2025 IIHF World Championship playoff round
Round of 2025 international ice hockey tournament
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The playoff round of the 2025 IIHF World Championship was held from 22 to 25 May 2025. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]
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]
Bracket
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 May | ||||||||||
1A Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 May | ||||||||||
4B Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
2 Switzerland | 7 | |||||||||
| 22 May | ||||||||||
7 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
1B Switzerland | 6 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
4A Austria | 0 | |||||||||
2 Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 May | ||||||||||
4 United States(OT) | 1 | |||||||||
2A Sweden | 5 | |||||||||
| 24 May | ||||||||||
3B Czechia | 2 | |||||||||
3 Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| 22 May | ||||||||||
4 United States | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
2B United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 25 May | ||||||||||
3A Finland | 2 | |||||||||
3 Sweden | 6 | |||||||||
7 Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals
| 22 May 2025 16:20 | United States | 5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0) | Finland | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 9,642 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jeremy Swayman | Goalies | Juuse Saros | Referees: Michael Campbell Mikael Holm Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 May 2025 16:20 | Switzerland | 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Austria | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 2,621 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | David Kickert | Referees: Tobias Björk Riku Brander Linesmen: Nick Briganti Oto Durmis | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 35 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 May 2025 20:20 | Sweden | 5–2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Czechia | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markström | Goalies | Karel Vejmelka Daniel Vladař | Referees: Sean MacFarlane André SchraderLinesmen: Jake Davis Shane Gustafson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 May 2025 20:20 | Canada | 1–2 (0–0, 0–0, 1–2) | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington | Goalies | Frederik Dichow | Referees: Andris Ansons Christoffer HolmLinesmen: Onni Hautamäki Daniel Hynek | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| 24 May 2025 14:20 | Sweden | 2–6 (0–2, 0–2, 2–2) | United States | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markström Samuel Ersson | Goalies | Jeremy Swayman | Referees: Michael Campbell André Schrader Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Tarrington Wyonzek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 May 2025 18:20 | Switzerland | 7–0 (3–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Denmark | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Frederik Dichow Sebastian Dahm | Referees: Christoffer Holm Jan Hribik Linesmen: Nick Briganti Jake Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 25 May 2025 15:20 | Sweden | 6–2 (0–0, 3–0, 3–2) | Denmark | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Ersson | Goalies | Frederik Dichow | Referees: Andris Ansons Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Jake Davis Shane Gustafson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 25 May 2025 20:20 | Switzerland | 0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | United States | Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530 |
| Game reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Jeremy Swayman | Referees: Michael Campbell Mikael Holm Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Onni Hautamäki | ||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 25 | Shots | 40 | |||