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]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | .svg.png.webp) Canada (2) |  Finland (4) |  Germany (6) |  United States (7) | 
| B |  Russia (1) |  Czech Republic (3) |  Sweden (5) | .svg.png.webp) 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.
Bracket
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Canada (OT) | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| 23 May | ||||||||||
|  Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
|  Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||
| 26 May | ||||||||||
|  Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) 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).
Quarterfinals
| 23 May 2019 16:15 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 6,157 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Cory Schneider | Referees:  Tobias Bjork .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referees:  Roman Gofman .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 25 May 2019 15:15 | Russia  | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |  Finland | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 | 
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Kevin Lankinen | Referees:  Tobias Bjork  Martin Fraňo Linesmen:  Brian Oliver .svg.png.webp) Nathan Vanoosten | ||
| 
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | |||
| 25 May 2019 19:15 | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) |  Czech Republic | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalies | Šimon Hrubec | Referees: .svg.png.webp) 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 | ||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 26 May 2019 20:15 (UTC+2) | Canada .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2) |  Finland | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 9,085 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Slovakia opens vs. USA". iihfworlds.com. 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "Semi-final format changed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
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