Top sides stay on form in SHL as Malmo shut Brynas out for first regulation win

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo/pO1SCzgR/"]Malmo[/a] had taken [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] to overtime in their previous match yet were one of four teams still to win inside 60 minutes this season. [b]They put that right against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brynas/MZgKvenk/"]Brynas[/a], winning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/brynas-MZgKvenk/malmo-pO1SCzgR/?mid=OO90W9SQ"]1-0[/a] [/b]and consigning the visitors to successive losses following a three-game winning run.[/p][p]The only goal came four minutes into period three, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/born-isac/GSnUUop7/"]Isac Born[/a] set up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/myrenberg-jonathan/4vmC1H7C/"]Jonathan Myrenberg[/a][/b] to play their part in winning the points, but the bulk of the work was done by [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/langhamer-marek/4jXL1QvS/"]Marek Langhamer[/a], who made 30 saves to keep Brynas at bay[/b] and take the Redhawks into the 10th and final play-off place.[/p][embed guid="3cc3d67a-68bd-4e90-8de8-ae8a8b48c6ce" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dym6-nS9mSc" social-type="youtube" /][p]Brynas stayed fifth but are now three points behind [b]Skelleftea who cruised to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/timra-KC8bDdOE/?mid=O4J6AS57"]4-1[/a] win at bottom-of-the-table [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/timra/KC8bDdOE/"]Timra[/a][/b], as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hugg-rickard/UwnzCOS7/"]Rickard Hugg[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lundberg-arvid/rycFwaF6/"]Arvid Lundberg[/a] grabbing a goal and assist each. Still just a point above Timra are [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/Q7UY6Hrs/"]Djurgarden[/a], who fell to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/djurgarden-Q7UY6Hrs/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/?mid=f70WQmjl"]4-2[/a] loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a][/b] but gave the league leaders a late scare by coming from 3-0 down to 3-2, but two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heens-isac/rRoYiUJn/"]Isac Heens[/a] assists helped Frolunda to six wins from six.[/p][p]Still a point behind the Gothenburg side are [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/farjestad/4b1TBPb8/"]Farjestad[/a], who scored their fourth win in a row by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hv-71/CG08m2ie/"]HV 71[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/farjestad-4b1TBPb8/hv-71-CG08m2ie/?mid=trkYp9sK"]3-1[/a][/b], with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steen-oskar/GGXobPCa/"]Oskar Steen[/a] notching a goal and assist as the hosts came from a goal down to win and condemn HV to a third loss in four. Third-placed [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bjorkloven/EyUu7RKr/"]Bjorkloven[/a] made it three wins in a row[/b] thanks largely to two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ottosson-axel/jTjmAo1j/"]Axel Ottosson[/a] goals in the first period as [b]they won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/if-bjorkloven-EyUu7RKr/linkoping-8njZmM61/?mid=EycnN5kD"]3-2[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/linkoping/8njZmM61/"]Linkoping[/a][/b], who are winless in four.[/p][embed guid="29fbaf30-a3e3-4f4e-aab6-cbadbf99ef5b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hkKn7lNeMI" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]A first defeat in three has knocked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rogle/j5ve8f1r/"]Rogle[/a] out of the top six[/b] and down to eighth, and they were replaced in sixth by their victors, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Vaxjo[/a][/b], for whom [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cooper-brian/S864hvEb/"]Brian Cooper[/a] scored the first and final goals in [b]a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/rogle-j5ve8f1r/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=Gb6hYVcE"]3-2[/a] win[/b]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brome-mathias/CYL8qow3/"]Mathias Brome[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/puustinen-valtteri/OpgqduVT/"]Valtteri Puustinen[/a] scored one and made one each as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lulea/0QhOwF1e/"]Lulea[/a] won their second game in a row and went seventh by cruising to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/lulea-0QhOwF1e/orebro-Y3RLgQQn/?mid=SKbvPRK0"]4-1[/a] win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orebro/Y3RLgQQn/"]Orebro[/a][/b], who sit ninth after successive defeats.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]Check out all the latest SHL standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]