2018 IIHF World Championship Division I

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division I A

| year = 2018

| image = 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I A.png

| image_size = 150

| country = Hungary

| dates = 22–28 April

| num_teams = 6

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 15

| goals = 84

| attendance = {{#expr: 1545 + 7170 + 1100 + 930 + 7150 + 1345 + 1325 + 1435 + 7460 + 7370 + 1645 + 1750 + 1505 + 2465 + 7870}}

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Roman Starchenko

| points = 8

| mvp = {{flagicon|GBR}} Brett Perlini

| website = [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/ IIHF.com]

}}

7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_35B_1_0.pdf Group A Assignments]

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;Referees

• {{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Dipietro
• {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Oldřich Hejduk
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram
• {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Iwert
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislav Smetana

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;Linesmen

• {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Caillot
• {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Harrington
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Németh
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Daniel Soós
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Špůr

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|source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=GBR |team2=ITA |team3=KAZ |team4=HUN |team5=SVN |team6=POL

|win_SVN=2 |OTwin_SVN=0 |OTloss_SVN=0 |loss_SVN=3 |gf_SVN=15|ga_SVN=15

|win_ITA=3 |OTwin_ITA=0 |OTloss_ITA=0 |loss_ITA=2 |gf_ITA=15|ga_ITA=11|status_ITA=P

|win_KAZ=3 |OTwin_KAZ=0 |OTloss_KAZ=0 |loss_KAZ=2 |gf_KAZ=18|ga_KAZ=10

|win_POL=1 |OTwin_POL=0 |OTloss_POL=0 |loss_POL=4 |gf_POL=11|ga_POL=19|status_POL=R

|win_HUN=2 |OTwin_HUN=0 |OTloss_HUN=1 |loss_HUN=2 |gf_HUN=9 |ga_HUN=14|status_HUN=H

|win_GBR=3 |OTwin_GBR=1 |OTloss_GBR=0 |loss_GBR=1 |gf_GBR=16|ga_GBR=15|status_GBR=P

|hth_ITA=Italy 3–0 Kazakhstan

|hth_KAZ=ITA

|name_SVN={{ih|SVN}}

|name_ITA={{ih|ITA}}

|name_KAZ={{ih|KAZ}}

|name_POL={{ih|POL}}

|name_HUN={{ih|HUN}}

|name_GBR={{ih|GBR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

|result1=PR |result2=PR |result6=REL

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PR=green1 |text_PR=2019 IIHF World Championship

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2019 Division I B

}}

All times are local (UTC+2).

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}

|team2 = {{ih|SVN}}

|score = 3–1

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1

|periods = (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Ben Bowns

|goalie2 = Gašper Krošelj

|goals1 = O'Connor (Perlini, Shields) (PP) – 06:04 / Dowd (Ehrhardt) – 35:59 / Perlini (Hammond, O'Connor) (PP) – 44:50

|goals2 = 12:22 – Gregorc (Urbas, Verlič)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,545

|official = {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Iwert

|official2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

|linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Caillot

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Daniel Soós

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638901_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 15

|shots2 = 35

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|HUN}}

|team2 = {{ih|KAZ}}

|score = 0–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3

|periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–3)

|goalie1 = Ádám Vay

|goalie2 = Henrik Karlsson

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 43:38 – Orekhov (Grents) / 44:35 – Rymarev (Starchenko) / 47:42 – Rymarev (Semyonov) (PP)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 7,170

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen

|official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Oldřich Hejduk

|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Harrington

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638902_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 28

|shots2 = 27

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|POL}}

|team2 = {{ih|ITA}}

|score = 1–3

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3

|periods = (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)

|goalie1 = John Murray

|goalie2 = Marco De Filippo

|goals1 = Zapała – 05:27

|goals2 = 33:21 – Scandella (Andergassen, Hochkofler) / 38:34 – Helfer (Andergassen, Hofer) (PP) / 59:43 – Deluca (Andergassen, Felicetti) (ENG)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,100

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram

|official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislav Smetana

|linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Špůr

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638903_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 4

|shots1 = 21

|shots2 = 32

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|date = 23 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|SVN}}

|team2 = {{ih|POL}}

|score = 2–4

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4

|periods = (0–1, 1–2, 1–1)

|goalie1 = Gašper Krošelj

|goalie2 = Przemysław Odrobny

|goals1 = Drozg (Vidmar) – 24:30 / Urbas (Verlič) (EA) – 58:33

|goals2 = 02:49 – Kapica (Dziubiński, Chmielewski) (PP) / 27:29 – Neupauer (Pociecha, Witecki) / 36:09 – Kolusz (PS) / 51:25 – Chmielewski (Rompkowski, Dziubiński)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 930

