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The '''2021-22 [[Metal Ligaen]] season''' was the 65th season of ice hockey in [[Denmark]]. 9 teams competed in the league, and the Aalborg Pirates won the championship. 

==Regular season==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=20 style="background:#DDDDDD"|Pl.
!width=150 style="background:#DDDDDD"|Team
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|GP
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|W
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|OTW
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|OTL
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|L
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|Goals
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|Diff
!width=30 style="background:#DDDDDD"|Pts
|-
|1
|Aalborg 
|48
|25
|6
|3
|11
|165–104
|61
|'''94,5'''  
|-
|2
|SønderjyskE
|48
|24
|3
|4
|12
|139–102
|37
|'''90,5'''  
|-
|3
|Herning
|48
|21
|8
|5
|11
|152–119
|33
|'''88,5''' 
|-
|4
|Frederikshavn
|48
|21
|6
|6
|13
|125–103
|22
|'''84'''  
|-
|5
|Esbjerg
|48
|16
|6
|7
|15
|152–150
|2
|'''73'''  
|-
|6
|Rungsted
|48
|14
|8
|7
|16
|135–141
|−6
|'''69,5'''  
|-
|7
|Odense
|48
|14
|4
|5
|19
|128–138
|−10
|'''64'''  
|-
|8
|Herlev
|48
|11
|0
|7
|25
|122–169
|−47
|'''47,5'''  
|-
|9
|Rødovre
|48
|7
|6
|3
|31
|90–182
|−92
|'''37,5''' 
|}

Note: Teams received 1.5 points for games annulled due to COVID-19 protocols.
== Results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|Home 
! colspan="11"|Away
|-
! style="width:80px; background:#EDC85D; color:#222266;"|Esbjerg
! style="width:80px; background:white; color:#00245D;"|Fr.havn
! style="width:80px; background:black; color:#FFCF00;"|Herlev
! style="width:80px; background:#2A303E; color:white;"|Herning
! style="width:80px; background:white; color:#832831;"|Odense
! style="width:80px; background:#363958; color:#D81F35;"|Rungsted
! style="width:80px; background:#CD2228; color:white;"|Rødovre
! style="width:80px; background:#CCEEFF; color:black;"|Sønderj.
! style="width:80px; background:#C90000; color:black;"|Aalborg
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Esbjerg Energy]]
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->4–5 OT<br />1–2 OT<br/>6–2
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->6–4<br/>Cancelled<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. Herning -->4–3 OT<br/>1–3<br/>2–5
| <!-- vs. Odense -->7–1<br/>5–6<br/>6–3
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->7–6 GWS<br/>4–1<br/>3–2 OT
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->3–2<br/>2–3<br/>5–3
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->1–4<br/>Cancelled<br/>2–6
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->0–6<br/>5–4<br/>5–0
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->4–3 OT<br/>4–0<br/>1–2 GWS
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->5–4<br/>5–4<br/>4–0
| <!-- vs. Herning -->1–4<br/>3–1<br/>4–1
| <!-- vs. Odense -->1–2<br/>2–3<br/>2–5
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->3–1<br/>2–3 GWS<br/>Cancelled
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->3–1<br/>6–2<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->4–0<br/>1–3<br/>4–1
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2–1<br/>4–5 GWS<br/>0–4
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Herlev Eagles]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->3–5<br/>3–2<br/>3–5
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->1–5<br/>2–0<br/>2–3 GWS
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Herning -->4–5 OT<br/>2–5<br/>4–1
| <!-- vs. Odense -->4–1<br/>3–4 GWS<br/>1–4
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->5–6 OT<br/>4–6<br/>2–4
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->3–1<br/>3–0<br/>8–3
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2–4<br/>4–6<br/>Cancelled
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2–0<br/>2–5<br/>Cancelled
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Herning Blue Fox]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->5–4 OT<br/>4–3<br/>7–4
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->2–1 GWS<br/>Cancelled<br/>1–6
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->5–1<br/>7–6 GWS<br/>7–5
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Odense -->1–0<br/>Cancelled<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->3–2 OT<br/>3–4 OT<br/>1–0
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->3–1<br/>3–0<br/>3–4
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->7–0<br/>3–1<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2–3<br/>5–4<br/>1–2 GWS
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Odense Bulldogs]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->6–3<br/>3–5<br/>3–4 OT
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->1–6<br/>1–4<br/>3–4 OT
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->5–1<br/>5–2<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. Herning -->3–4<br/>Cancelled<br/>1–8
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->2–1 GWS<br/>1–2 OT<br/>Cancelled
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->6–0<br/>7–2<br/>8–1
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->0–1<br/>Cancelled<br/>4–3 OT
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->5–8<br/>3–6<br/>2–4
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->4–3 OT<br/>3–6<br/>2–6
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->2–3<br/>4–1<br/>4–1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->1–4<br/>5–4 OT<br/>Cancelled
| <!-- vs. Herning -->0–2<br/>2–3 GWS<br/>6–5 OT
| <!-- vs. Odense -->3–2<br/>4–1<br/>0–5
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->5–3<br/>3–1<br/>5–2
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->3–6<br/>5–4 GWS<br/>6–3
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2–3 OT<br/>1–2<br/>5–2
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->1–2<br/>3–1<br/>3–1
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->1–2<br/>3–0<br/>3–2 OT
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->3–5<br/>Cancelled<br/>3–2 OT
| <!-- vs. Herning -->4–3<br/>1–2 GWS<br/>1–4
| <!-- vs. Odense -->3–4 OT<br/>4–3 GWS<br/>3–2 OT
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4–3 GWS<br/>0–4<br/>3–6
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2–1<br/>2–7<br/>1–5
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->1–9<br/>4–5<br/>3–2 OT
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->4–3 GWS<br/>Cancelled<br/>5–2
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->1–2 GWS<br/>2–1 GWS<br/>1–2
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->3–1<br/>4–1<br/>5–1
| <!-- vs. Herning -->5–3<br/>3–2 GWS<br/>3–2
| <!-- vs. Odense -->3–1<br/>Cancelled<br/>2–4
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4–0<br/>5–2<br/>4–1
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->6–0<br/>5–0<br/>3–0
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2–6<br/>2–3<br/>3–2
|-
| style="text-align:right; padding-left:7px; padding-right:7px; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Aalborg Pirates]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->5–4 GWS<br/>Cancelled<br/>1–2 OT
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->2–1<br/>1–3<br/>3–1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->1–2<br/>8–1<br/>6–3
| <!-- vs. Herning -->2–3 GWS<br/>5–3<br/>3–1
| <!-- vs. Odense -->5–2<br/>Cancelled<br/>5–0
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->3–4<br/>3–1<br/>3–1
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->5–2<br/>2–1 OT<br/>7–0
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->4–2<br/>2–3<br/>3–2 GWS
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
|-
| colspan="11" style="text-align:left; padding-left:5px; background:#F2F2F2;"|OT - [[Overtime (ice hockey)|Overtime]]. GWS - [[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|Shootout]].
|}

