Petra Nieminen scored a pair of highlight reel goals for Lulea who are now the only undefeated team in the SDHL after beating Frolunda.
Petra Nieminen, a star for Finland on the international stage, scored twice and added an assist for Lulea who are now the only undefeated team in the SDHL after they defeated Frolunda 4-1. The two teams had entered the contested without suffering a loss.
After Emma Nordin opened the scoring for Lulea, Nieminen took a feed from Klara Kenttälä and deked Stephanie Neatby who was spectacular in net for Frolunda to make it 2-0 Lulea. Frolunda answered back, but in the third period, Nieminen added to Lulea's lead reversing directions behind the net before tucking home the insurance marker. She'd later assist on Ronja Savolainen's third of the season. Neatby made 45 saves for Frolunda in the loss, her team's first of the season.
Watch Nieminen's goals above.
AIK Remains Winless
AIK continued to struggle falling to 0-8-0-0 on the season while being outscored 39-6. Their most recent defeat came at the hands of Djurgardens who toppled AIK 3-1.
Nicole Hall, 19, continued her hot start bypassing her goal total from last season in only her sixth game of the season scoring her sixth goal for Djurgardens. Brette Pettet and Madeline Posick had the other Djurgardens goals while Mei Miura had the lone AIK marker.
Linkoping Holds Off SDE
Despite outshooting their opponent 40-30, SDE could not get back in the win column as Linkoping held on for a 2-1 win. 18-year-old Ebba Svensson Traff continued her strong play making 39 saves in the win.
After Gabby Jones scored to make it 1-0 SDE, Linkoping got goals from Tako Hitosato and Haruka Toko to complete the comeback win.
van Noort Shuts The Door On MoDo
Lina Van Noort made 32 saves in a 3-1 win for HV71 against MoDo. Mira Jungaker, one of the top young defenders on the planet, opened the scoring for HV71 only 1:24 into the opening frame. Midway through the opening period, Kiira Yrjänen added to the total for the home team making it 2-0.
After Wilma Sundin pulled MoDo within one only minutes later, the teams would play a hard fought contest, which wasn't fully decided until Elin Svensson scored on an empty.