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen

|official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislav Smetana

|linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Németh

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Špůr

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638904_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 38

|shots2 = 27

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|date = 23 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ITA}}

|team2 = {{ih|HUN}}

|score = 2–3

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3

|periods = (1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Andreas Bernard

|goalie2 = Ádám Vay

|goals1 = Traversa (S. Kostner, Zanatta) – 04:52 / Larkin (Kostner, Deluca) (SH) – 31:37

|goals2 = 21:17 – Sarauer (Sofron, Galló) / 32:32 – Vas (Sebők, Galló) (PP) / 41:06 – Sebők (Wehrs)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 7,150

|official = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Dipietro

|official2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Iwert

|linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Caillot

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin

|reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638905_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 39

|shots2 = 22

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|date = 24 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}

|team2 = {{ih|GBR}}

|score = 6–1

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1

|periods = (1–1, 2–0, 3–0)

|goalie1 = Henrik Karlsson

|goalie2 = Ben Bowns
Jackson Whistle

|goals1 = Grents (Yevdokimov, Mikhailis) (PP) – 14:28 / Sagadeyev (Lakiza) – 32:22 / Starchenko (Kuchin) – 34:20 / Starchenko (Rymarev) – 41:58 / Mikhailis (Lakiza) – 45:55 / Asetov – 46:44

|goals2 = 02:33 – Ferrara (Brooks)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,345

|official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Oldřich Hejduk

|official2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Harrington

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638906_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 14

|shots1 = 42

|shots2 = 25

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|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ITA}}

|team2 = {{ih|KAZ}}

|score = 3–0

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0

|periods = (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Andreas Bernard

|goalie2 = Henrik Karlsson

|goals1 = Hochkofler (Goi, McMonagle) – 05:18 / D. Kostner (Insam, Gander) – 09:37 / McMonagle (Deluca, Lambacher) – 25:26

|goals2 =

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,325

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen

|official2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Iwert

|linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Daniel Soós

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638907_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 40

|shots2 = 29

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|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|GBR}}

|team2 = {{ih|POL}}

|score = 5–3

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3

|periods = (2–1, 0–2, 3–0)

|goalie1 = Ben Bowns

|goalie2 = John Murray

|goals1 = Perlini (Richardson, Farmer) – 03:02 / Shields (Farmer, Perlini) (PP) – 18:37 / Brooks (Dowd, Lee) – 44:56 / O'Connor (Hammond, Shields) (PP2) – 46:40 / J. Phillips (Lachowicz) (ENG) – 59:29

|goals2 = 12:21 – Dronia (Chmielewski, Kapica) (PP) / 23:31 – Kapica (Pociecha, Chmielewski) / 29:42 – Zapała (Malasiński, Murray)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,435

|official = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Dipietro

|official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Oldřich Hejduk

|linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Németh

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638908_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 34

|shots2 = 39

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|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|SVN}}

|team2 = {{ih|HUN}}

|score = 4–1

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1

|periods = (1–0, 1–1, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Gašper Krošelj

|goalie2 = Ádám Vay

|goals1 = Magovac (Mušič, Ograjenšek) – 06:57 / Urbas (Goličič, Verlič) – 29:35 / Goličič (Kuralt) – 55:06 / Kovačević (Kuralt) (ENG) – 56:52

|goals2 = 25:07 – Sebők (Hári, Wehrs) (PP)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 7,460

