The regular season of the second-strongest Swedish hockey championship started in the second half of September 2022 and will finish in early March 2023. During this time, 14 teams will play 52 games each. According to the results of the regular season, the top six will go to the 1/4 finals of the playoff stage. The teams that took places from seventh to tenth will face off in 1/8.

According to the bookmakers, four teams are vying for the Allsvenskan title: Djurgården, Bjorkleven, MODO, and Västerås. In the regular season, these clubs look good, but what to expect from them in the playoffs will have to figure out. If you are a hockey fan and want to bet on this event, go to the mosbetuz website.

Djurgården

Wards Joakim Fagervall looks pretty good in the regular season. By the 23rd round, the team from Stockholm was in third place, lagging behind the second Södertelje in additional indicators. At the same time, the fourth Bjorkleven Djurgården was ahead by two points and had a game in hand. With 15 victories, Markus Krueger and partners suffered eight losses, 5 of which were in regular time. It is also worth noting that the Blue-Red-Yellows had one of the league’s strongest defenses after the regular season’s first half. Key goaltender Carl Lindbom conceded an average of just over two goals per 60 minutes of playing time.

The composition of Djurgården is mostly Swedes, but there are also Canadians Matthew Galayda and Stefan Elliott, as well as American Cameron Schilling. The last two have experience playing in the NHL. The Blue-Red-Yellows have won the elite Swedish hockey championship 16 times in history, but the last one was back in 2001. Now the Stockholm athletes have a good chance to move up in the class.

Bjerkleven

The guys of Hans Wallson, after 24 games played in the regular season, were in fourth place. With a game more, Bjorkleven was two points behind third Djurgården and second Södertälije, while Karlskog’s fifth BIC was four points ahead. Already after the first half of the regular season, it was clear that the club from Umeå would play in the playoffs. However, getting hold of “gold” and “green-yellow” will not be easy.

Bjorkleven has won Allsvenskan gold medals four times in history. The last success of the team dates back to 2002. Fredrik Andersson and partners have one of the best attacks in the league, but they are not distinguished by reliability in defense. The Green-Yellows have seven players from across the ocean, each of whom has played in the AHL. Young Canadians and Americans, as well as experienced Europeans, may well go far in knockout battles.

MODO

The team of Matthias Karlin looked extremely powerful in the regular season in 2022. After 24 rounds, the club from Ernskoldsvik had 20 wins and only four losses (2 in regular time and 2 in shootouts). It should also be noted that from the end of October to the beginning of December, MODO held a series of 12 victories in a row. In addition, by the end of the first round, the “red-white-green” had 95 abandoned goals. For example, by this time, Bjorkleven had 78 goals in his asset.

If MODO plays the same way in the knockout battles as in the regular season, then the team will be able to fight for the championship. The club from Ørnskoldsvik won the SHL twice in history in 1979 and 2007. Now Emil Wahlberg and partners will try to get the second most important trophy in Swedish hockey.

Westeros

The guys of Thomas Paananen did not move very steadily through the regular season. By the 22nd round, Westeros was in seventh place in the standings, having the same number of points with Mura and Östersund. At the same time, the difference between abandoned and missed goals for the team from the city of the same name was negative. Having won 11 victories, the “yellow-blacks” suffered the same number of defeats. Jimmy Janson and company have chances to get into the top six, but it will be difficult for them to reach the quarterfinals directly.

Westeros should make it to the playoffs, but the yellow-blacks can hardly expect serious achievements in knockout battles.

Our forecast

Djurgården has a very good squad, and this team is deservedly the main favorite for the title. Based on the results during the regular championship, MODO may impose a fight for gold medals on opponents from Stockholm. Bjorkleven will try to break into the title race, but reaching the final can already be considered a success for the Green-Yellows. Westeros is very likely to take part in the playoffs, but you should not count on the fact that the team will break through the semi-finals.