# 2004–05 Elitserien season

The 2004–05 Elitserien season was the 30th season of Elitserien. It started on September 20, 2004, with the regular season ending March 1, 2005. The playoffs of the 81st Swedish Championship ended on April 11, with Frölunda HC taking the championship.

## Regular season
### Final standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
| Elitserien | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| y-Frölunda HC | 50 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 180 | 96 | 112 |
| x-Linköpings HC | 50 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 110 | 97 |
| x-Timrå IK | 50 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 159 | 118 | 93 |
| x-Färjestads BK | 50 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 137 | 108 | 92 |
| x-Djurgårdens IF | 50 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 135 | 78 |
| x-Modo Hockey | 50 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 143 | 139 | 77 |
| x-Luleå HF | 50 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 161 | 64 |
| x-Södertälje SK | 50 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 127 | 144 | 61 |
| e-Mora IK | 50 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 151 | 172 | 61 |
| e-HV71 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 | 163 | 57 |
| r-Brynäs IF | 50 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 182 | 47 |
| r-Malmö Redhawks | 50 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 171 | 39 |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series

### Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Henrik Zetterberg | Timrå IK | 50 | 19 | 31 | 50 | +15 | 24 |
| Kristian Huselius | Linköpings HC | 34 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +20 | 10 |
| Mattias Weinhandl | Modo Hockey | 50 | 26 | 20 | 46 | +3 | 18 |
| Shawn Horcoff | Mora IK | 50 | 19 | 27 | 46 | –11 | 117 |
| Nils Ekman | Djurgårdens IF | 44 | 18 | 27 | 45 | +2 | 106 |
| Brendan Morrison | Linköpings HC | 45 | 16 | 28 | 44 | +30 | 50 |
| Niklas Andersson | Frölunda HC | 44 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +22 | 16 |
| Mike Knuble | Linköpings HC | 49 | 26 | 13 | 39 | +24 | 40 |
| Martin Plüss | Frölunda HC | 46 | 23 | 16 | 39 | +14 | 42 |
| Marcus Nilson | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +11 | 110 |

### Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Henrik Lundqvist | Frölunda HC | 44 | 2641:51 | 79 | 6 | .936 | 1.79 |
| Fredrik Norrena | Linköpings HC | 43 | 2521:59 | 78 | 5 | .935 | 1.86 |
| Martin Gerber | Färjestads BK | 30 | 1827:33 | 58 | 4 | .929 | 1.90 |
| Miikka Kiprusoff | Timrå IK | 46 | 2718:59 | 97 | 5 | .916 | 2.14 |
| Björn Bjurling | Djurgårdens IF | 24 | 1441:37 | 61 | 1 | .913 | 2.54 |
| Tommy Salo | Modo Hockey | 36 | 2164:53 | 93 | 0 | .909 | 2.58 |
| Rastislav Staňa | Södertälje SK | 45 | 2562:08 | 116 | 3 | .914 | 2.72 |
| Pasi Nurminen | Malmö Redhawks | 30 | 1755:06 | 86 | 3 | .900 | 2.94 |
| Stefan Liv | HV71 | 40 | 2404:17 | 119 | 2 | .893 | 2.97 |
| Tero Leinonen | Mora IK | 48 | 2768:05 | 148 | 2 | .894 | 3.21 |

## Playoffs

After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.