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram

|official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislav Smetana

|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Harrington

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Špůr

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638909_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 47

|shots2 = 33

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|date = 26 April 2018

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|POL}}

|team2 = {{ih|HUN}}

|score = 2–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3

|periods = (0–2, 2–0, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Przemysław Odrobny

|goalie2 = Ádám Vay

|goals1 = Komorski (Dronia) – 25:21 / Chmielewski (Kolusz, Pociecha) – 32:13

|goals2 = 01:04 – Sebők (Galló, Hári) (PP) / 09:17 – Benk (Magosi) / 40:30 – Hári (Sebők)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 7,370

|official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram

|official2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

|linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Caillot

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638910_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 34

|shots2 = 36

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|date = 27 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}

|team2 = {{ih|SVN}}

|score = 3–5

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5

|periods = (2–2, 1–2, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Henrik Karlsson

|goalie2 = Gašper Krošelj

|goals1 = Petukhov (Asetov) – 06:37 / Grents (Metalnikov, Yevdokimov) – 10:48 / Asetov (Petukhov, Polokhov) – 38:04

|goals2 = 05:17 – Verlič (Urbas, Goličič) / 15:47 – Urbas (Verlič, Goličič) / 27:28 – Verlič (Magovac, Sabolič) (PP) / 37:50 – Kovačević (Ograjenšek, Podlipnik) (PP) / 53:56 – Verlič

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,645

|official = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Dipietro

|official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram

|linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Németh

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Daniel Soós

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638911_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 18

|shots1 = 23

|shots2 = 36

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|date = 27 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ITA}}

|team2 = {{ih|GBR}}

|score = 3–4

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4

|periods = (2–2, 0–1, 1–1)

|goalie1 = Andreas Bernard
Marco De Filippo

|goalie2 = Ben Bowns

|goals1 = Lambacher (Deluca, Helfer) – 07:23 / Larkin (Hofer, Goi) – 13:30 / Scandella (Hochkofler, Pavlu) – 45:08

|goals2 = 07:01 – Perlini (Lee, Swindlehurst) / 08:07 – Dowd (Brooks, O'Connor) / 22:10 – O'Connor (Richardson) / 48:44 – Perlini

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,750

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen

|official2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Ladislav Smetana

|linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Caillot

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638912_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 4

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 33

|shots2 = 17

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|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|KAZ}}

|team2 = {{ih|POL}}

|score = 6–1

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1

|periods = (2–0, 2–1, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Henrik Karlsson

|goalie2 = Przemysław Odrobny
John Murray

|goals1 = Starchenko (Rymarev) – 12:20 / Akolzin (Orekhov) – 13:34 / Starchenko (Semyonov, Dallman) (PP) – 24:34 / Starchenko (Dallman, Semyonov) (PP) – 39:13 / Kuchin (Starchenko, Rymarev) – 46:03 / Starchenko (Rymarev, Semyonov) (PP2) – 59:08

|goals2 = 27:19 – Zapała (Łyszczarczyk)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 1,505

|official = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alex Dipietro

|official2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Marc Iwert

|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Michael Harrington

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Daniel Soós

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638913_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 4

|penalties2 = 33

|shots1 = 31

|shots2 = 30

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|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|SVN}}

|team2 = {{ih|ITA}}

|score = 3–4

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4

|periods = (1–1, 2–2, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Gašper Krošelj

|goalie2 = Marco De Filippo

|goals1 = Podlipnik (Mušič, Kovačevič) – 17:11 / Tičar (Urbas, Verlič) (PP) – 23:55 / Kovačevič (Tičar, Magovac) – 38:52

|goals2 = 01:39 – Gander (D. Kostner, McMonagle) (PP) / 29:26 – Sullivan (D. Kostner, Deluca) (PP) / 33:43 – Trivellato (Deluca, Lambacher) / 59:58 – D. Kostner (Sullivan, Scandella) (ENG)

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 2,465

|official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Oldřich Hejduk

|official2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

|linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Németh

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Henri Progin

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638914_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 10

|shots1 = 34

|shots2 = 33

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|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|HUN}}

|team2 = {{ih|GBR}}

|score = 2–3 {{small|GWS}}

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2

|periods = (1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
OT: (0–0)
(SO: 0–1)

|goalie1 = Ádám Vay

|goalie2 = Ben Bowns

|goals1 = Bodó (Nagy, Sarauer) (PP) – 03:31 / Erdély (Hári) – 41:53

|goals2 = 50:55 – Dowd (Brooks, Richardson) / 59:45 – Farmer (EA)

|soshots1 = Erdély {{SOmiss}} / Bodó {{SOgoal}} / Sarauer {{SOmiss}} / Sebők {{SOmiss}} / Hári {{SOmiss}}

|soshots2 = {{SOgoal}} Farmer / {{SOgoal}} O'Connor / {{SOmiss}} Kirk / {{SOmiss}} Dowd

|stadium = László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest

|attendance = 7,870

|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Heikkinen

|official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Ingram

|linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludvig Lundgren

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Špůr

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638915_74_5_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 33

|shots2 = 43

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• Best players selected by the directorate:
• Best Goaltender: {{flagicon|HUN}} Ádám Vay
• Best Defenseman: {{flagicon|GBR}} Ben O'Connor
• Best Forward: {{flagicon|SVN}} Jan Urbas

