4th match of QuarterFinals, Linkoping leads 2:1 (1:0, 4:1, 2:4)

Linkoping is playing great in this Play-offs, and they were great in regular season as well. They've finished 2nd, and although Farjestadt and MoDo were close by points, Linkoping looked much better. Very impressive is also their last winning streak in league, five wins out of five games, playing against some of the teams that desperately needed points is success, especially in so equal league as Eliteserien. They continued where they stop when Play-off started. Two comfortable wins in first two games versus Djurgarden, and then a shock. Away loss that was totally undeserved. Linkoping outplayed Djurgarden in every aspect of every match, they didn't allowed them more then 20 shots in two of three, only in last one Djurgarden managed 23 shots. Their domination was evident even in last match, especially in last period in which shot ratio was 16-1 in Linkopings favor, and that only shot of Djurgarden was in last minute on empty net when Linkoping went on "all or nothing". Afterwards it was a fight and i can say that both teams will be motivated and atmosphere on the ice could be hot. That will probably go in Linkopings favor, as they are home team, and they are more efficient in PP then Djurgardens who in this three games managed to use only one of their 16 PPs (!!).

Linkoping's Mikael Hakansons (12g+22a) is questionable, while Djurgarden won't have any new absentees.

Linkoping just looks like a better team, Djurgarden didn't showed nothing in this three games, and i don't see their upset twice in a row. I expect Linkoping to comfortably win this and bring this serie close to an end...

Pick : Linkopings
Odds : 1.80
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : Expekt
Date : 2008-03-17
Match Result : 4-1
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