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| 2017–18 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2017 – April 2018 |
| Regular season | |
| First place | Växjö Lakers |
| Top scorer | Elias Pettersson (Växjö Lakers) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Elias Pettersson (Växjö Lakers) |
| Finals champions | Växjö Lakers |
| Runners-up | Skellefteå AIK |
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.[1]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Växjö Lakers | 52 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 169 | 104 | +65 | 116 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 153 | 111 | +42 | 95 | |
| 3 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 159 | 137 | +22 | 94 | |
| 4 | Färjestad BK | 52 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 174 | 145 | +29 | 87 | |
| 5 | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 145 | 118 | +27 | 87 | |
| 6 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 152 | 138 | +14 | 86 | |
| 7 | Luleå HF | 52 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 128 | 117 | +11 | 81 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 8 | HV71 | 52 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 145 | 143 | +2 | 81 | |
| 9 | Linköpings HC | 52 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 135 | 130 | +5 | 78 | |
| 10 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 132 | 148 | −16 | 70 | |
| 11 | Rögle BK | 52 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 132 | 169 | −37 | 61 | |
| 12 | Örebro HK | 52 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 121 | 151 | −30 | 58 | |
| 13 | Mora IK | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 104 | 163 | −59 | 51 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 101 | 176 | −75 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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.
- As of 10 March 2018[2]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elias Pettersson |
Växjö Lakers | 44 | 24 | 32 | 56 | +27 | 14 |
 Ryan Lasch |
Frölunda HC | 49 | 15 | 40 | 55 | +4 | 18 |
| Joakim Lindström |
Skellefteå AIK | 46 | 16 | 34 | 50 | +17 | 63 |
| Pär Lindholm |
Skellefteå AIK | 49 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +18 | 28 |
| Johan Ryno |
Färjestad BK | 46 | 9 | 37 | 46 | +13 | 28 |
| Dick Axelsson |
Färjestad BK | 48 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +8 | 44 |
| Aaron Palushaj |
Brynäs IF | 51 | 19 | 26 | 45 | –3 | 42 |
| Victor Olofsson |
Frölunda HC | 50 | 27 | 16 | 43 | +1 | 8 |
| Oscar Möller |
Skellefteå AIK | 49 | 18 | 24 | 42 | +15 | 6 |
 Andrew Calof |
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.
- As of 10 March 2018[3]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average