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_85I_1_0.pdf IIHF.com]

• Media All-Stars:
• MVP: {{flagicon|GBR}} Brett Perlini
• Goaltender: {{flagicon|HUN}} Ádám Vay
• Defenceman: {{flagicon|GBR}} Ben O'Connor / {{flagicon|SVN}} Sabahudin Kovačević
• Forwards: {{flagicon|GBR}} Brett Perlini / {{flagicon|KAZ}} Roman Starchenko / {{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Sebők

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_98_1_0.pdf IIHF.com]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Player ! style="width:50px;"| GP ! style="width:50px;"| G ! style="width:50px;"| A ! style="width:60px;"| Pts ! style="width:60px;"| +/− ! style="width:50px;"| PIM ! style="width:60px;"| POS
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Roman Starchenko	5	6	2	8	0	4	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Verlič	5	3	4	7	+4	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben O'Connor	5	4	2	6	+2	2	D
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Brett Perlini	5	4	2	6	+2	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SVN}} Jan Urbas	5	3	3	6	+3	0	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Evgeni Rymarev	5	2	4	6	+2	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Deluca	5	1	5	6	+2	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Sebők	5	3	2	5	+1	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|POL}} Aron Chmielewski	5	2	3	5	0	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Dowd	5	3	1	4	−1	0	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_85B_17_0.pdf IIHF.com]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:170px;"| Player ! style="width:60px;"| TOI ! style="width:50px;"| GA ! style="width:60px;"| GAA ! style="width:50px;"| SA ! style="width:60px;"| Sv% ! style="width:50px;"| SO
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Henrik Karlsson	300:00	10	2.00	159	93.71	1
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ádám Vay	304:46	13	2.56	189	93.12	0
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco De Filippo	157:33	5	1.90	66	92.42	0
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Bowns	290:13	14	2.89	173	91.91	0
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|POL}} Przemysław Odrobny	159:18	9	3.39	93	90.32	0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/638/IHM638000_85A_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division I B

| year = 2018

| image = 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I B.png

| image_size = 150

| country = Lithuania

| dates = 22–28 April

| num_teams = 6

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 15

| goals = 86

| attendance = {{#expr: 700 + 1545 + 6050 + 160 + 292 + 5760 + 221 + 452 + 7010 + 290 + 1200 + 7850 + 920 + 3420 + 10170}}

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Hashimoto

| points = 8

| website = [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/ IIHF.com]

}}

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639000_35B_2_0.pdf Group B Assignments]

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;Referees

• {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Bliek
• {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Bulovec
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Halm
• {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Sewell

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;Linesmen

• {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer
• {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Nedeljković
• {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Niittylä
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald
• {{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Stepankevičius
• {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

{{col-end}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|update=complete

|source=[http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

|team1=LTU |team2=JPN |team3=EST |team4=UKR |team5=ROU |team6=CRO

|win_UKR=1 |OTwin_UKR=0 |OTloss_UKR=1 |loss_UKR=3 |gf_UKR=10|ga_UKR=18

|win_JPN=2 |OTwin_JPN=2 |OTloss_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=17|ga_JPN=13

|win_LTU=4 |OTwin_LTU=1 |OTloss_LTU=0 |loss_LTU=0 |gf_LTU=26|ga_LTU=9 |status_LTU=HP

|win_EST=3 |OTwin_EST=0 |OTloss_EST=1 |loss_EST=1 |gf_EST=10|ga_EST=7

|win_ROU=1 |OTwin_ROU=0 |OTloss_ROU=1 |loss_ROU=3 |gf_ROU=12|ga_ROU=18

|win_CRO=1 |OTwin_CRO=0 |OTloss_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=4 |gf_CRO=11|ga_CRO=21|status_CRO=R

|hth_JPN=Estonia 1–2 Japan

|hth_EST=JPN

|hth_UKR=Romania 0–3 Ukraine

|hth_ROU=UKR

|name_UKR={{ih|UKR}}

|name_JPN={{ih|JPN}}

|name_LTU={{ih|LTU}}

|name_EST={{ih|EST}}

|name_ROU={{ih|ROU}}

|name_CRO={{ih|CRO}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

|result1=PR |result6=REL

|res_col_header=QR

|col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to 2019 Division I A

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2019 Division II A

}}

All times are local (UTC+3).

