The Grand Rapids Griffins finished second in the Central Division and will face the Milwaukee Admirals in the opening round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
The teams open the best-of-five series in Grand Rapids on Friday. Game 2 will be Sunday at Van Andel Arena before heading to Milwaukee. If needed, a Game 5 would be back in Grand Rapids on May 1.
The higher seed has the option of playing the first two games or the last three games at home.
The Griffins (47-23-1-5, 100 points) won seven of the 12 regular season meetings against the Admirals (43-26-4-3, 93 points), who finished third in the Central.