2021 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2021 IIHF World Championship was held from 3 to 6 June 2021. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.
==Qualified teams==
Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
A 	ROC 	 	 	
B 	 	 	 	
===Qualified teams' seedings===
Quarter-finalists were paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group played the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team played the third-place team of the other group.
Semi-finalists are paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which is determined by the following criteria: 1)position in the group; 2)number of points; 3)goal difference; 4)number of goals scored for; 5)seeding number entering the tournament. The best-ranked semi-finalist plays against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist plays the third-best ranked semi-finalist.
Rank	Team	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	 	B	1	18	+13	21	6
2 	ROC 	A	1	17	+18	28	2
3 	 	B	2	17	+9 	19	3
4 	 	A	2	15	+10	27	8
5 	 	A	3	13	+9 	27	5
6 	 	B	3	12	+8 	22	7
7 	 	A	4	12	−5 	17	9
8 	 	B	4	10	+1 	19	1
==Bracket==
There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+3).
==Quarterfinals==
===Switzerland vs Germany===
===United States vs Slovakia===
===ROC vs Canada===
===Finland vs Czech Republic===
==Semifinals==
===United States vs Canada===
===Finland vs Germany===
==Bronze medal game==
==Gold medal game==
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
P