It ran from September 26, 2005, until March 6, 2006, with the Elitserien playoffs, the 82nd Swedish Championship, to April 18, with Färjestads BK taking the championship.
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched regular season league title, e - eliminated from playoff contention, r - play in relegation series After the regular season, the standard of 8 teams qualified for the playoffs.
In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage.
Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–2–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 2 and 4 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team was at home for game 1, 3 and 6 (if necessary).
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