2022 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2022 IIHF World Championship was held from 26 to 29 May 2022. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]

Qualified teams

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Group Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
A    Switzerland   Germany   Canada   Slovakia
B   Finland   Sweden   Czechia   United States

Qualified teams' seedings

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Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team played the third-place team of the other group.[2]

Semi-finalists are paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which is determined by the following criteria: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored for; 5) seeding number entering the tournament. The best-ranked semi-finalist plays against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist plays the third-best ranked semi-finalist.[2]

Rank Team Grp Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1    Switzerland A 1 20 +19 34 8
2   Finland B 1 19 +20 25 2
3   Sweden B 2 18 +17 27 7
4   Germany A 2 16 +6 26 5
5   Canada A 3 15 +16 34 1
6   Czechia B 3 13 +6 19 6
7   United States B 4 13 +6 18 4
8   Slovakia A 4 12 +4 23 9

Bracket

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There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 May
 
 
1A
   Switzerland
0
 
28 May
 
4B
  United States
3
 
2
  Finland
4
 
26 May
 
7
  United States
3
 
1B
  Finland
4
 
29 May
 
4A
  Slovakia
2
 
2
  Finland (OT)
4
 
26 May
 
5
  Canada
3
 
2A
  Germany
1
 
28 May
 
3B
  Czechia
4
 
5
  Canada
6
 
26 May
 
6
  Czechia
1 Third place
 
2B
  Sweden
3
 
29 May
 
3A
  Canada (OT)
4
 
6
  Czechia
8
 
 
7
  United States
4
 

All times are local (UTC+3).

Quarterfinals

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Germany vs Czechia

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26 May 2022
16:20
Germany  1–4
(0–2, 0–1, 1–1)
  CzechiaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,290
Game reference
Philipp GrubauerGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
  Maxime Chaput
  Šimon Synek
0–102:17 – Pastrňák (Krejčí, Červenka) (PP)
0–210:04 – Červenka (Krejčí, Hronek) (PP)
0–332:10 – Krejčí (Pastrňák, Červenka) (PP)
Seider (Noebels, Plachta) (EA) – 53:481–3
1–458:10 – Smejkal (Kämpf) (EN)
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots24

Sweden vs Canada

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26 May 2022
16:20
Sweden  3–4 OT
(2–0, 1–0, 0–3)
(OT: 0–1)
  CanadaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 8,576
Game reference
Linus UllmarkGoaliesChris DriedgerReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Jake Rekucki
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Josef Špůr
Klingberg (Lang, Peterson) – 01:271–0
Nylander (Nordström) – 07:042–0
Friberg (Gustafsson, Ekman-Larsson) – 28:233–0
3–141:21 – Graves (Roy, Comtois)
3–258:07 – Dubois (Chabot, Cozens) (PP, EA)
3–358:37 – Barzal (Batherson, Comtois) (EA)
3–460:43 – Batherson (Barzal, Dubois) (PP)
6 minPenalties10 min
19Shots42

Switzerland vs United States

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26 May 2022
20:20
Switzerland  0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
  United StatesHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,727
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesJeremy SwaymanReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Nathan van Oosten
0–111:59 – Meyers (Bellows, Hughes) (PP)
0–216:42 – Gaudette (Peeke)
0–354:06 – Meyers (Kuhlman, Farrell)
2 minPenalties4 min
33Shots22

Finland vs Slovakia

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26 May 2022
20:20
Finland  4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)
  SlovakiaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,341
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
  Fraser Lawrence
  Sean MacFarlane
Linesmen:
  Jake Davis
  Emil Yletyinen
0–108:17 – Sýkora (Lunter)
0–215:16 – Regenda (Takáč, Ivan)
Anttila (Friman, Pokka) – 18:271–2
Anttila – 23:442–2
Manninen (Sallinen, Lehtonen) – 44:013–2
Mäenalanen (Anttila, Björninen) (EN) – 59:594–2
4 minPenalties2 min
25Shots21

Semifinals

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Finland vs United States

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28 May 2022
14:20
Finland  4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1)
  United StatesTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,055
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesJeremy SwaymanReferees:
  Mikael Nord
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Šimon Synek
  Nathan van Oosten
0–101:04 – Schmidt (Peeke, Tynan)
Heiskanen (Pesonen, Armia) – 16:531–1
Manninen (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) (PP) – 24:112–1
2–226:52 – Farrell (Meyers, Jones)
Vatanen (Pesonen, Heiskanen) – 29:403–2
Armia (Heiskanen, Vatanen) – 45:034–2
4–357:09 – Gaudette (Boldy, Tynan) (EA)
2 minPenalties6 min
26Shots28

Canada vs Czechia

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28 May 2022
18:20
Canada  6–1
(1–1, 3–0, 2–0)
  CzechiaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 9,047
Game reference
Chris DriedgerGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Jake Rekucki
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Hannu Sormunen
0–107:07 – Krejčí (Červenka, Hronek) (PP)
Cozens (Dubois) – 19:271–1
Lowry (Johnson, Chabot) (PP) – 27:332–1
Johnson (Mercer) – 28:543–1
Barzal (Cozens, Batherson) (PP) – 30:524–1
Sillinger (Anderson) – 43:565–1
Cozens (Batherson, Whitecloud) – 52:506–1
8 minPenalties8 min
35Shots26

Bronze medal game

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29 May 2022
15:20
Czechia  8–4
(1–3, 1–0, 6–1)
  United StatesTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 9,737
Game reference
Karel Vejmelka
Marek Langhamer
GoaliesJeremy SwaymanReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Nathan van Oosten
0–109:33 – Kuhlman (Meyers, Peeke)
0–212:14 – Gaudette (Boldy, Tynan) (PP)
Černoch (Flek, Stránský) – 15:191–2
1–319:47 – Kuhlman (Schmidt, Lafferty) (SH)
Smejkal (Sklenička, Kundrátek) – 32:122–3
Pastrňák (Hertl, Zohorna) – 40:513–3
Červenka (Krejčí) – 42:294–3
Pastrňák (Jordán, Hertl) – 43:375–3
Kämpf (Smejkal) (SH) – 54:426–3
Kämpf (Šimek) (EN) – 58:087–3
7–458:41 – Bordeleau (Watson, Hayden)
Pastrňák (Hertl, Červenka) (PP) – 59:238–4
6 minPenalties8 min
32Shots24

Gold medal game

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29 May 2022
20:20
Finland  4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 3–2, 1–0)
  CanadaTampere Deck Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 11,487
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesChris Driedger
Matt Tomkins
Referees:
  Mikael Nord
  Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
  Nick Briganti
  Šimon Synek
0–124:00 – Cozens (Barzal, Severson) (PP)
Granlund (Heiskanen, Lehtonen) (PP2) – 44:131–1
Granlund (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) (PP) – 45:572–1
Armia (Lammikko) – 54:043–1
3–257:48 – Whitecloud (Barzal, Anderson) (EA)
3–358:36 – Comtois (Barzal, Batherson) (EA)
Manninen (Granlund, Heiskanen) (PP) – 66:424–3
4 minPenalties10 min
31Shots22

References

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  1. ^ "Finland opens Worlds vs. Norway". iihf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Tournament Format". IIHF. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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