2018 IIHF World Championship playoff round
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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.{{cite web|url=http://2018.iihfworlds.com/en/news/schedule-released/|title=Worlds schedule released|date=8 August 2017|work=iihfworlds.com}}
Qualified teams
Bracket
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final
| Consol=Third place
|17 May|{{ih|SWE}}|3|{{ih|LAT}}|2
|17 May|{{ih|USA}}|3|{{ih|CZE}}|2
|17 May|{{ih|RUS}}|4|{{ih|CAN}} (OT)|5
|17 May|{{ih|FIN}}|2|{{ih|SUI}}|3
|19 May|{{ih|SWE}}|6|{{ih|USA}}|0
|19 May|{{ih|CAN}}|2|{{ih|SUI}}|3
|20 May|{{ih|SWE}} (GWS)|3|{{ih|SUI}}|2
|20 May|{{ih|USA}}|4|{{ih|CAN}}|1
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All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals
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|date = 17 May 2018
|time = 16:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|RUS}}
|team2 = {{ih|CAN}}
|score = 4–5 {{small|OT}}
|progression= 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 4–5
|periods = (0–1, 2–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)
|goalie1 = Igor Shestyorkin
|goalie2 = Darcy Kuemper
|goals1 = Mikheyev (Anisimov, Zaitsev) – 32:53 / Barabanov (Dadonov) (EA) – 37:32 / Andronov (Zaitsev, Soshnikov) – 48:44 / Anisimov (Grigorenko, Zaitsev) – 54:34
|goals2 = 04:45 – Parayko (McDavid, Eberle) (PP) / 31:51 – Nugent-Hopkins (McDavid, Parayko) (PP) / 47:11 – Turris (Schwartz) / 52:36 – Dubois (Jost) / 64:57 – O'Reilly (McDavid, Ekblad) (PP)
|stadium = Royal Arena, Copenhagen
|attendance = 9,017
|official = {{flagicon|AUT}} Mark Lemelin
|official2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Aleksi Rantala
|linesman = {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Oliver
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Sormunen
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495357_74_4_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 8
|penalties2 = 2
|shots1 = 30
|shots2 = 41
}}
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|date = 17 May 2018
|time = 16:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|USA}}
|team2 = {{ih|CZE}}
|score = 3–2
|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2
|periods = (2–0, 0–2, 1–0)
|goalie1 = Keith Kinkaid
|goalie2 = Pavel Francouz
|goals1 = Kane (Ryan) – 10:36 / Atkinson (Bonino, Gaudreau) – 12:19 / Kane (Ryan) – 46:58
|goals2 = 24:56 – Řepík (Faksa, Gudas) / 30:55 – Nečas (Pastrňák, Hronek) (PP)
|stadium = Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
|attendance = 4,846
|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari
|official2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Kubuš
|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sakari Suominen
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495358_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 2
|shots1 = 31
|shots2 = 26
}}
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|date = 17 May 2018
|time = 20:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
|team2 = {{ih|LAT}}
|score = 3–2
|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2
|periods = (0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
|goalie1 = Anders Nilsson
|goalie2 = Elvis Merzļikins
|goals1 = Forsberg (Kempe, Ekman-Larsson) – 26:36 / Arvidsson (Ekholm) – 41:49 / Ekman-Larsson (Kempe, Rakell) (PP) – 46:27
|goals2 = 31:59 – Bļugers (Ri. Bukarts) / 50:21 – Balcers (Ķēniņš)
|stadium = Royal Arena, Copenhagen
|attendance = 12,490
|official = {{flagicon|USA}} Timothy Mayer
|official2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Olenin
|linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Otmakhov
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495359_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 10
|penalties2 = 2
|shots1 = 34
|shots2 = 24
}}
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|bg = #eeffff
|date = 17 May 2018
|time = 20:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|FIN}}
|team2 = {{ih|SUI}}
|score = 2–3
|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3
|periods = (1–0, 0–3, 1–0)
|goalie1 = Harri Säteri
|goalie2 = Leonardo Genoni
|goals1 = Nutivaara (Koivisto, Rantanen) – 07:01 / Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP) – 48:20
|goals2 = 29:13 – Corvi (Fiala, Niederreiter) / 32:32 – Vermin (Meier) / 33:08 – Hofmann (Moser, Fora)
|stadium = Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
|attendance = 5,634
|official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Antonín Jeřábek
|official2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Reneau
|linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Gleb Lazarev
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Miroslav Lhotský
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495360_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 0
|penalties2 = 8
|shots1 = 34
|shots2 = 27
}}
Semifinals
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|date = 19 May 2018
|time = 15:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}}
|team2 = {{ih|USA}}
|score = 6–0
|progression= 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0
|periods = (1–0, 3–0, 2–0)
|goalie1 = Anders Nilsson
|goalie2 = Keith Kinkaid
|goals1 = Arvidsson (De la Rose, Forsberg) – 14:43 / Pääjärvi (Backlund) (SH) – 27:09 / Hörnqvist (Backlund, Klingberg) (PP) – 30:05 / Janmark-Nylén (Rakell) – 30:16 / Arvidsson (Zibanejad) (ENG) – 51:07 / Kempe (Backlund) – 57:01
|goals2 =
|stadium = Royal Arena, Copenhagen
|attendance = 12,490
|official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Gofman
|official2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Oliver Gouin
|linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin McCrank
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Nathan Vanoosten
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495261_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 14
|penalties2 = 6
|shots1 = 20
|shots2 = 41
}}
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|date = 19 May 2018
|time = 19:15
|team1 = {{ih-rt|CAN}}
|team2 = {{ih|SUI}}
|score = 2–3
|progression= 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3
|periods = (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
|goalie1 = Darcy Kuemper
|goalie2 = Leonardo Genoni
|goals1 = Horvat (Dubois, Pageau) – 27:20 / Parayko (McDavid, Schenn) (EA) – 57:53
|goals2 = 18:41 – Scherwey (Untersander, Kukan) / 29:40 – Hofmann (Fiala, Andrighetto) (PP) / 44:14 – Haas (Andrighetto, Diaz) (PP)
|stadium = Royal Arena, Copenhagen
|attendance = 12,166
|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari
|official2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Kubuš
|linesman = {{flagicon|CZE}} Miroslav Lhotský
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Oliver
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495262_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 6
|penalties2 = 2
|shots1 = 45
|shots2 = 17
}}
Bronze medal game
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|date = 20 May 2018
|time = 15:45
|team1 = {{ih-rt|USA}}
|team2 = {{ih|CAN}}
|score = 4–1
|progression= 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1
|periods = (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)
|goalie1 = Keith Kinkaid
|goalie2 = Curtis McElhinney
|goals1 = Kreider (Larkin, DeBrincat) (PP) – 26:40 / Bonino (Kane) (PP) – 53:21 / Lee (McAvoy) (ENG) – 57:45 / Kreider (ENG) – 58:18
|goals2 = 38:06 – Vlasic (Horvat, Turris)
|stadium = Royal Arena, Copenhagen
|attendance = 12,111
|official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Kaukokari
|official2 = {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Kubuš
|linesman = {{flagicon|CZE}} Miroslav Lhotský
|linesman2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Sakari Suominen
|reference = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/495/IHM495163_74_3_0.pdf
|penalties1 = 4
|penalties2 = 14
|shots1 = 37
|shots2 = 25
}}
Gold medal game
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References
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