Group A[]
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 10 |
 Sweden
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 |
 Federal Republic of Germany
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
 Poland
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 2 |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 2 |
- Sweden 11-3 Italy
- Sweden 11-0 Yugoslavia
- Sweden 1-1 West Germany
- Sweden 10-1 Poland
- USSR 10-1 Sweden
Medal round[]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Sweden 
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 2-0 Sweden
- Sweden 2-0 Canada
Carried over group match:
- USSR 10-1 Sweden
Leading scorers[]
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Peter Gradin | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
- Team Roster
- Rolf Ridderwall
- Göte Wälitalo
- Bo Ericson
- Göran Lindblom
- Håkan Nordin
- Mats Thelin
- Michael Thelvén
- Mats Waltin
- Thomas Åhlén
- Pelle Eklund
- Thom Eklund
- Håkan Eriksson
- Peter Gradin
- Mats Hessel
- Michael Hjälm
- Tommy Mörth
- Thomas Rundqvist
- Tomas Sandström
- Håkan Södergren
- Jens Öhling
- Head Coach: Anders Parmström