SHL leaders Växjö Lakers confirmed their place in the Champions Hockey League Final with a commanding victory over Bílí Tygři Liberec.
Tied at one each from last week's first leg, the Lakers wasted absolutely no time in a dream start on home ice. Elias Pettersson rocketed the first with 5:50 played as the hosts took advantage of a power play, and 36 seconds later the lead was doubled when good passing found Martin Lundberg alone at the far post. It got worse for the visitors before the period was out – at 15:35, the White Tigers didn't clear their lines on a rebound and Linus Fröberg eventually scored after a scramble to make it 3-0.
Just 1:40 into the middle session, Liberec found themselves four down. On the rush, Janne Pesonen found Tuomas Kiiskinen to slot home and put the game comfortably in the Lakers' favour. Liberec, however, did manage to respond before the period was out. A shot from the blueline from Petr Jelínek took a fortunate bounce.
Pontus Netterberg made it 5-1 with just under eight minutes to play before Pettersson's second of the game rounded out the scoring. The Växjö Lakers won 7-2 on aggregate and will host this year's Final.