HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Avangard Omsk Make Up the Final Four

KHL Playoffs Near the End

The Kontinental Hockey League is getting close to the end with just four teams left standing.

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Avangard Omsk won their respective series to advance to the second round.

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Continues Cinderella Run

With the addition of former NHL star Nail Yakupov, many expected Neftekhimik to be competitive in the playoffs. However, few, if any, would have predicted a trip to the second round.

Neftekhimik finished the regular season in eight place in the Eastern Conference. However, they upset top-seeded Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the first round.

Now Neftekhimik will prepare to take on CSKA Moscow in the second round.

Avangard Omsk Through to the Second Round

Avangard Omsk did what most thought they would and advanced to the second round.

Omsk finished with the third-best record in the regular season.

In the first round, Avangard made quick work of HC Sibir Novosibirsk, winning 4-0.

Their second-round matchup is still to be determined.