- The playoff round of the 2018 IIHF World Championship was held from 17 to 20 May 2018. The top four-placed teams of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]
Qualified teams[]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Sweden
|
 Russia
|
 Czech Republic
|
 Switzerland
|
| B |  Finland
|
 United States of America
|
 Canada
|
 Latvia
|
Bracket[]
| Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||
| A1 | Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Latvia | 2 | Semifinals | ||||||||||
| QF1 | Sweden | 6 | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | QF2 | United States | 0 | ||||||||||
| B2 | United States | 3 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Czech Republic | 2 | Final | ||||||||||
| SF1 | Sweden | 3 (SO) | |||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | SF2 | Switzerland | 2 | ||||||||||
| A2 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Canada | 5 (OT) | Semifinals | Bronze Medal Game | |||||||||
| QF3 | Canada | 2 | SF1 | United States | 4 | ||||||||
| Quarterfinals | QF4 | Switzerland | 3 | SF2 | Canada | 1 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland | 2 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals[]
| 17 May 2018 16:15 |
Russia
|
4–5 OT (0–1, 2–1, 2–2) (OT: 0–1) |
Canada
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 9,017 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shestyorkin | Goalies | Darcy Kuemper | Referees:  Mark Lemelin Aleksi Rantala
| |
| Mikheyev (Anisimov, Zaitsev) – 32:53 / Barabanov (Dadonov) (EA) – 37:32 / Andronov (Zaitsev, Soshnikov) – 48:44 / Anisimov (Grigorenko, Zaitsev) – 54:34 | 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 4–5 | 04:45 – Parayko (McDavid, Eberle) (PP) / 31:51 – Nugent-Hopkins (McDavid, Parayko) (PP) / 47:11 – Turris (Schwartz) / 52:36 – Dubois (Jost) / 64:57 – O'Reilly (McDavid, Ekblad) (PP) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 41 | ||
| 17 May 2018 16:15 |
United States of America
|
3–2 (2–0, 0–2, 1–0) |
Czech Republic
|
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,846 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Pavel Francouz | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef Kubuš
| |
| Kane (Ryan) – 10:36 / Atkinson (Bonino, Gaudreau) – 12:19 / Kane (Ryan) – 46:58 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 | 24:56 – Řepík (Faksa, Gudas) / 30:55 – Nečas (Pastrňák, Hronek) (PP) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 17 May 2018 20:15 |
Sweden
|
3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) |
Latvia
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Elvis Merzļikins | Referees:  Timothy Mayer Konstantin Olenin
| |
| Forsberg (Kempe, Ekman-Larsson) – 26:36 / Arvidsson (Ekholm) – 41:49 / Ekman-Larsson (Kempe, Rakell) (PP) – 46:27 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 | 31:59 – Bļugers (Ri. Bukarts) / 50:21 – Balcers (Ķēniņš) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 17 May 2018 20:15 |
Finland
|
2–3 (1–0, 0–3, 1–0) |
Switzerland
|
Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,634 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harri Säteri | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees:  Antonín Jeřábek Stephen Reneau
| |
| Nutivaara (Koivisto, Rantanen) – 07:01 / Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP) – 48:20 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 | 29:13 – Corvi (Fiala, Niederreiter) / 32:32 – Vermin (Meier) / 33:08 – Hofmann (Moser, Fora) | ||
| 0 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 27 | ||
Semifinals[]
| 19 May 2018 15:15 |
Sweden
|
6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) |
United States of America
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees: Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin
| |
| Arvidsson (De la Rose, Forsberg) – 14:43 / Pääjärvi (Backlund) (SH) – 27:09 / Hörnqvist (Backlund, Klingberg) (PP) – 30:05 / Janmark-Nylén (Rakell) – 30:16 / Arvidsson (Zibanejad) (ENG) – 51:07 / Kempe (Backlund) – 57:01 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 | |||
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 41 | ||
| 19 May 2018 19:15 |
Canada
|
2–3 (0–1, 1–1, 1–1) |
Switzerland
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,166 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef Kubuš
| |
| Horvat (Dubois, Pageau) – 27:20 / Parayko (McDavid, Schenn) (EA) – 57:53 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 | 18:41 – Scherwey (Untersander, Kukan) / 29:40 – Hofmann (Fiala, Andrighetto) (PP) / 44:14 – Haas (Andrighetto, Diaz) (PP) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 17 | ||
Bronze medal game[]
| 20 May 2018 15:45 |
United States of America
|
4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0) |
Canada
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,111 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Curtis McElhinney | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef Kubuš
| |
| Kreider (Larkin, DeBrincat) (PP) – 26:40 / Bonino (Kane) (PP) – 53:21 / Lee (McAvoy) (ENG) – 57:45 / Kreider (ENG) – 58:18 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 | 38:06 – Vlasic (Horvat, Turris) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | ||
Gold medal game[]
| 20 May 2018 20:15 (UTC+2) |
Sweden
|
3–2 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) |
Switzerland
|
Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin
| |
| Nyquist (Ekholm) – 17:54 / Zibanejad (Ekman-Larsson) (PP) – 34:53 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 | 16:38 – Niederreiter (Josi, Fiala) / 23:13 – Meier (Corvi, Josi) (PP) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||
References[]
- ↑ Worlds schedule released. iihfworlds.com (8 August 2017).
External links[]
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