AIK’s four-goal second period earns narrow win over Almtuna
AIK recovered from an early deficit and held off Almtuna’s late response to win 4–3.
AIK defeated Almtuna IS 4–3 at Hovet on 30 January 2026 in HockeyAllsvenskan. Four unanswered goals in the second period turned the match in AIK’s favour before Almtuna reduced the margin in the third.
The visitors took a 1–0 lead into the first interval. AIK then won the middle period 4–0, building a 4–1 advantage that proved decisive despite a difficult closing stretch.
Almtuna scored twice in the final period, bringing the game back to a one-goal contest, but AIK retained the lead at the final whistle. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association’s official match record lists the period scores as 0–1, 4–0 and 0–2.
The official attendance was 4,286. Almtuna finished with 26 shots to AIK’s 20, while AIK recorded one power-play goal and kept the visitors scoreless on their power plays. The result was a regulation-time home victory in the league fixture. Dino Bavehjani’s photographs document the match at Hovet in Johanneshov.
