AIK vs Almtuna

AIK entered the match after a 4–1 defeat to SHL side Linköping on 22 August, having opened their pre-season with a 3–0 win over Vita Hästen on 19 August (source: Hockeysverige.se). Almtuna arrived following a 4–3 win over Tyresö/Hanviken on 22 August, preceded by losses to Västerås (4–1) and HV71 (4–1) (source: Hurbra.se).

The match was played at Järfälla Ishall with a 19:00 local time puck drop and streamed live on Aftonbladet Plus (source: Hurbra.se). AIK edged the game 4–3 in overtime, according to official match data (provider payload).

Specific goal scorers and timings for this pre-season friendly were not available in public sources at the time of writing.

AIK required the extra period to separate themselves from Almtuna for the first time this pre-season. The result extends AIK's current unbeaten run against Almtuna to six meetings. During the 2025/26 HockeyAllsvenskan regular season, AIK swept all four encounters — 5–3, 4–3 (OT), 4–3 and 4–3 (source: Hurbra.se).

AIK's new signing Tyler Vesel, who arrived with over 200 points from 235 games across the HockeyAllsvenskan and scored on his AIK debut against Vita Hästen, was among the players to watch (source: Hurbra.se). Oliver Johansson, AIK's sole goalscorer in the Linköping loss, featured in the lineup (source: AIK Hockey). The specific goalscorers for this match cannot be confirmed from available public sources.

The 50 meetings between these two sides since 2017 have produced 286 goals at 5.72 per game. AIK hold 29 wins to Almtuna's 21 (source: Betmana H2H widget). Both teams scored in 86% of those encounters and 98% went over 2.5 goals — underlying the consistently high-event nature of this fixture.

AIK's pre-season record stands at two wins (Vita Hästen, Almtuna) and one loss (Linköping). The teams meet again in the reverse fixture on Friday 28 August at Gränby Ishall in Uppsala, puck drop 19:00 (source: Hockeysverige.se). AIK then face BIK Karlskoga away on 2 September before hosting Sparta Sarpsborg on 4 September.

A pre-season win that keeps AIK's preparation on track but tells us little definitive about regular-season form. Almtuna matching AIK through regulation — despite AIK's four-game sweep last season — suggests the gap may be narrower than history implies. Friday's return fixture at Gränby Ishall offers an immediate chance for both sides to make adjustments.

Specific goal scorers and timings were not publicly available for this pre-season friendly at the time of writing.