On May 10, one match of the VHL playoff semifinals took place, featuring the second game of the series between Khimik and Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
Khimik defeated Metallurg Novokuznetsk with a score of 4-2.
The current series standings in the semifinals are as follows:
– Metallurg Novokuznetsk vs. Khimik Voskresensk: series score 2-4 (Khimik wins)
– Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk vs. Neftyanik Almetyevsk: series score 3-2
With this result, Khimik became the first team to advance to the tournament final. All playoff series are played until one team achieves four wins.
In the 2024/2025 VHL season, Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod won the Russian Champions Cup, defeating Khimik Voskresensk 4-2 in the final series.
