2022 IIHF World Championship playoff round

The playoff round of the 2022 IIHF World Championship is held from 26 to 29 May 2022. The top four of each preliminary group qualify for the playoff round.
==Qualified teams==
Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
A 	 	 	 	
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 	 	A	1	20	+19	34	8
2 	 	B	1	19	+20	25	2
3 	 	B	2	18	+17	27	7
4 	 	A	2	16	+6 	26	5
5 	align=left	A	3	15	+16	34	1
6 	 	B	3	13	+6 	19	6
7 	 	B	4	13	+6 	18	4
8 	 	A	4	12	+4 	23	9
==Bracket==
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+3).
==Quarterfinals==
===Germany vs Czechia===
===Sweden vs Canada===
===Switzerland vs United States===
===Finland vs Slovakia===
==Semifinals==
===Finland vs United States===
===Canada vs Czechia===
==Bronze medal game==
==Gold medal game==
==References==
==External links==
*Official website
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