HV71 started the season in the beginning of August playing in the Nordic Trophy, which that year only consisted of Swedish teams.
[3] After 54 games of the regular season, HV71 lead the league table with one point over the second placed team, Linköpings HC.
[6] HV71's previous head coach, Kent Johansson, signed earlier with the Swiss team HC Lugano.
April 17: Forwards David Ullström and Simon Önerud, and defenseman Nichlas Torp re-signed with HV71 for another two years.
In five games, HV71 won the semifinals and advanced to the finals where they met Djurgårdens IF, the regular season runner-up.
Legend: Win Overtime win Loss Overtime loss Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes Regular season Updated after the end of the regular season.
Playoffs Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTW = Overtime Wins; OTL = Overtime Losses GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Regular season Updated after the end of the regular season.