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.
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeAB
Qualified teams' seedings 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.
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.
Rank Team 1 A 1 20 +19 34 8 2 B 1 19 +20 25 2 3 B 2 18 +17 27 7 4 A 2 16 +6 26 5 5 A 3 15 +16 34 1 6 B 3 13 +6 19 6 7 B 4 13 +6 18 4 8 A 4 12 +4 23 9
Bracket There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Quarterfinals Germany vs Czechia
Sweden vs Canada
Switzerland vs United States
Finland vs Slovakia
Semifinals Finland vs United States
Canada vs Czechia
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
References
External links Official website