2017 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2017 IIHF World Championship was held from 18 to 21 May 2017. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.

Format

The teams played crossover in the quarterfinals, with Germany in Cologne and France in Paris, if qualified.[1]

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
A  United States  Russia  Sweden  Germany
B  Canada   Switzerland  Czech Republic  Finland

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
18 May - Cologne
 
 
 United States0
 
20 May - Cologne
 
 Finland2
 
 Finland1
 
18 May - Paris
 
 Sweden4
 
  Switzerland1
 
21 May - Cologne
 
 Sweden3
 
 Sweden (GWS)2
 
18 May - Cologne
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada2
 
20 May - Cologne
 
 Germany1
 
 Canada4
 
18 May - Paris
 
 Russia2 Third place
 
 Russia3
 
21 May - Cologne
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Russia5
 
 
 Finland3
 

All times are local (UTC+2).

Quarterfinals

18 May 2017
16:15
United States 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 FinlandLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 8,968
Game reference
Jimmy HowardGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
Oliver Gouin
Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Gleb Lazarev
Miroslav Lhotský
0–121:01 – Rantanen (Savinainen, Aho) (PP)
0–246:49 – Kemppainen (J. Aaltonen)
12 minPenalties4 min
26Shots20
18 May 2017
16:15
Russia 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)
 Czech RepublicAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 6,209
Game reference
Andrei VasilevskiyGoaliesPavel FrancouzReferees:
Mark Lemelin
Tobias Wehrli
Linesmen:
Brian Oliver
Nathan Vanoosten
Orlov (Plotnikov, Antipin) – 08:451–0
Kucherov (Kuznetsov, Antipin) (PP) – 13:362–0
Panarin (Kucherov, Kuznetsov) – 53:553–0
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots27
18 May 2017
20:15
Canada 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 GermanyLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,653
Game reference
Calvin PickardGoaliesPhilipp GrubauerReferees:
Jan Hribik
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Judson Ritter
Sakari Suominen
Scheifele (O'Reilly, Marner) (PP) – 17:111–0
Skinner (Matheson, Scheifele) – 38:082–0
2–153:21 – Y. Seidenberg (Ehrhoff) (SH)
8 minPenalties18 min
50Shots20
18 May 2017
20:15
Switzerland 1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
 SwedenAccorHotels Arena, Paris
Attendance: 8,417
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferees:
Brett Iverson
Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Libor Suchánek
0–104:15 – Bäckström (Lindberg, Nylander)
Haas – 12:531–1
1–233:15 – Nylander (Ekman-Larsson)
1–343:44 – Edler (J. Lundqvist)
2 minPenalties6 min
27Shots29

Semifinals

20 May 2017
15:15
Canada 4–2
(0–0, 0–2, 4–0)
 RussiaLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,469
Game reference
Calvin PickardGoaliesAndrei VasilevskiyReferees:
Mark Lemelin
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Brian Oliver
0–132:16 – Kuznetsov (Panarin, Kucherov)
0–234:50 – Gusev (Shipachyov, Panarin) (PP)
Scheifele (MacKinnon, Parayko) (PP) – 40:171–2
MacKinnon (Konecny) – 55:072–2
O'Reilly (Matheson) – 56:583–2
Couturier (O'Reilly, Parayko) (ENG) – 58:534–2
10 minPenalties22 min
38Shots28
20 May 2017
19:15
Sweden 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 FinlandLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 11,242
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
Jan Hribik
Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Nathan Vanoosten
Edler (Bäckström) – 01:491–0
1–104:45 – Kemppainen (Aaltonen)
J. Klingberg (Ekman-Larsson, Nylander) (PP) – 24:362–1
Nylander (Bäckström) (PP) – 34:523–1
Nordström (Krüger) – 53:524–1
6 minPenalties10 min
41Shots23

Bronze medal game

21 May 2017
16:15
Russia 5–3
(1–0, 3–1, 1–2)
 FinlandLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 16,182
Game reference
Andrei VasilevskiyGoaliesJoonas Korpisalo
Harri Säteri
Referees:
Oliver Gouin
Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Brian Oliver
Gusev (Antipin, Nichushkin) – 06:581–0
Tkachyov (Nichushkin, Zub) (SH) – 21:482–0
Gusev (Panarin, Dadonov) (PP) – 27:013–0
Kiselevich (Namestnikov, Nichushkin) – 28:164–0
4–139:33 – Rantanen (Filppula)
4–241:16 – Lehtonen (Aho)
4–345:29 – Savinainen (Rantanen, Aho) (PP)
Kucherov (Gusev, Belov) – 49:495–3
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots29

Gold medal game

21 May 2017
20:45
Canada 1–2 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 SwedenLanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 17,363
Game reference
Calvin PickardGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Alexander Otmakhov
Sakari Suominen
0–139:39 – Hedman (SH)
O'Reilly (Marner, MacKinnon) (PP) – 41:581–1
MacKinnon
Point
O'Reilly
Marner
Shootout Nylander
Bäckström
Ekman-Larsson
Landeskog
10 minPenalties8 min
43Shots42

References

  1. ^ "All systems go for 2017". iihfworlds2017.com. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.