The 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs or the 2026 Auroraliiga playoffs () is the playoff tournament for the 2025âÂÂ26 season of the Auroraliiga. The tournament began on 28 February and the Aurora Borealis Cup will be awarded no later than 11 April.
Entering the playoffs, Kiekko-Espoo, the 2025 Aurora Borealis Cup champions, were the favorites for the 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup.
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The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the best-of-five quarterfinals (). It began on Saturday, 28 February and concluded on Saturday, 7 March.
Each series alternated venue on a per-game basis, with home ice advantage granted to the higher seeded team for the first, third, and potential fifth game. Due to the substantial distance between HPK and Kärpät's home venues, the teams were scheduled to play back-to-back games at each venue rather than alternating on a per-game basis. HPK was granted home ice advantage for the first, second, and potential fifth game.
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The best-of-seven semifinals () began on Wednesday, 11 March and concluded on Tuesday, 24 March. Kiekko-Espoo swept their series against Ilves and secured their return to the finals on 19 March. The series between HPK and HIFK was pushed to seven games, with HPK earning a finals berth on 24 March.
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Kiekko-Espoo continued their winning streak in the playoffs, sweeping Ilves in the semifinals.
HPK forward Barbora Juà ÂÃÂÃÂková sustained an ankle injury during game four of the semifinals and did not play in any subsequent semifinal games.
HPK goaltender Anni Keisala posted a 27-shot shutout in game seven of the series, assuring a return to the finals for the Hämeenlinna-based team.
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All times local â Eastern European Time () for game played 28 March, Eastern European Summer Time () for games played on or after 29 March
The following players led the league in playoff points at the conclusion of the game played on 31 March 2026.
The following table lists all goaltenders who had played at least one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of the game played on 29 March 2026, sorted by save percentage.
The following table lists all goaltenders who had accumulated less than one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of games played on 28 March 2026, sorted by save percentage.