4. HV71
The Jönköping club have won 4 out of 5 matches and racked up an impressive 21 goals to 7 in December. The dominance of the Finnish line mates, Riikka Välilä and Sanni Hakala cannot be understated - they either scored or assisted in 15 of the team's goals. These top two scorers for the team are currently in fifth and eighth in the league's Total Points competition. With the other six goals, American Claudia Kepler was on the ice for five of them highlighting the importance of import players in the SDHL this year. To further that, at the other end of the ice, Spanish keeper, Alba Gonzalo holds a 92.79% SVS to take second place in the netminder's competition.