Skellefteå, the top ranked team in the SHL, won their semifinal the day after Frölunda took theirs, giving them home ice advantage in the contest for the Le Mat Trophy. Game one of the final was played on Saturday, April 16.
The game was the tightest checking game Frölunda has had to play so far, and they responded at first with a very effective forecheck that gave them an early goal.
Skellefteå don't back down, and the game got tougher to play with scoring chances not coming easy for either side. Andreas Johnson, Robin Figren and Johan Sundström struggled more than some others to work through and get shots, and they were held off the scoreboard again.