Saturday, February 2, 2008

Enroth sparks rally

Entering the game in relief, SSK's Jhonas Enroth continued to play like one of the top goaltenders in Europe by making 33 saves in a 4-4 tie with Farjestad. The nationally televised contest saw Linus Klasen give SSK the 1-0 lead just 2:20 in. Farjestad took over from there, out-shooting SSK 14-3 to take a 4-1 lead after the opening frame. Sodertalje starter Bjorn Bjurling was chased after allowing three goals in a 10:33 stretch. The switch to Enroth at the 12:53 mark seemed to spark the troops, as he made 29 saves the rest of the way while the SSK offense dug its way out to earn overtime. With eleven games to play in the SEL regular season, SSK holds the last playoff spot by two points over Skelleftea.