2017–18 SHL season

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The 2017–18 SHL season was the 43rd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The season began in September 2017, and the regular season ended in March 2018, to be followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs, as well as relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams. The only new addition for this season was Mora IK, who replaced Leksands IF after defeating them in the 2017 SHL qualifiers.
==Regular season==
===Standings===
===Statistics===
==== Scoring leaders ====
 
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Växjö Lakers 	44	24	32	56	+27	14
 	Frölunda HC 	49	15	40	55	+4 	18
 	Skellefteå AIK	46	16	34	50	+17	63
 	Skellefteå AIK	49	18	29	47	+18	28
 	Färjestad BK 	46	9 	37	46	+13	28
 	Färjestad BK 	48	21	24	45	+8 	44
 	Brynäs IF 	51	19	26	45	–3 	42
 	Frölunda HC 	50	27	16	43	+1 	8
 	Skellefteå AIK	49	18	24	42	+15	6
 	Växjö Lakers 	52	24	17	41	+17	14
==== Leading goaltenders ====
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Djurgårdens IF	30	1817:38	48	2	93.70	1.58
 	Skellefteå AIK	21	1256:33	38	2	93.04	1.81
 	Växjö Lakers 	33	1937:13	65	6	91.78	2.01
 	Luleå HF 	34	1923:30	68	4	91.46	2.12
 	Frölunda HC 	24	1296:53	48	2	91.41	2.22
 	Djurgårdens IF	24	1343:03	51	2	91.27	2.28
 	Linköpings HC 	36	2047:10	80	3	91.63	2.34
 	Malmö Redhawks	36	2090:31	82	2	91.48	2.35
 	Färjestad BK 	31	1794:26	71	1	91.53	2.37
 	Skellefteå AIK	31	1846:33	74	2	91.14	2.40
==Playoffs==
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs. Teams 1–6 have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams 7–10 meet each other in a preliminary playoff round.
=== Playoff bracket ===
In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage. In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team 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 will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).
=== Round of 16 ===
The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.
==== (7) Luleå HF vs. (10) Brynäs IF ====
==== (8) HV71 vs. (9) Linköpings HC ====
=== Quarter-finals ===
==== (1) Växjö Lakers vs. (10) Brynäs IF ====
==== (2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (9) Linköpings HC ====
==== (3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks ====
==== (4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK ====
=== Semi-finals ===
==== (1) Växjö Lakers vs. (6) Malmö Redhawks ====
==== (2) Djurgårdens IF vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK ====
* Note: Game 5 was played at the Ericsson Globe.
===Finals===
==== (1) Växjö Lakers vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK ====
=== Statistics ===
==== Playoff scoring leaders ====
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 22, 2018.
 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
Elias Pettersson 	Växjö Lakers 	13	10	9 	19	+17	4
Robert Rosén 	Växjö Lakers 	10	8 	6 	14	+16	6
Oscar Möller 	Skellefteå AIK	16	8 	5 	13	+5 	6
Pär Lindholm 	Skellefteå AIK	16	6 	5 	11	+2 	16
Markus Ljungh 	Djurgårdens IF	11	4 	7 	11	+4 	4
Eric Martinsson 	Växjö Lakers 	13	3 	8 	11	+15	18
Tuomas Kiiskinen 	Växjö Lakers 	13	4 	6 	10	+16	6
Patrik Lundh 	Djurgårdens IF	11	2 	8 	10	+4 	2
Brendan Shinnimin	Växjö Lakers 	13	2 	8 	10	+5 	30
Jonathan Pudas 	Skellefteå AIK	16	0 	10	10	+1 	8
==== Playoff leading goaltenders ====
These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 22, 2018.
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fasth, Viktor Viktor Fasth 	Växjö Lakers 	9 	502:45	12	3	93.41	1.43
Gunnarsson, Jonas Jonas Gunnarsson	Malmö Redhawks	6 	368:16	9 	1	94.74	1.47
Ortio, Joni Joni Ortio 	Skellefteå AIK	14	911:30	38	1	92.13	2.50
Gustafsson, Johan Johan Gustafsson	Frölunda HC 	6 	353:24	15	0	88.81	2.55
Reideborn, Adam Adam Reideborn 	Djurgårdens IF	10	663:01	29	0	89.61	2.62
Gustavsson, Jonas Jonas Gustavsson	Linköpings HC 	5 	317:17	14	0	91.86	2.65
Haugen, Lars Lars Haugen 	Färjestad BK 	6 	300:28	14	0	92.22	2.80
== SHL awards ==
Guldhjälmen: Joakim Lindström, Skellefteå AIK
Guldpucken: William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Honken Trophy: Viktor Fasth, Växjö Lakers
Håkan Loob Trophy: Victor Olofsson, Frölunda HC
Rookie of the Year: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Salming Trophy: Lawrence Pilut, HV71
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy: Elias Pettersson, Växjö Lakers
Guldpipan: Mikael Nord
==References==
 
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