Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Canada |  Sweden |  Finland |  Austria |
| B |  Switzerland |  United States |  Czechia |  Denmark |
Qualified teams' seedings
Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-placed team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-placed team played the third-place team of the other group. [2] If a matchup would be Denmark versus Sweden, the pairings would have been played in their groups (A1 vs A4 and so on).
Semi-finalists were paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which was determined by the following criteria. The best-ranked semi-finalist played against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist played the third-best ranked semi-finalist. [2]
| Rank | Team | Grp | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | A | 1 | 19 | +27 | 34 | 1 |
| 2 | Switzerland | B | 1 | 19 | +25 | 34 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | A | 2 | 18 | +20 | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | United States | B | 2 | 17 | +20 | 34 | 6 |
| 5 | Czechia | B | 3 | 17 | +21 | 35 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland | A | 3 | 16 | +12 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | Denmark | B | 4 | 11 | +1 | 25 | 11 |
| 8 | Austria | A | 4 | 10 | +3 | 21 | 13 |
Classification rules: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored for; 5) seeding number entering the tournament. [2]
