# 2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season

The 2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen was the 84th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, Eliteserien, and the 3rd under the sponsorship name Fjordkraftligaen.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Frisk Asker | Asker | Askerhallen | 2,400 |
| Grüner | Oslo | Grünerhallen | 500 |
| Lillehammer IK | Lillehammer | Eidsiva Arena | 3,197 |
| Manglerud Star | Oslo | Manglerudhallen | 1,050 |
| Ringerike Panthers | Hønefoss | Schjongshallen | 1,500 |
| Sparta Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg | Sparta Amfi | 3,450 |
| Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | DNB Arena | 4,377 |
| Stjernen | Fredrikstad | Stjernehallen | 2,473 |
| Storhamar | Hamar | CC Amfi | 7,000 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Nye Jordal Amfi | 5,300 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers (C) | 45 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 192 | 83 | +109 | 99 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 2 | Storhamar | 45 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 191 | 93 | +98 | 95 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 45 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 162 | 100 | +62 | 94 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 4 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 45 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 148 | 99 | +49 | 90 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 5 | Stjernen | 45 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 186 | 122 | +64 | 90 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 6 | Frisk Asker | 45 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 146 | 144 | +2 | 75 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 45 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 112 | 168 | −56 | 47 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 8 | Manglerud Star (R) | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 92 | 192 | −100 | 35 | Qualification to Fjordkraftligaen Play-offs |
| 9 | Ringerike Panthers | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 102 | 180 | −78 | 34 | Relegation round |
| 10 | Grüner (R) | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 81 | 231 | −150 | 16 | Relegation round |

## Playoffs

After the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed will choose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team will be awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series will follow a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | | | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 0 | | | 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | 4 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Manglerud Star | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manglerud Star | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Stavanger Oilers | 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 | Stavanger Oilers | 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) | 2 | Storhamar | 3 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Storhamar | 3 |
| 6 | Frisk Asker | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Frisk Asker | 0 | | | 2 | Storhamar | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Vålerenga | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 4 | | | 3 | Vålerenga | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Stjernen | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Source:

### Quarterfinals

Stavanger Oilers – Lillehammer 4–0 :
| 03.03.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Lillehammer | 11-1 |
| 05.03.2023 | Lillehammer | Stavanger Oilers | 1-4 |
| 07.03.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Lillehammer | 13-0 |
| 09.03.2023 | Lillehammer | Stavanger Oilers | 1-8 |
| Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–0 ||||
Vålerenga – Frisk Asker 4–0 :
| 03.03.2023 | Vålerenga | Frisk Asker | 5-2 |
| 05.03.2023 | Frisk Asker | Vålerenga | 2-3 |
| 07.03.2023 | Vålerenga | Frisk Asker | 6-2 |
| 09.03.2023 | Frisk Asker | Vålerenga | 4-6 |
| Vålerenga won the series 4–0 ||||
Storhamar – Manglerud Star 4–0 :
| 03.03.2023 | Storhamar | Manglerud Star | 6-0 |
| 05.03.2023 | Manglerud Star | Storhamar | 0-8 |
| 07.03.2023 | Storhamar | Manglerud Star | 5-0 |
| 09.03.2023 | Manglerud Star | Storhamar | 1-12 |
| Storhamar won the series 4–0 ||||
Sparta Sarpsborg – Stjernen 4–0 :
| 03.03.2023 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Stjernen | 2-1 OT |
| 05.03.2023 | Stjernen | Sparta Sarpsborg | 3-4 |
| 07.03.2023 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Stjernen | 5-1 |
| 09.03.2023 | Stjernen | Sparta Sarpsborg | 3-4 |
| Sparta Sarpsborg won the series 4–0 ||||

### Semifinals

Stavanger Oilers – Sparta Sarpsborg 4–0 :
| 18.03.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Sparta Sarpsborg | 2-0 |
| 20.03.2023 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Stavanger Oilers | 0-3 |
| 22.03.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Sparta Sarpsborg | 2-1 |
| 24.03.2023 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Stavanger Oilers | 4-5 |
| Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–0 ||||
Storhamar – Vålerenga 4–2 :
| 19.03.2023 | Storhamar | Vålerenga | 3-1 |
| 21.03.2023 | Vålerenga | Storhamar | 2-1 |
| 23.03.2023 | Storhamar | Vålerenga | 2-1 |
| 25.03.2023 | Vålerenga | Storhamar | 6-3 |
| 27.03.2023 | Storhamar | Vålerenga | 3-0 |
| 29.03.2023 | Vålerenga | Storhamar | 1-2 |
| Storhamar won the series 4–2 ||||

### Finals

Stavanger Oilers – Storhamar 4–3 :
| 03.04.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Storhamar | 0-3 |
| 05.04.2023 | Storhamar | Stavanger Oilers | 3-2 OT |
| 08.04.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Storhamar | 5-4 OT |
| 11.04.2023 | Storhamar | Stavanger Oilers | 1-3 |
| 13.04.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Storhamar | 1-4 |
| 15.04.2023 | Storhamar | Stavanger Oilers | 0-3 |
| 17.04.2023 | Stavanger Oilers | Storhamar | 3-0 |
| Stavanger Oilers won the series 4–3 ||||
* Norwegian Champions 2023
* Stavanger Oilers 9th title
Source:

## Relegation round

The bottom two teams of the regular season faced the two top teams of the First Division in the relegation round. Initially, only the top two teams of the relegation round would be qualified for the next season. However, after Manglerud Star lost their Elite License and were relegated to the third level of Norwegian ice hockey due to their financial situation, Comet were given their spot in Fjordkraftligaen as the third place finisher in the relegation round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ringerike Panthers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Lørenskog | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Comet | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Grüner (R) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 7 | Relegation to First Division |