Skelleftea stay perfect as Finnish sides suffer home defeats in Champions League

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] had beaten Swiss opposition in the form of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/servette/46e8yYpl/"]Servette[/a] in round three, but unbeaten [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/davos/6yAC1NAl/"]Davos[/a] looked to provide a tough test. Yet the Swedish side were on course for another win when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johnsson-andreas/043KOsZu/"]Andreas Johnson[/a] put them ahead in the seventh minute, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemieux-brendan/0bl9gvXJ/"]Brendan Lemieux[/a] to level before the first period was out.[/p][p]But in the second, [b]Skelleftea took control with a second from Johnson and one from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aagaard-mikkel/v57qjaw9/"]Mikkel Aagaard[/a] a minute later, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nordlund-viggo/QBwEp6EQ/"]Viggo Nordlund[/a] made it 4-1 early in the third period[/b]. Davos threatened a comeback after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zadina-filip/EoQl96Aj/"]Filip Zadina[/a]'s goal midway through the period, but a quickfire double from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pudas-jonathan/6NybQmEC/"]Jonathan Pudas[/a] sealed a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/davos-6yAC1NAl/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/?mid=z501ltMF"]6-2 victory[/a] for the table-topping side, who have 12 points from a possible 12, as Davos slip to sixth and stay on eight points.[/p][embed guid="1ba98701-75ec-4909-92b0-8760e90d1d0f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ht2FfFhEM0" social-type="youtube" /][p]Reigning champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a] suffered the first loss of their title defence against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kolner-haie/va2irFDJ/"]Kolner[/a] in round three, but they bounced back with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/storhamar-IqACIjzg/?mid=K4McVHM6"]5-3[/a] success on the road at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/storhamar/IqACIjzg/"]Storhamar[/a] in Norway. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/puistola-patrik/nqWpkFgA/"]Patrik Puistola[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gatenby-joe/jq1qvBo8/"]Joe Gatenby[/a] ensured the teams were level after period one, then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tommernes-henrik/4OY23xEQ/"]Henrik Tommernes[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hogberg-linus/2Pu9knWI/"]Linus Hogberg[/a] strikes put the away side ahead after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsen-david/6D9flvad/"]David Larsen[/a] gave the Norwegian club a surprise lead.[/p][p]Storhamar wouldn't back down, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krupic-amil/4vqD8u0C/"]Amil Krupic[/a] made it 3-3 in the final minute of the second period, but in the third, [b]Frolunda finally showed their class, as a second from Hogberg and one from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johansson-lars/2Z26JitS/"]Lars Johansson[/a] wrapped up the win[/b]. The Gothenburg side are seventh, while Storhamar are in 14th after one win in four.[/p][embed guid="98f83b12-6e38-4075-9b02-e97404e5aab1" url="https://x.com/championshockey/status/2098834556057014775" social-type="twitter" /][p]There was less for fans of the Finnish clubs to be happy about as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kookoo/ljjApDE3/"]KooKoo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a] both fell to home defeats. KooKoo led 1-0 after 20 minutes against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pardubice/UDlHJ9wl/"]Pardubice[/a] but [b]three goals in less than two minutes turned the match in favour of the visitors[/b], who added another three in the final period to run out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/kookoo-ljjApDE3/pardubice-UDlHJ9wl/?mid=lpbcgO9k"]6-3[/a] winners, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kondelik-jachym/IX3MNxGf/"]Jachym Kondelik[/a] scored twice.[/p][p]In Lappeenranta, Slovak side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nitra/v7xWYbP2/"]Nitra[/a] twice took the lead through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pollock-brett/MFRJw0HC/"]Brett Pollock[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovac-hugo/IkJGiHMA/"]Hugo Kovac[/a], but twice SaiPa equalised through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perttu-mikko/6gh0qkGL/"]Mikko Perttu[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kramer-brian/8GEHAPxJ/"]Brian Kramer[/a]. However, there would be no opportunity for the hosts to respond to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timashov-dmytro/8IzjXzg0/"]Dmytro Timashov[/a] putting Nitra ahead for a third time, as the strike for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/nitra-v7xWYbP2/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/?mid=UNylIHuK"]3-2[/a] came just over a minute into overtime.[/b][/p][embed guid="116d624a-e84d-43be-ac3f-128a404a9754" url="https://x.com/championshockey/status/2098811809348063417" social-type="twitter" /][p]SaiPa are still comfortably inside the top 16, but KooKoo are looking over their shoulder, currently sitting in 15th place on four points, three fewer than SaiPa.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/europe/champions-league/"]For all the latest CHL scores and standings, follow Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]