Farjestad go top of SHL by beating Skelleftea as Timra shock Frolunda

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/farjestad/4b1TBPb8/"]Farjestad[/a] had the benefit of five days' rest, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] had travelled to Czech Republic and back as they lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/plzen/CMBTIThf/"]Plzen[/a] in the Champions Hockey League, and those factors appeared to play their part as [b]FBK cruised to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/farjestad-4b1TBPb8/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/?mid=jysKy546"]5-1[/a] victory[/b] on the road - their fifth win in a row and sixth in seven this season.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aslund-per/hhypjnVS/"]Per Aslund[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lodin-viktor/tv3Kr385/"]Viktor Lodin[/a] had the visitors 2-0 up inside four minutes,[/b] and though [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stjernborg-victor/IksTRyYi/"]Victor Stjernborg[/a] responded soon after with a shorthanded strike, that was as good as it got for SAIK as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berglund-jack/xCbot6Rh/"]Jack Berglund[/a] and Lodin again put Farjestad 4-1 up in the second[/b] period, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wikman-albert/CnbPrnqr/"]Albert Wikman[/a] completed the scoring in the third. It's a first SHL loss in four for Skelleftea, who stay in fourth place.[/p][embed guid="ef743f1c-7e79-4ed3-8b9a-f83a0c7da34f" url="https://x.com/farjestad_bk/status/2108276603335639241" social-type="twitter" /][p]Farjestad are the new leaders after bottom beat top in [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/timra/KC8bDdOE/"]Timra[/a], where the home side won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/timra-KC8bDdOE/?mid=MwOqhQlm"]4-1[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a][/b] to pick up their first win in regulation time and [b]end the visitors' six-match winning start[/b] in the SHL. Frolunda drop to second, while Timra stay 14th on goal difference.[/p][p]Frolunda were also beaten in the Czech Republic earlier in the week, but few would have expected Timra to take advantage quite so fully, especially after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hasa-filip/lf1fmHoe/"]Filip Hasa[/a]'s goal had the Gothenburg side ahead after the opening period. But the rest of the match was one-way traffic, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hardegard-marcus/jD4JFQvU/"]Marcus Hardegard[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heikkinen-anton/fXPkHslt/"]Anton Heikkinen[/a] turned things around with a pair of quickfire powerplay goals[/b], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/genborg-eddie/8AHWKkgh/"]Eddie Genborg[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mclaughlin-dylan/OxRjt5Ag/"]Dylan McLaughlin[/a] pulled Timra clear late on.[/p][embed guid="92a79b36-76e1-4f30-b66f-362ec23f9257" url="https://x.com/timra_ik/status/2108256465085694259" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bjorkloven/EyUu7RKr/"]IF Bjorkloven[/a] were unable to go level with Frolunda as they were beaten [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/brynas-MZgKvenk/if-bjorkloven-EyUu7RKr/?mid=fiMij4Ja"]4-1[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brynas/MZgKvenk/"]Brynas[/a], who sit fifth after ending their two-game losing streak and the new boys' three-game winning run.[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rogle/j5ve8f1r/"]Rogle[/a] were in European action in midweek but had no such trouble by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hv-71/CG08m2ie/"]HV 71[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/hv-71-CG08m2ie/rogle-j5ve8f1r/?mid=OluSZrZI"]4-3[/a] to round out the top six, though fatigue seemed to be setting in late on as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mysak-jan/YNYur8vt/"]Jan Mysak[/a] scored a hat-trick for HV in the final 12 minutes, but it wasn't enough to stop his side slipping into the bottom two.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Vaxjo[/a] slipped to eighth and ensured it was three losses for the four Champions League sides by going down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/linkoping-8njZmM61/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=jeXDcnRP"]3-0[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/linkoping/8njZmM61/"]Linkoping[/a], who ended a four-game losing run with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hogberg-marcus/6o8Rnq4m/"]Marcus Hogberg[/a]'s 25-save shutout.[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo/pO1SCzgR/"]Malmo[/a] climbed to seventh, above Vaxjo and opponents [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lulea/0QhOwF1e/"]Lulea[/a] with two goals in the final period to seal a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/lulea-0QhOwF1e/malmo-pO1SCzgR/?mid=pvvCwRZg"]3-2[/a] win, their second in a row. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/Q7UY6Hrs/"]Djurgarden[/a] have clambered out of the relegation zone with a first win in four, beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orebro/Y3RLgQQn/"]Orebro[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/djurgarden-Q7UY6Hrs/orebro-Y3RLgQQn/?mid=xEz4um5s"]2-1[/a] and inflicting a third defeat in a row on their opponents.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/sweden/shl/"]Check out all the stats from every SHL match on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]