Not every research note needs expected goals. Sometimes the ledger itself is funny enough.
This one pulls three snackis from the same SDHL jubilee export we used for home ice: hat-tricks, one-way rivalries, and games that refused to stay polite.
The short version
Hat-trick counts in the jubilee export (surname aggregation as stored in hattrick_kings):
| Player (surname) | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|
| Johansson | 15 |
| Stalder | 12 |
| Wakefield | 12 |
| Nieminen | 10 |
| Nordin | 9 |
| Karvinen | 9 |
Season volume swings hard: 22 hat-trick games in 2018/19 and again in 2021/22, down to 8 in 2025/26. When the league tightens, the highlight-reel nights thin out with it.
The export’s tagged Luleå vs Skellefteå slice is undefeated comedy for one side: 8 games, Luleå 8, Skellefteå 0.
Broader 20-game home/away cuts (same export rivalries):
| Home | Away | Home–Away (of 20) |
|---|---|---|
| SDE | Luleå/MSSK | 2–18 |
| Luleå/MSSK | Djurgården | 17–3 |
| Luleå/MSSK | HV71 | 16–4 |
| Djurgården | SDE | 14–6 |
| Linköping | SDE | 14–6 |
| HV71 | Linköping | 10–10 |
| Brynäs | Linköping | 10–10 |
Some “rivalries” are wars. Others are scheduled appointments.
Highest total-goal games in the export:
| Season | Score | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | AIK 3–13 Luleå/MSSK | 16 |
| 2021/22 | Göteborg 2–13 Brynäs | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Linköping 8–7 Brynäs | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Luleå/MSSK 13–1 HV71 | 14 |
| 2018/19 | Göteborg 0–14 Luleå/MSSK | 14 |
Those sit next to a league that is otherwise tight: 36% of the 1,764 jubilee games were decided by one goal. Both things are true — most nights are knife fights; a few are fire drills.
Average penalty minutes per game drifted down across the era (about 21.0 in 2016/17 toward the low teens in recent seasons; jubilee-wide average 13.9). Overtime share in the jubilee summary sits at 15.4%. Less box time, still plenty of late drama.