Standings
playoffs
Quarter-finals Semifinals finals
Canada
CAN
3
Czechia
CZE
2
ot
Slovakia
SVK
3
Germany
GER
2
Quarter-final winners are reseeded for the semifinal round
QF winners are reseeded for SF
United States
USA
6
Latvia
LAT
3
Sweden
SWE
7
Finland
FIN
2
Canada
CAN
Slovakia
SVK
United States
USA
Sweden
SWE
GMG
GMG
GMG
GMG
Gold medal game
BMG
BMG
BMG
BMG
Bronze medal game
Playoff Seeding

The 10 teams are divided into two, five-team groups in the Preliminary Round.

After a single round-robin series in each group, the top four teams from each group advance to the Playoff Round while the fifth-placed team in each group moves to the Relegation Game.

The top four placed teams from the Preliminary will play a cross-over Quarterfinal game: 1A vs. 4B, 1B vs. 4A, 2A vs. 3B and 2B vs. 3A. The winner of each Quarterfinal moves onto the Semi-Finals.
 

  • If qualified, USA will play the 19:08 QF​
  • If qualified and not in conflict with USA as opponent and is 1 or 2 seed, CAN will play the 16:08 QF​
  • Other QF timings will be decided in cooperaration between host, host broadcaster and IIH


In the semi-finals the best-ranked team - criteria: 1) placement in the group, 2) points in the preliminary round, 3) goal difference in the preliminary round, 4) goals scored in the preliminary round, 5) seeding coming into the tournament - will play against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist. The 2nd-best ranked semi-finalist will play the 3rd-best ranked semi-finalist. The host if qualified, or otherwise the best-ranked semi-finalist according to beforementioned criteria, shall play the late game. The time slots will officially be determined after the quarter-final games.

The winner of each Semi-Final game will move onto the Gold Medal Game, while the losers will play in the Bronze Medal Game.

The quarter-final losers will be ranked 5th to 8th according to 1. their position in the group, 2. their preliminary-round record (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. goals scored).