As soon as the last whistle was blown for the regular season, the 7-10 placed teams were battling it out in a best-of-three "Wildcard" series.
Playoff qualifiers
However, there would be no shock results with both the seventh and eighth placed teams winning their series 2-0 in games. That meant victory for HV71 over Rögle BK and for last year's winners, Växjö Lakers over Örebro HK. But both losing clubs can be satisfied with their first ever taste of playoff hockey in the SHL era.
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