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}

|team2 = {{ih|JPN}}

|score = 1–2 {{small|OT}}

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2

|periods = (1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)

|goalie1 = Roman Šumihhin

|goalie2 = Yutaka Fukufuji

|goals1 = Petrov (Arrak, Makrov) – 10:55

|goals2 = 38:03 – Terao (Hashimoto) / 60:53 – T. Kawai (Sato, Furuhashi)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 700

|official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Bliek

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639901_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 16

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 12

|shots2 = 42

}}

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}

|team2 = {{ih|UKR}}

|score = 0–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3

|periods = (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Patrik Polc

|goalie2 = Sergei Gaiduchenko

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 13:52 – Katrych (Nimenko, Butsenko) / 28:55 – Nimenko (Babynets) / 38:49 – Butsenko (Babynets, Tolstushko)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 1,545

|official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Sewell

|linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Stepankevičius

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639902_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 22

|shots1 = 39

|shots2 = 32

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|date = 22 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

|team2 = {{ih|LTU}}

|score = 0–3

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3

|periods = (0–1, 0–2, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Mate Tomljenović

|goalie2 = Mantas Armalis

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 19:54 – Kumeliauskas (Bogdziul, Kieras) (PP) / 22:23 – Krakauskas (Čypas, Gintautas) / 34:59 – Cetvertak (Rybakov, Kieras)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 6,050

|official = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Halm

|linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Niittyla

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639903_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 35

|shots1 = 26

|shots2 = 33

}}

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|date = 23 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|UKR}}

|team2 = {{ih|EST}}

|score = 0–2

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2

|periods = (0–2, 0–0, 0–0)

|goalie1 = Sergei Gaiduchenko

|goalie2 = Villem-Henrik Koitmaa

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 00:39 – Rooba (Makrov, Lahesalu) / 09:03 – Vasjonkin (Kettunen, Gornostajev)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 160

|official = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Halm

|linesman = {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Nedeljković

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Niittyla

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639904_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 2

|shots1 = 33

|shots2 = 33

}}

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|date = 23 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}

|team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

|score = 4–3

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3

|periods = (1–0, 1–3, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Yuta Narisawa

|goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

|goals1 = Hashimoto (Furuhashi) – 15:17 / Furuhashi – 36:19 / Sato (Miura, Hashimoto) – 42:50 / Hashimoto (Tanaka, Furuhashi) – 52:53

|goals2 = 22:03 – Rendulić (Senzel, Blagus) (PP) / 24:21 – Rendulić (Šijan) / 27:13 – Jazbec (Blagus, Šijan)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 292

|official = {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Bulovec

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Stepankevičius

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639905_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 31

|shots2 = 26

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 23 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}

|team2 = {{ih|ROU}}

|score = 8–3

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 8–2 / 8–3

|periods = (3–1, 3–1, 2–1)

|goalie1 = Mantas Armalis

|goalie2 = Zoltán Tőke

|goals1 = Rybakov (Ališauskas, Kasparaitis) – 02:38 / Verenis (Kumeliauskas, Bogdziul) – 03:47 / Rybakov (Gintautas, Kasparaitis) – 10:55 / Bogdziul (Kumeliauskas, Verenis) (PP) – 23:04 / Kaleinikovas (Zubrus) – 34:48 / Bosas – 39:39 / Bosas (Kaleinikovas, Zubrus) (PP) – 42:53 / Čižas (Jasinevičius) – 46:42

|goals2 = 16:04 – G. Bíró (Gliga, Molnár) / 28:03 – G. Bíró (Gliga) / 48:52 – G. Bíró (Salló, Constantin)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 5,760

|official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Bliek

|linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639906_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 35

