The playoff round of the 2019 IIHF World Championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2019. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round. [1]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Canada (2) |  Finland (4) |  Germany (6) |  United States (7) |
| B |  Russia (1) |  Czech Republic (3) |  Sweden (5) |  Switzerland (8) |
The ranking from preliminary round is stated in brackets. This ranking was used for seeding in the semi-finals to ensure that the strongest remaining team faced the lowest ranked team.
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals. [2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
| Canada (OT) | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
| Finland | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Finland (OT) | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| Russia (GWS) | 3 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 23 May 2019 16:15 | Canada | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | Switzerland | Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 6,157 |
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| Matt Murray | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Martin Fraňo Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 May 2019 16:15 | Russia | 4–3 (2–0, 0–1, 2–2) | United States | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Cory Schneider | Referees: Tobias Bjork Oliver Gouin Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Jiří Ondráček | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 May 2019 20:15 | Finland | 5–4 OT (1–2, 2–2, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | Sweden | Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 6,304 |
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| Kevin Lankinen | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referees: Roman Gofman Brett Iverson Linesmen: William Hancock Dmitri Shishlo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 May 2019 20:15 | Czech Republic | 5–1 (0–0, 1–1, 4–0) | Germany | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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| Patrik Bartošák | Goalies | Philipp Grubauer | Referees: Linus Öhlund Jeremy Tufts Linesmen:  Dmitri Golyak Lauri Nikulainen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 May 2019 15:15 | Russia | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Finland | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Kevin Lankinen | Referees: Tobias Bjork Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Brian Oliver Nathan Vanoosten | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | |||
| 25 May 2019 19:15 | Canada | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Czech Republic | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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| Matt Murray | Goalies | Patrik Bartošák Pavel Francouz | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 May 2019 15:45 | Russia | 3–2 GWS (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Czech Republic | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: Oliver Gouin Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Brian Oliver | |||||||||||
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Kovalchuk  Kucherov  Gusev | Shootout | Vrána Kubalík Kovář Hronek | ||||||||||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 26 May 2019 20:15 (UTC+2) | Canada | 1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Finland | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murray | Goalies | Kevin Lankinen | Referees: Tobias Björk Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Miroslav Lhotský | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
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