== Play-offs ==

===Quarterfinals===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| team2 = [[Herlev Eagles]]
| date1 = 11.03.2022 | score1 = 4-1
| date2 = 13.03.2022 | score2 = 1-5 | home2 = 2 
| date3 = 16.03.2022 | score3 = 3-1 | home3 = 1 
| date4 = 18.03.2022 | score4 = 0-1
| wins = 4-0
| comment = Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[SønderjyskE Ishockey|SønderjyskE]]
| team2 = [[Odense Bulldogs]]
| date1 = 11.03.2022 | score1 = 4-3
| date2 = 13.03.2022 | score2 = 3-0 | home2 = 2 
| date3 = 15.03.2022 | score3 = 3-1 | home3 = 1 
| date4 = 18.03.2022 | score4 = 4-3
| date5 = 20.03.2022 | score5 = 4-1
| date6 = 22.03.2022 | score6 = 3-1
| date7 = 24.03.2022 | score7 = 0-1 | note7 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| wins = 3-4
| comment = Odense Bulldogs won the series 4–3.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Herning Blue Fox]]
| team2 = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| date1 = 11.03.2022 | score1 = 4-2
| date2 = 14.03.2022 | score2 = 5-1 | home2 = 2 
| date3 = 16.03.2022 | score3 = 1-2 | home3 = 1 
| date4 = 18.03.2022 | score4 = 3-2 | note4 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date5 = 20.03.2022 | score5 = 1-2
| wins = 1-4
| comment = Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–1.
}}

{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]
| team2 = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| date1 = 11.03.2022 | score1 = 4-2
| date2 = 13.03.2022 | score2 = 3-0 | home2 = 2 
| date3 = 16.03.2022 | score3 = 1-4 | home3 = 1 
| date4 = 18.03.2022 | score4 = 3-1
| date5 = 20.03.2022 | score5 = 2-3
| wins = 1-4
| comment = Esbjerg Energy won the series 4–1.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

