Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Brynäs IF Set to Start Playoffs on Thursday

Brynäs will start off the playoffs against top-seeded Färjestad on Thursday night after the #1 team opted to play against #7 Brynäs instead of #8 Timrå.

Interestingly enough, Färjestad had a better record on the season against Timrå (4-1) than they did against Brynäs (3-1-1), although FBK closed the regular season out on February 28th by beating Brynäs, 3-1.

If you go all the way back to the start of the season and look over the whole series, it was a pretty good one.

Jacob Markström helped Brynäs to a 3-2 win by stopping 34 of 36 shots back in September, but a month later, the then 18-year-old goaltender surrendered five goals on 37 shots in a 5-1 loss.

The teams played to a draw in November, both scoring twice, and then during the World Junior Championship, Anders Lindbäck turned aside 32 of 35 in a 3-2 loss.

In the final game of the season, Markström was back in net, but three goals on thirty shots put Färjestad on top, 3-1.

So altogether on the season, Brynäs has been outscored by FBK, 13-7.

The quarter-final, once again, begins as a home game for Brynäs on Thursday at Läkerol Arena.

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