2018 IIHF World Championship Group A

Group A was one of two groups of the 2018 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team is relegated to Division I in 2019.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 7 6 1 0 0 31 9 +22 20 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 7 5 0 1 1 32 10 +22 16
3  Czech Republic 7 3 3 0 1 27 15 +12 15
4   Switzerland 7 3 1 1 2 25 19 +6 12
5  Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 19 20 1 11
6  France 7 2 0 0 5 13 29 16 6
7  Austria 7 1 0 1 5 13 30 17 4
8  Belarus (R) 7 0 0 0 7 8 36 28 0 Relegation to 2019 Division I A[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The rules state that "the bottom ranked two teams will be relegated" and the 2019 hosts (Slovakia) cannot be relegated by rule.[2]

Matches

All times are local (UTC+2).

Russia vs France

4 May 2018
16:15
Russia 7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 FranceRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,453

Sweden vs Belarus

4 May 2018
20:15
Sweden 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 BelarusRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,884

Switzerland vs Austria

5 May 2018
12:15
Switzerland  3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 AustriaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,019

France vs Belarus

5 May 2018
16:15
France 6–2
(2–1, 1–0, 3–1)
 BelarusRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,529

Czech Republic vs Slovakia

5 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 SlovakiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Austria vs Russia

6 May 2018
12:15
Austria 0–7
(0–3, 0–3, 0–1)
 RussiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 9,502

Sweden vs Czech Republic

6 May 2018
16:15
Sweden 3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 Czech RepublicRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Slovakia vs Switzerland

6 May 2018
20:15
Slovakia 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
  SwitzerlandRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,915

Belarus vs Russia

7 May 2018
16:15
Belarus 0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 RussiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,360

Sweden vs France

7 May 2018
20:15
Sweden 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FranceRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,218

Austria vs Slovakia

8 May 2018
16:15
Austria 2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 SlovakiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,094

Czech Republic vs Switzerland

8 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic 5–4 GWS
(1–1, 3–3, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SwitzerlandRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,226

Switzerland vs Belarus

9 May 2018
16:15
Switzerland  5–2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 BelarusRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,445

Sweden vs Austria

9 May 2018
20:15
Sweden 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 AustriaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 8,547

Slovakia vs France

10 May 2018
16:15
Slovakia 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 FranceRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,855

Czech Republic vs Russia

10 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic 4–3 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 RussiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

France vs Austria

11 May 2018
16:15
France 5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 AustriaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,780

Belarus vs Czech Republic

11 May 2018
20:15
Belarus 0–3
(0–3, 0–0, 0–0)
 Czech RepublicRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,636

Slovakia vs Sweden

12 May 2018
12:15
Slovakia 3–4 OT
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 SwedenRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Austria vs Belarus

12 May 2018
16:15
Austria 4–0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 BelarusRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,370

Russia vs Switzerland

12 May 2018
20:15
Russia 4–3
(0–0, 3–1, 1–2)
  SwitzerlandRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,366

France vs Czech Republic

13 May 2018
16:15
France 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
 Czech RepublicRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,252

Switzerland vs Sweden

13 May 2018
20:15
Switzerland  3–5
(0–2, 1–1, 2–2)
 SwedenRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,255

Russia vs Slovakia

14 May 2018
16:15
Russia 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 SlovakiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,732

Czech Republic vs Austria

14 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic 4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)
 AustriaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 3,843

Switzerland vs France

15 May 2018
12:15
Switzerland  5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 FranceRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,573

Belarus vs Slovakia

15 May 2018
16:15
Belarus 4–7
(0–2, 2–0, 2–5)
 SlovakiaRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 4,857

Russia vs Sweden

15 May 2018
20:15
Russia 1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 SwedenRoyal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

References

  1. "Worlds schedule released". iihfworlds.com. 8 August 2017.
  2. "Statutes and Bylaws (701.3)" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 September 2015.
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