It’s crunch time in the Champions Hockey League 2017/18 Playoffs. After tonight we’ll know the four Semi-Finalists, who in turn will be just two games away from the final.

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The action starts at 17:30 in Brno; followed by two games in Sweden and ending in Zurich. Here’s how tonight looks (click for preview):

17:30 Kometa Brno vs. JYP Jyväskylä (Agg. 3-3)
18:30 Brynäs IF vs. Oceláři Třinec (Agg. 1-3)
18:30 Växjö Lakers vs. SC Bern (Agg. 2-3)
20:00 ZSC Lions vs. Bílí Tygři Liberec (Agg. 1-0)

Tie-break rules

If the score is tied on aggregate after 60 minutes in the return game, the following tie-breaking procedure is used:

• Overtime: 4-on-4, sudden death, for 10 minutes.
• If there are no goals, a shootout follows: 5 shooters for each team
• If the game is still tied after five shots by each team, the shootout will continue with a tie-break shootout by one player of each team, with a reversed shooting order. The same, or new, players can take the tie-break shots.
• The aggregate score is all that is important. If the game "on the night" finishes 1-1, but on aggregate it is 4-2, then no overtime is played.
• There is no "away goals" rule like in football

Who gets home advantage in the next round?

Home-ice advantage in the Semi-Finals will be decided by the overall record of teams (Group Stage + Round of 16 + Quarter-Finals), with the team with the better ranking playing the return game at home – subject to arena availability of each team. The matches will be played 9/10 and 16/17 January. The confirmed schedule for the Semi-Finals will be released on championshockeyleague.com by the end of this week.