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 29

|shots2 = 42

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|UKR}}

|team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

|score = 2–4

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 2–4

|periods = (0–3, 0–0, 2–1)

|goalie1 = Bogdan Dyachenko
Sergei Gaiduchenko

|goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

|goals1 = Katrych (Butsenko, Babynets) (PP) – 46:56 / Nimenko (Mikhnov, Ignatenko) – 53:00

|goals2 = 04:36 – Janković (Senzel, Blagus) (PP) / 11:51 – Zanoški (SH) / 13:06 – Kanaet (Tadić) / 59:58 – Vedlin (ENG)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 221

|official = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Halm

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639907_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 22

|shots1 = 33

|shots2 = 39

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|ROU}}

|team2 = {{ih|EST}}

|score = 0–1

|progression= 0–1

|periods = (0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

|goalie1 = Patrik Polc

|goalie2 = Villem-Henrik Koitmaa

|goals1 =

|goals2 = 59:07 – Embrich (Makrov, Lahesalu)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 452

|official = {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Bulovec

|linesman = {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639908_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 29

|shots2 = 25

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 25 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}

|team2 = {{ih|LTU}}

|score = 1–6

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6

|periods = (0–2, 0–2, 1–2)

|goalie1 = Yutaka Fukufuji

|goalie2 = Mantas Armalis

|goals1 = Hashimoto (Miura) – 40:41

|goals2 = 02:30 – Rybakov (Cetvertak, Laukaitis) / 03:03 – Bosas (Kaleinikovas) / 26:04 – Bosas (Zubrus, Aliukonis) (PP) / 27:56 – Verenis (Kumeliauskas, Čypas) / 44:48 – Bogdziul (Kumeliauskas, Verenis) / 55:42 – Bosas (Kaleinikovas, Kieras)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 7,010

|official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Sewell

|linesman = {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Nedeljković

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Niittylä

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639909_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 25

|shots2 = 25

}}

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|date = 27 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|JPN}}

|team2 = {{ih|ROU}}

|score = 3–2 {{small|OT}}

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2

|periods = (1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)

|goalie1 = Yutaka Fukufuji

|goalie2 = Patrik Polc

|goals1 = Takagi (Miura, Sato) (PP) – 02:48 / Echigo (Nakajima, Furuhashi) – 52:53 / Nakajima (Sato, Furuhashi) – 62:29

|goals2 = 08:09 – Fodor (O. Bíró, Bors) (PP) / 21:01 – Részegh (Tranca, Salló)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 290

|official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Bliek

|linesman = {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Kroyer

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Stepankevičius

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639910_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 14

|penalties2 = 8

|shots1 = 50

|shots2 = 29

}}

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|date = 27 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|EST}}

|team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

|score = 5–1

|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1

|periods = (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

|goalie1 = Villem-Henrik Koitmaa

|goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

|goals1 = Rooba (Petrov, Makrov) – 04:01 / Andrejev (Embrich) (SH) – 19:49 / Embrich (Gornostajev, Vasjonkin) – 28:23 / Arrak (Sibirtsev, Ossipov) – 53:49 / Embrich (Parras) (SH) – 56:15

|goals2 = 25:17 – Rendulić (Blagus) –

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 1,200

|official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Sewell

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Nedeljković

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639911_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 32

|shots2 = 34

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 27 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}

|team2 = {{ih|UKR}}

|score = 5–4 {{small|OT}}

|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 5–4

|periods = (1–1, 1–1, 2–2)
OT: (1–0)

|goalie1 = Mantas Armalis

|goalie2 = Bogdan Dyachenko

|goals1 = Bogdziul (Kaleinikovas, Zubrus) – 08:14 / Gintautas (Katulis) (PP) – 28:48 / Gintautas (Katulis, Kieras) – 45:39 / Čižas (Ališauskas, Gintautas) (PP) – 49:00 / Bosas (Kaleinikovas, Zubrus) – 61:04

|goals2 = 11:54 – Zakharov (Mikhnov) (SH) / 21:01 – Butsenko (Babynets, Zhovnir) (PP) / 55:20 – Petrukhno (Mikhnov) / 59:23 – Nimenko (Tolstushko, Mikhnov) (EA)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 7,850

|official = {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Bulovec

|linesman = {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639912_74_4_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 8

|penalties2 = 6

|shots1 = 42

|shots2 = 20

}}

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|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 12:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

|team2 = {{ih|ROU}}

|score = 3–7

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 3–7

|periods = (0–2, 1–2, 2–3)

|goalie1 = Mate Tomljenović
Vito Nikolić

|goalie2 = Patrik Polc

|goals1 = Vedlin (Šakić, Miličić) – 37:21 / Brine (Šakić, Jarčov) – 51:29 / Brine (Janković, Zanoški) (PP2) – 55:23