### Playoff bracket

In the first round, the highest remaining seed chose which of the four lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Luleå HF | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Luleå HF | 0 | | | 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | | | 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Modo Hockey | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Modo Hockey | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | Färjestads BK | 1 |
| 3 | Timrå IK | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Färjestads BK | 1 |
| 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | | | 8 | Södertälje SK | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Linköpings HC | 2 | | | 4 | Färjestads BK | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Södertälje SK | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Playoff scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Daniel Alfredsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 12 | 6 | 18 | +13 | 8 |
| Niklas Andersson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +10 | 4 |
| Tomi Kallio | Frölunda HC | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +10 | 6 |
| Jonas Johnson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +10 | 8 |
| Marcel Jenni | Färjestads BK | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 45 |
| Samuel Påhlsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +14 | 24 |
| Jonas Höglund | Färjestads BK | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 8 |
| Per-Johan Axelsson | Frölunda HC | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +13 | 18 |
| Nils Ekman | Djurgårdens IF | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –3 | 20 |
| Christian Bäckman | Frölunda HC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +17 | 10 |

#### Playoff leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Henrik Lundqvist | Frölunda HC | 14 | 854:27 | 15 | 6 | .962 | 1.05 |
| Fredrik Norrena | Linköpings HC | 6 | 383:48 | 13 | 0 | .921 | 2.03 |
| Rastislav Staňa | Södertälje SK | 10 | 605:14 | 22 | 1 | .920 | 2.18 |
| Miikka Kiprusoff | Timrå IK | 6 | 356:44 | 13 | 0 | .890 | 2.19 |
| José Théodore | Djurgårdens IF | 12 | 728:02 | 27 | 0 | .922 | 2.23 |
* Swedish Champions 2004–05
* Frölunda HC Third Title

## Elitserien awards

* Le Mat Trophy: Frölunda HC
* Guldpucken: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
* Guldhjälmen: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
* Honken Trophy: Henrik Lundqvist, Frölunda HC
* Håkan Loob Trophy: Mike Knuble, Linköpings HC; Mattias Weinhandl, Modo Hockey
* Rookie of the Year: Oscar Steen, Färjestads BK
* Guldpipan: Thomas Andersson, Gävle

## NHL lockout players

Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout that ultimately cancelled the entirety of the 2004–05 NHL season, the following then-NHL players represented these Elitserien teams during the season:
Brynäs IF
* Tyler Arnason
* Marc-André Bergeron
* Josef Boumedienne
* Ronald Petrovický
* Chris Phillips
* Kimmo Timonen
Djurgårdens IF
* Dan Boyle
* Mariusz Czerkawski
* Nils Ekman
* Marcus Nilson
* José Théodore
* Daniel Tjärnqvist
* Marty Turco
Frölunda HC
* Daniel Alfredsson
* Per-Johan Axelsson
* Christian Bäckman
* Samuel Påhlsson
* Sami Salo
Färjestads BK
* Christian Berglund
* Zdeno Chára
* Mike Comrie
* Marián Gáborík
* Martin Gerber
* Mike Johnson
* Sheldon Souray
HV71
* Brian Boucher
* Jonathan Cheechoo
* Anders Eriksson
* Manny Malhotra
* Bryan McCabe
* Mathias Tjärnqvist
Linköpings HC
* Kristian Huselius
* Mike Knuble
* Brendan Morrison
* Henrik Tallinder
Luleå HF
* Manny Fernandez
* Tomas Holmström
* Branko Radivojevič
* Steve Staios
* Niclas Wallin
* Justin Williams
* Mattias Öhlund
Malmö Redhawks
* Shawn McEachern
* Brett McLean
* Mark Mowers
* Janne Niinimaa
* Pasi Nurminen
* Richard Park
Modo Hockey
* Adrian Aucoin
* Peter Forsberg
* Dan Hinote
* František Kaberle
* Bryan Muir
* Markus Näslund
* Daniel Sedin
* Henrik Sedin
* Mattias Weinhandl
Mora IK
* Daniel Cleary
* Shawn Horcoff
* Marcel Hossa
* Marián Hossa
* Andreas Lilja
* Ladislav Nagy
Södertälje SK
* Kyle Calder
* Niclas Hävelid
* Olli Jokinen
* Mikael Samuelsson
* Scott Thornton
* Dick Tärnström
* Todd White
Timrå IK
* Aki-Petteri Berg
* Miikka Kiprusoff
* Fredrik Modin
* Henrik Zetterberg