- Färjestad earn first-ever trip the CHL Final
- Sparta unable to solve their scoring woes
- The Swedes' offence put on another commanding display
Färjestad Karlstad punched their ticket to their first-ever Champions Hockey League Final appearance as they defeated Sparta Prague 10-4 on aggregate in a series that saw their offence dominate from start to finish.
The Swedes' lethal powerplay continued to be a force as Färjestad opened the scoring on the man-advantage when Joel Kellman roofed the puck glove side to give his side a 7-2 aggregate edge. Joel Nyström dished the puck to an open Kellman just above the near circle as the 30-year-old picked his corner and wired it past Jakub Kovář.
Two minutes later it was Sparta's turn to light the lamp when Michal Řepík notched his fourth of the season to bring the deficit back to four on aggregate. Tomáš Hyka started the play as he powered his way down the right wing before firing the puck on net as Řepík was there to slide it across the line at 17:08.
Färjestad found the net twice in the second, converting for a second time on the powerplay one and a half minutes into the middle frame and adding a third tally off the stick of Michael Lindqvist to make it 9-3 on aggregate.
On the man-advantage, it was Magnus Nygren wiring a one-timer past the Czech netminder for his second marker of the season. Lindqvist then followed suit when he joined the rush as Viktor Lodin found him streaking through the slot with Lindqvist wristing it past the glove of Kovář at 27:25.
The visitors netted their second tally of the night as Michal Moravčík managed to clean up a rebound in the dying minute of the period. Maxime Lagacé steered aside a Michal Vitouch shot, but the puck landed right on Moravčík's stick who had no problem sliding it home for his second of the season.
The third period, though, saw much the same from the Swedish side as they produced their fourth tally and tenth on aggregate courtesy of Marian Studenič's third of the season and second in as many games.
Sparta continued to try and chip away at the deficit, but unforced errors and routine giveaways made it all the more challenging for the Czechs to establish any offensive rhythm as Färjestad played a smart, defensive game until the final whistle.