 18:36Second period00:31 - Joey Crabb 3
15:18 - Nicklas Lasu 2
17:37 - Nicklas Lasu 3
Brendan Mikkelson 2 - 08:28Third period02:07 - Ryan Lasch 5
04:55 - Ryan Lasch 6
06:26 - pp - Oscar Fantenberg 2
10:10 - en - Oliver Lauridsen 1
Joel Lassinantti (21 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsJohan Gustafsson (26 saves / 28 shots)
Frölunda HC won series 4–2


Finals

(1) Skellefteå AIK vs. (2) Frölunda HC

16 April 2016Skellefteå AIK3–4Frölunda HCSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
Andrew Calof 7 - 12:00First period03:22 - Tom Nilsson 1
Erik Forssell 3 - 17:52Second periodNo scoring
Martin Lundberg 3 - pp - 19:47Third period03:58 - pp - Joey Crabb 4
14:59 - Lukas Bengtsson 1
19:20 - sh, en - Anton Axelsson 2
Markus Svensson (12 saves / 13 shots)
Erik Hanses (22 saves / 24 shots)
Goalie statsJohan Gustafsson (32 saves / 35 shots)
17 April 2016Frölunda HC1–4Skellefteå AIKScandinaviumRecap 
No scoringFirst period09:40 - John Norman 5
No scoringSecond period05:17 - Erik Forssell 4
09:57 - Sebastian Aho 2
Artturi Lehkonen 8 - pp - 07:15Third period14:19 - Pär Lindholm 2
Johan Gustafsson (18 saves / 22 shots)Goalie statsErik Hanses (25 saves / 26 shots)
19 April 2016Skellefteå AIK1–3Frölunda HCSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period10:58 - Joey Crabb 5
16:22 - sh - Joel Lundqvist 2
Janne Pesonen 3 - pp - 16:20Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period17:38 - pp - Artturi Lehkonen 9
Erik Hanses (26 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsJohan Gustafsson (29 saves / 30 shots)
21 April 2016Frölunda HC3–2Skellefteå AIKScandinaviumRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Ryan Lasch 7 - 14:59
Johan Sundström 3 - pp - 16:09
Second period02:57 - pp - Patrik Zackrisson 2
Elias Fälth 2 - 08:35Third period00:18 - Erik Forssell 5
Johan Gustafsson (27 saves / 29 shots)Goalie statsErik Hanses (26 saves / 29 shots)
24 April 2016Skellefteå AIK3–5Frölunda HCSkellefteå Kraft ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst period01:46 - Artturi Lehkonen 10
08:02 - Nicklas Lasu 4
14:06 - Artturi Lehkonen 11
Sebastian Aho 3 - 05:10
Pär Lindholm 3 - sh - 08:57
Second period06:23 - Lukas Bengtsson 2
11:01 - Ryan Lasch 8
Martin Lundberg 4 - 10:58Third periodNo scoring
Erik Hanses (2 saves / 5 shots)
Johan Backlund (9 saves / 11 shots)
Goalie statsJohan Gustafsson (40 saves / 43 shots)
Frölunda HC won series 4–1


Games in italics indicate games that will only be played if necessary to determine a winner of the series.

Statistics

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 24, 2016.[5]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Lehkonen, Artturi Artturi LehkonenFrölunda HC1611819+114
Lasch, Ryan Ryan LaschFrölunda HC1681119+112
Norman, John John NormanSkellefteå AIK165813+64
Ritola, Mattias Mattias RitolaSkellefteå AIK165813–110
Gynge, Richard Richard GyngeVäxjö Lakers135712+16
Hultström, Linus Linus HultströmDjurgårdens IF8391206
Granström, Jonathan Jonathan GranströmLuleå HF115611–114
Calof, Andrew Andrew CalofSkellefteå AIK167310+34
Ericsson, Jimmie Jimmie EricssonSkellefteå AIK153710+520
Fantenberg, Oscar Oscar FantenbergFrölunda HC162810+86
Zackrisson, Patrik Patrik ZackrissonSkellefteå AIK162810–46

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 24, 2016.[6]

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPTOIGASOSv%GAA
Johansson, Lars Lars JohanssonFrölunda HC8462:0811194.691.43
Svensson, Markus Markus SvenssonSkellefteå AIK12724:4223391.391.90
Nihlstorp, Cristopher Cristopher NihlstorpVäxjö Lakers10563:1819091.402.02
Pogge, Justin Justin PoggeFärjestad BK4231:338093.332.07
Gustafsson, Johan Johan GustafssonFrölunda HC9506:2219092.022.25
Lassinantti, Joel Joel LassinanttiLuleå HF11667:3225091.882.25

SHL awards

Guldhjälmen: Anton Rödin, Brynäs IF
Guldpucken: Patrick Thoresen, Djurgårdens IF
Honken Trophy: Lars Johansson, Frölunda HC
Håkan Loob Trophy: Nick Johnson, Brynäs IF
Rookie of the Year: Ludvig Rensfeldt, Rögle BK
Salming Trophy: Jonas Junland, Linköpings HC
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Johan Sundström, Frölunda HC
Guldpipan: Mikael Nord

See also

References