Following a 2-2 result in the Catena Arena, this Round of 16 series between Swedish sides Rögle Ängelholm and Skellefteå AIK will be decided in the Return Game next week. Though Rögle were more active on the ice, Skellefteå even took a brief lead and kept up with their hosts througout the game. 

Mark Friedman dug the puck out along the boards and hit Karson Kuhlman coming through the middle, who settled the pass and wristed it home, giving Rögle the first goal of the game. However, the excitement didn't last very long, as Skellefteå struck right back when Viggo Nordlund received a puck from behind the net on the right-wing and instantly buried it from in tight, erasing Rögle's lead in a hurry. Following the frantic start, the game settled into a more cautious pace.

The second frame was quiet on the scoreboard as both teams struggled to find a breakthrough leaving the score locked as the game went on. Penalties broke up play and made space for special-unit play, but neither side made use of any situations.

The pace finally picked up at the beginning of the third. Three minutes in, Skellefteå's Andreas Johnson put his team ahead after taking a long shot toward the net from Emil Djuse. Tempers flared shortly after, resulting in a flurry of roughing penalties on both sides.

Rögle, however, dind't let the game slip away and minutes later, they pulled off a slick, lightning-like rush that ended between the pipes thanks to Luboš Horký, tying the game once again. With that score locked in, the game wound down toward the final horn, again offering penalties on both sides of the ice.