|goals2 = 05:25 – Molnár (Tranca, Fodor) / 11:31 – Tranca (Fodor, Bors) / 27:39 – Fodor (Részegh, Bors) / 33:07 – Gliga (Molnár, Tranca) / 42:21 – G. Bíró (Gecse, Salló) (PP) / 43:36 – Z. Péter (B. Péter, Constantin) / 52:41 – Részegh (Tranca, Fodor)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 920

|official = {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Bliek

|linesman = {{flagicon|FIN}} Tommi Niittylä

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Seewald

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639913_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 6

|penalties2 = 18

|shots1 = 43

|shots2 = 37

}}

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|bg = #eeffff

|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{ih-rt|UKR}}

|team2 = {{ih|JPN}}

|score = 1–7

|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7

|periods = (0–2, 1–2, 0–3)

|goalie1 = Bogdan Dyachenko
Sergei Gaiduchenko

|goalie2 = Yutaka Fukufuji

|goals1 = Mikhnov (Zakharov, Ignatenko) (PP) – 22:19

|goals2 = 02:38 – Nakayashiki (Hayata, Ito) / 07:47 – Hashimoto (Terao, Ushu) (PP) / 27:05 – Hashimoto (Hamada, Ushu) (PP) / 35:19 – Echigo (Nakajima) / 43:22 – Ito (Miura) / 45:28 – Sato (Echigo, Nakajima) / 50:56 – Takagi (Sato)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 3,420

|official = {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Halm

|linesman = {{flagicon|LTU}} Karolis Janušauskas

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Stepankevičius

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639914_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 12

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 28

|shots2 = 32

}}

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|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 28 April 2018

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{ih-rt|LTU}}

|team2 = {{ih|EST}}

|score = 4–1

|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1

|periods = (2–1, 1–0, 1–0)

|goalie1 = Mantas Armalis

|goalie2 = Villem-Henrik Koitmaa

|goals1 = Ališauskas (Zubrus) – 07:38 / Jasinevičius (Bogdziul) – 15:42 / Verenis (Kumeliauskas) – 35:58 / Verenis (Kumeliauskas) (ENG) – 57:39

|goals2 = 04:20 – Rooba (Petrov)

|stadium = Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas

|attendance = 10,170

|official = {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Sewell

|linesman = {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Nedeljković

|linesman2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Výleta

|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639915_74_3_0.pdf

|penalties1 = 10

|penalties2 = 12

|shots1 = 43

|shots2 = 27

}}

• Best players selected by the directorate:
• Best Goaltender: {{flagicon|EST}} Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
• Best Defenseman: {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Hashimoto
• Best Forward: {{flagicon|LTU}} Arnoldas Bosas

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639000_85I_1_0.pdf IIHF.com]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:225px;"| Player ! style="width:50px;"| GP ! style="width:50px;"| G ! style="width:50px;"| A ! style="width:60px;"| Pts ! style="width:60px;"| +/− ! style="width:50px;"| PIM ! style="width:60px;"| POS
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Hashimoto	5	5	3	8	+4	0	D
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Arnoldas Bosas	5	6	0	6	+2	4	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Povilas Verenis	5	4	2	6	+4	4	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Daniel Bogdziul	5	3	3	6	+5	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroto Sato	5	2	4	6	+4	0	D
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Makuru Furuhashi	5	1	5	6	+8	0	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Mark Kaleinikovas	5	1	5	6	+3	4	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Tadas Kumeliauskas	5	1	5	6	+3	6	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Dainius Zubrus	5	0	6	6	+4	2	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Csanád Fodor	5	2	3	5	+1	6	F
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Paulius Gintautas	5	2	3	5	+2	29	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639000_85B_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

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style="width:170px;"| Player ! style="width:60px;"| TOI ! style="width:50px;"| GA ! style="width:60px;"| GAA ! style="width:50px;"| SA ! style="width:60px;"| Sv% ! style="width:50px;"| SO
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|EST}} Villem-Henrik Koitmaa	239:40	4	1.00	138	97.10	2
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Mantas Armalis	301:04	9	1.79	140	93.57	1
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Sergei Gaiduchenko	147:38	6	2.44	90	93.33	1
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} Patrik Polc	242:24	10	2.48	150	93.33	0
style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Narisawa	122:29	5	2.45	55	90.91	0

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source: [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/639/IHM639000_85A_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]

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