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It was during Växsjö’s power play in the first period that Daniel Bertov was hit by the puck in the face. The hill took care of the face and the game stopped, but no blow from the referee came. Instead, Pontus Holmberg was able to sneak up the far post and put it 1-0 behind an unsuspecting Hugo Alnefelt in the HV goal.
– It’s an unfortunate situation for HV71, everyone is waiting for some kind of blowout, said expert commentator Staffan Kronwall.
During the break, referee Johan Magnusson commented on the decision to let play continue despite the injury.
– If there are no serious injuries, we must not fly. And our assessment is that it was not serious. If we notice that it is serious, it is our duty, but we did not make that assessment now, says Johan Magnusson.
At the beginning of the second period, the home team extended the lead after a monstrous change from Ilari Melart. The tall Finn was all over the place on the ice before finishing with a hard shot from the blue line into the goal behind a hopeless Hugo Alnefelt.
The goal gave life to HV71 who seized the opportunity in his first superiority for the match and cut it down through Anton Wedin.
But the allergy was short.
Several unnecessary expulsions meant quick setbacks and by the end of the second period, an effective Växjö had gone from 5-1.
– We have a devilish problem with discipline. We accept too many ejections and we are very bad in the box, we give them too much space. We have to start with a goal, go in and win the third half, says unhappy Simon Önerud in HV71.
It is true that HV71 won the third period, but the guests did not get closer than 6-3.