===Semifinals===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| team2 = [[Odense Bulldogs]]
| date1 = 29.03.2022 | score1 = 3-2 | note1 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date2 = 01.04.2022 | score2 = 1-2 | note2 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date3 = 03.04.2022 | score3 = 6-0
| date4 = 04.04.2022 | score4 = 1-5
| wins = 4-0
| comment = Aalborg Pirates won the series 4–0.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{BestOfSevenSeriesTable
| team1 = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| team2 = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| date1 = 29.03.2022 | score1 = 4-3
| date2 = 01.04.2022 | score2 = 2-5
| date3 = 02.04.2022 | score3 = 1-2 | note3 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date4 = 04.04.2022 | score4 = 2-5
| date5 = 06.04.2022 | score5 = 3-4 | note5 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date6 = 08.04.2022 | score6 = 4-3 | note6 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| date7 = 10.04.2022 | score7 = 4-5 | note7 = {{small|[[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]]}}
| wins = 3-4
| comment = Rungsted Seier Capital won the series 4–3.
}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
{{col-end}}

===Third place===
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 15 April 2022
| time        = 19:00 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = '''[[Odense Bulldogs]]'''
| team2       = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| score       = 6–5
| periods     = (0–2, 3–0, 3–3)
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59622
| goalie1     = [[Samu Perhonen]]
| goalie2     = [[Eamon McAdam]]
| progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 4–5 / 5–5 / 6–5
| goals1      = [[Topi Piipponen|Piipponen]] ([[Sebastian Ehlers|Ehlers]], [[Martin Larsen (ice hockey)|Larsen]]) - 22:26 / Piipponen (Larsen, [[Anton Schou|Schou]]) - 33:01 / [[Lukas Bach Nielsen|Bach Nielsen]] ([[Gorm Topholt|Topholt]], [[Philip Andre Rafnsson|Rafnsson]]) - 35:29 / [[Gunārs Skvorcovs|Skvorcovs]] ([[Henry Hardarson|Hardarson]]) - 50:24 / Bach Nielsen (Topholt) - 52:42 / [[Mikko Virtanen|Virtanen]] (Larsen, [[Aleš Sova|Sova]]) - 59:04
| goals2      = 02:49 - [[Craig Puffer|Puffer]] ([[Simon Grønvaldt|Grønvaldt]]) / 06:44 - [[Grayson Downing|Downing]] ([[Felix Maegaard Scheel|Maegaard Scheel]], [[Oscar Winther Schulze|Schulze]]) / 41:49 - [[Valdemar Ahlberg|Ahlberg]] ([[Phillip Schultz|Schultz]]) / 49:52 - [[Jeffrey King (ice hockey)|King]] ([[Jonas Bjerrum|Bjerrum]]) / 50:15 - Puffer (Maegaard Scheel, Grønvaldt)
| official    = Kenneth A. Nielsen
| official2   = Rasmus Toppel
| linesman    = Brian Kallesen
| linesman2   = Frederik Sønderberg
| stadium     = [[Odense Isstadion]], [[Odense]]
| attendance  = 1,357
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 24
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeeeee
| date        = 16 April 2022
| time        = 15:00 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| team2       = '''[[Odense Bulldogs]]'''
| score       = 4–5
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 2–2)
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59623
| goalie1     = [[Thomas Lillie]]
| goalie2     = [[Samu Perhonen]]
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 4–5
| goals1      = [[Phillip Schultz|Schultz]] ([[Søren Nielsen (ice hockey)|Nielsen]]) - 18:21 / [[Kale Kerbashian|Kerbashian]] ([[Jonas Bjerrum|Bjerrum]]) - 21:11 / [[Felix Maegaard Scheel|Maegaard Scheel]] ([[Travis Brown (ice hockey)|Brown]]) - 40:17 / [[Craig Puffer|Puffer]] (Kerbashian) (PP1) - 52:16
| goals2      = 04:29 - [[Mark Auk|Auk]] ([[Henry Hardarson|Hardarson]], [[Gunārs Skvorcovs|Skvorcovs]]) / 30:51 - [[Martin Larsen (ice hockey)|Larsen]] ([[Sebastian Ehlers|Ehlers]], [[Aleš Sova|Sova]]) / 38:13 - [[Jonatan Tanus|Tanus]] ([[Topi Piipponen|Piipponen]], Larsen) / 41:18 - Larsen ([[Mikkel Hansen (ice hockey)|Hansen]], [[Radek Číp|Číp]]) / 53:40 - Skvorcovs (Číp)
| official    = Martin Theiltoft Christensen
| official2   = Rasmus Toppel
| linesman    = Brian Kallesen
| linesman2   = Albert Ankerstjerne
| stadium     = [[Granly Hockey Arena]], [[Esbjerg]]
| attendance  = 1,433
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 37
}}

