There is a battle royale going on in the SHL Final at the moment, albeit a lopsided one through the first three games. Skellefteå AIK has been in the Final seven out of the last eight years, and are taking on the upstart Växjö Lakers. The Lakers had won the first two opening games, 7-0 at home and 4-0 away, before the third game on Saturday.
While Skellefteå is a classic team in Swedish hockey history (the team won the championship in 1978) it had spent 16 years in the second division before earning a promotion at the end of the 2006 season.