SHL Playoffs: Rogle set up 2024 finals rematch after ending Vaxjo's hopes

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Vaxjo[/a] managed to slow the Rogle train with an away victory in game three, only for it to gather pace again with a 4-1 success in game four, putting the Angelholm side one win away from reaching the SHL finals.[/p][p]Rogle got off to an ideal start when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/agren-manuel/ADJMZAgQ/"]Manuel Agren[/a] was sent to the box for tripping after a minute, [b]and on the resulting powerplay a goalmouth scramble ended with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bengtsson-anton/Wrrh9m4S/"]Anton Bengtsson[/a] poking the puck over the line to give the visitors the lead.[/b][/p][p]Eight minutes in, Rogle were all but booking their tickets to the finals when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/horky-lubos/baD1ldaM/"]Lubos Horky[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nilsson-felix/vN94rnWb/"]Felix Nilsson[/a] worked well together behind the Vaxjo net before shovelling the puck back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olofsson-fredrik/EaoM2Dbt/"]Fredrik Olofsson[/a] to fire into the net with a quick shot.[/b][/p][p]However, the Lakers were right back in it midway through the period, as despite losing Agren again, this time for slashing, the hosts won possession and [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lowe-keegan/Q99PfsXt/"]Keegan Lowe[/a] set up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suomi-eemeli/4bcgigNT/"]Eemeli Suomi[/a] to score shorthanded.[/b][/p][p]2-1 was how things stayed until late in the second period when Vaxjo equalised after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ladue-paul/nFpM0wsp/"]Paul LaDue[/a] was called for holding, [b]and on the powerplay the puck was worked across to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rafferty-brogan/YiADqnCU/"]Brogan Rafferty[/a] on the left, and his fierce wrist shot was tipped into the net by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rasmussen-dennis/jmVyoXQF/"]Dennis Rasmussen[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="82f7b850-a295-4da0-97e6-6934f9109185" url="https://x.com/SHLsituationer/status/2044851746980143236" social-type="twitter" /][p]But all the home side's hard work to draw level was undone just over three minutes into the final period, after Olofsson attacked through the middle and took a shot on which was saved by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/persson-ludvig/0hnQywup/"]Ludvig Persson[/a].[/p][p][b]Olofsson was quickest to the loose puck, and his effort on the rebound from the tighest of angles squeezed past the goaltender and - confirmed by video review - was over the goal line moments before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cooper-brian/S864hvEb/"]Brian Cooper[/a] hooked it away.[/b][/p][p]Having fallen foul of one video review, another in the final two minutes confirmed Vaxjo's fate. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elvenes-lukas/z7Fx3maq/"]Lukas Elvenes[/a] scored a would-be equaliser, only for it to be ruled out owing to interference on the goaltender by Suomi.[/p][embed guid="5a6d5ac9-ece2-4770-8b1b-cf9b2b781368" url="https://x.com/SHLse/status/2044861393283740058" social-type="twitter" /][p]That meant Rogle held on for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/rogle-j5ve8f1r/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=x6hWLNl4"]the 3-2 win[/a] - their fifth consecutive away success in the postseason - that sees them win the series 4-1 and sets up a rematch of the 2024 Le Mat Trophy series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a], which is set to begin on 23rd April.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]Follow the SHL Playoffs on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]