Qualified teams Format In each round except the final, the teams played two games and the aggregate score was decided the team which advances. As a rule, the first leg was hosted by the team who had inferior record in the tournament so far and the second leg was played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death
overtime followed. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the
game winning shot competition advances. Note: • The teams listed on top of each tie were runners up in the group stage and play the first leg at home. The bottom team were group winners and play the second leg at home. Due to conflicting schedules however, both
Malmö Redhawks and
Adler Mannheim ended up playing their first legs at home. • The order of the legs (what team starts at home) in the future rounds may be changed as the team with best record should have second match at home.
Round of 16 The draw for the entire playoff was held on 13 October 2017 in Helsinki. The first legs were played on 31 October with return legs played the following week.
First Leg Second Leg Quarter-finals First legs were played on 5 December, return legs were played on 12 December.
First Leg Second Leg Semi-finals First legs were played on 9 January, return legs were played on 16 January 2018.
First Leg Second Leg Final The final was played on 6 February 2018. ==Statistics==