Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Sweden |  Russia |  Czech Republic |  Switzerland |
| B |  Finland |  United States |  Canada |  Latvia |
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]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sweden | Russia | Czech Republic | Switzerland |
| B | Finland | United States | Canada | Latvia |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 6 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden (GWS) | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 May | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||
| 19 May | ||||||||||
| Canada (OT) | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 May | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 May | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 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 |
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| Igor Shestyorkin | Goalies | Darcy Kuemper | Referees: Mark Lemelin Aleksi RantalaLinesmen: Brian Oliver Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May 2018 16:15 | United States | 3–2 (2–0, 0–2, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,846 |
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| Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Pavel Francouz | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef KubušLinesmen: Dustin McCrank Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Elvis Merzļikins | Referees: Timothy Mayer Konstantin Olenin Linesmen:  Lukas Kohlmüller Alexander Otmakhov | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Harri Säteri | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 May 2018 15:15 | Sweden | 6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | United States | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490 |
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| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Keith Kinkaid | Referees: Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Dustin McCrank Nathan Vanoosten | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Darcy Kuemper | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 May 2018 15:45 | United States | 4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0) | Canada | Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,111 |
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| Keith Kinkaid | Goalies | Curtis McElhinney | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Anders Nilsson | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Roman Gofman Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Nathan Vanoosten | |||||||||||
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Zibanejad  Rakell Ekman-Larsson  Forsberg | Shootout | Andrighetto Fiala Corvi Haas Niederreiter | ||||||||||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
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