Yunost Minsk host the Vaxjo Lakers in a game that will determine the first team from Group L to advance.
After Tuesday's game we will know one qualifier from Group L – Yunost Minsk if they win in regulation time or the Vaxjo Lakers if they get at least one point.
All three remaining Group L games involve Yunost Minsk, so the Belarusian club is certainly in a position to control its own destiny. One point above BK Mlada Boleslav with two games in hand, all Yunost need from their three remaining games is three points in total – something they'd like to take care of on Tuesday in their last group home game against the Vaxjo Lakers. It won't be easy, though. The Lakers are just a year removed from being champions of the strong SHL, and have yet to secure their spot in the next round yet. To do that, the Swedish club needs is a single point – if they finished tied in points with Mlada Boleslav, they would advance by winning the head-to-head series 4-2 in points.
Yunost's roster is bolstered by the arrival of former KHL defenceman Valeri Vasiliev. The club announced his signing on Monday, and he will debut with the team on Tuesday. They will be without forwards Dmitri Gerasimov and Vsevelod Kashkar, who are injured.