===Finals===
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 15 April 2022
| time        = 20:30 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = '''[[Aalborg Pirates]]'''
| team2       = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| score       = 4–3
| periods     = (2–1, 1–2, 1–0)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''1–0'''}}
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59621
| goalie1     = [[Georg Sørensen]]
| goalie2     = [[Ville Kolppanen]]
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3
| goals1      = [[Emilio Romig|Romig]] ([[Thomas Spelling|Spelling]], [[Nikolai Nielsen|Nielsen]]) - 03:23 / [[Lasse Bo Knudsen|Knudsen]] ([[Ian Edmondson (ice hockey)|Edmondson]], [[Jeppe Jul Korsgaard|Jul Korsgaard]]) - 12:07 / Korsgaard ([[Victor Panelin-Borg|Panelin-Borg]], [[Julian Jakobsen|Jakobsen]]) - 36:44 / [[Patrick Bjorkstrand|Bjorkstrand]] (Spelling, [[Anders Koch|Koch]]) - 44:07
| goals2      = 02:07 - [[David Madsen|Madsen]] ([[Hampus Gustafsson|Gustafsson]], [[Nikolaj Murholt Rosenthal|Rosenthal]]) / 21:03 - [[Nichlas Hardt|Hardt]] ([[Mattias Persson|Persson]], [[Rasmus Thykjær Andersson|Andersson]]) (PP1) / 22:44 - Hardt (Persson, [[Morten Jensen (ice hockey)|Jensen]]) (PP1)
| official    = Niclas B. Lundsgaard
| official2   = Thomas Buchardt Andersen
| linesman    = Niklas Knøsen
| linesman2   = Emil Skov Dalsgaard
| stadium     = [[Gigantium]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance  = 4,245
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 25
| shots2      = 21
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeeeee
| date        = 17 April 2022
| time        = 20:00 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = '''[[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]'''
| team2       = [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| score       = 3−1
| periods     = (2–0, 0–0, 1–1)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''1–1'''}}
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59624
| goalie1     = [[Ville Kolppanen]]
| goalie2     = [[Georg Sørensen]]
| progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1
| goals1      = [[Hampus Gustafsson|Gustafsson]] - 11:36 / Gustafsson ([[Nikolaj Murholt Rosenthal|Rosenthal]]) - 12:13 / [[Mattias Persson|Persson]] ([[Marcus Olsson (ice hockey)|Olsson]]) - 17:38
| goals2      = 18:08 - [[Jeppe Korsgaard|Korsgaard]] ([[Victor Panelin-Borg|Panelin-Borg]])
| official    = Mads Frandsen
| official2   = Kenneth A. Nielsen
| linesman    = Henrik Gandrup Haurum
| linesman2   = Albert Ankerstjerne
| stadium     = [[Bitcoin Arena]], [[Rungsted]]
| attendance  = 1,350
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 19 April 2022
| time        = 18:00 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = '''[[Aalborg Pirates]]'''
| team2       = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| score       = 8–1
| periods     = (2–1, 5–0, 1–0)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''2–1'''}}
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59625
| goalie1     = [[Georg Sørensen]]
| goalie2     = [[Ville Kolppanen]]
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1
| goals1      = [[Thomas Spelling|Spelling]] ([[Jeppe Jul Korsgaard|Jul Korsgaard]]) - 14:36 / [[Pierre-Olivier Morin|Morin]] ([[Johan Skinnars|Skinnars]]) - 15:54 / [[Mikkel Højbjerg|Højbjerg]] ([[Lasse Bo Knudsen|Knudsen]]) - 23:03 / Skinnars - 29:41 / [[Tobias Ladehoff|Ladehoff]] (Morin, [[Ian Edmondson (ice hockey)|Edmondson]]) (PP1) - 34:56 / [[Patrick Bjorkstrand|Bjorkstrand]] (PP1) - 35:52 / [[Nikolaj Carstensen|Carstensen]] (Spelling) (PP1) - 38:02 / [[Dylan Steman|Steman]] (Skinnars, Morin) - 45:17	
| goals2      = 01:46 - [[Branden Gracel|Gracel]] ([[Henrik Hetta|Hetta]])
| official    = Mads Frandsen
| official2   = Martin Theiltoft Christensen
| linesman    = Andreas Weise Krøyer
| linesman2   = Fred Monnaie
| stadium     = [[Gigantium]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance  = 4,313
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 22
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeeeee
| date        = 22 April 2022
| time        = 19:30 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| team2       = '''[[Aalborg Pirates]]'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–1, 2–1, 0–2)<br>{{nowrap|score in the series: '''1–3'''}}
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59626
| goalie1     = [[Ville Kolppanen]]
| goalie2     = [[Georg Sørensen]]
| progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4
| goals1      = [[Rasmus Thykjaer Anderson|Anderson]] (PP1) - 12:54 / [[Nichlas Hardt|Hardt]] (Anderson, [[Mattias Persson|Persson]]) (PP1) - 15:09
| goals2      = 06:34 - [[Kirill Kabanov|Kabanov]] ([[Nikolaj Carstensen|Carstensen]], [[Julian Jakobsen|Jakobsen]]) / 04:46 - Jakobsen ([[Lasse Knudsen|Knudsen]], [[Ian Edmondson (ice hockey)|Edmondson]]) / 56:52 - Edmondson ([[Jeppe Jul Korsgaard|Korsgaard]], Jakobsen) / 59:51 - [[Dylan Steman|Steman]] ([[Pierre-Olivier Morin|Morin]]) (EN)
| official    = Mads Frandsen
| official2   = Thomas Buchardt Andersen
| linesman    = Henrik Gandrup Haurum
| linesman2   = Niklas Knøsen
| stadium     = [[Bitcoin Arena]], [[Rungsted]]
| attendance  = 1,350
| penalties1  = 
| penalties2  = 
| shots1      = 
| shots2      = 
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 24 April 2022
| time        = 16:00 [[UTC+2]]
| team1       = '''[[Aalborg Pirates]]'''
| team2       = [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (2–1, 0–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://www.hockeyligaen.dk/gamesheet2.aspx?GameId=59629
| goalie1     = [[Georg Sørensen]]
| goalie2     = [[Ville Kolppanen]]
| progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1
| goals1      = [[Thomas Spelling|Spelling]] ([[Julian Jakobsen|Jakobsen]], [[Nikolaj Carstensen|Carstensen]]) (PP1) - 04:41 / Spelling (PP1) - 07:33 / [[Dylan Steman|Steman]] ([[Jeppe Jul Korsgaard|Korsgaard]]) - 52:32 / [[Lasse Knudsen|Knudsen]] (Jakobsen) (EN) - 56:14 / Spelling (EN) - 59:03
| goals2      = 10:13 - [[Mattias Persson|Persson]] ([[Nichlas Hardt|Hardt]], [[Morten Jensen (ice hockey)|Jensen]])
| official    = Mads Frandsen
| official2   = Thomas Buchardt Andersen
| linesman    = Henrik Gandrup Haurum
| linesman2   = Niklas Knøsen
| stadium     = [[Gigantium]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance  = 5,000
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 27
| shots1      = 25
| shots2      = 19
}}

==Final rankings==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:210px;"
|- style="background:#F7F6A8;"
|align=center style="width:20px;"|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| [[Aalborg Pirates]]
|- style="background:#DCE5E5;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| [[Rungsted Ishockey Klub|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
|- style="background:#FFDAB9;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| [[Odense Bulldogs]]
|-
|align=center|4|| [[Esbjerg Energy]]
|-
|align=center|5|| [[SønderjyskE Ishockey|SønderjyskE]]
|-
|align=center|6|| [[Herning Blue Fox]]
|-
|align=center|7|| [[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]
|-
|align=center|8|| [[Herlev Eagles]]
|-
|align=center|9|| [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
|}

== External links ==
* [http://metalligaen.dk/ Metal Ligaen official website]
* [http://stats.sportsadmin.dk/schedule.aspx?tournamentID=1783 Results - Metal Ligaen 2021-2022]
* [https://www.eurohockey.com/league/144-metal-ligaen.html Metal Ligaen on eurohockey.com]
* [https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/denmark Metal Ligaen on eliteprospects.com]
* [https://www.hockeyarchives.info/Danemark2022.htm Season] on hockeyarchives.info 

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