Russia was able to make up for a bad Olympics, North Europe didn't leave empty-handed, and North America failed to make it out of the first round.
Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
Quarter Finals
Russia 3
France 0
This game was Russia's for the taking. Artyom Anisimov scored four minutes into the game. Evgeni Malkin would extend Russia's early in the second period on the powerplay. Alexander Kutuzov would add another goal to Russia's lead in the third. Russian goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had little trouble earning the shutout, as he stopped all 16 shots France could muster.
Sweden 3
Belarus 2
Sweden would silence the home crowd in the first, as Niclas Danielsson scored on the powerplay to put the Swedes up 1-0. Things turned around for Belarus in the second, as Geoff Platt would tie the game before Alexei Yefimenko put Belarus in the lead. Jimmie Ericsson would score on the powerplay late in the period to tie the game. Mattias Ekholm would go from goat to hero in the third. First, Ekholm would get called for hooking Alexei Kalyuzhny, which gave Kalyuzhny a penalty shot (he failed to convert). Less than a minute later, Ekholm would beat Kevin Lalande, giving Sweden the lead. The Swedes would hold on from there, as they win the game and advance to the semi-finals.
USA 3
Czech Republic 4
The US and Czech Republic faced off in a rematch of a Sochi Olympic playoff game. The Americans would strike first, as Brock Nelson gave them a 1-0 lead on a powerplay goal. The lead didn't least long, as Tomas Rolinek would score minutes later to tie the game. Things turned ugly in the second, as Justin Abdelkader would get a charging major and a game misconduct after hitting Vladimir Sobotka. The Czechs powerplay would go to work, as Tomas Hertl and Roman Cervenka would score on the 5-minute man-advantage. Ondrej Nemec would add a powerplay goal of his own later in the period. The US would pressure in the third, accumulating with Tyler Johnson scoring twice in the last 2 minutes. In the end, the US could not find the tying goal. The Czech Republic would avenge their Olympic loss and move on to the semi-finals.
Canada 2
Finland 3
Finland would open the scoring in the game, as Olli Palola's powerplay goal gave them a 1-0 lead. Canada didn't get on the scoreboard until Kyle Turris scored in the second. Mark Scheifele would break the tie minutes later, as Canada would take the lead. It didn't take long in the third for Finland to tie the game back up, as Juuso Hietanen would blast a shot past Ben Scrivens. A bad turnover by Canada late in the game would cost them, as Iiro Pakarinen found the back of the net to give Finland the lead. The Finns would hang on for the last couple minutes to win the game an move on to the semi-finals.
Semi-Finals
Russia 3
Sweden 1
Things looked good for Sweden early on, as Oscar Moller scored 18 seconds into the game to give them an early lead. Russia answered back later in the period, as the Sergei's (Plotnikov and Shirokov) would help Russia end the period up 2-1. Anton Belov would score midway through the second to extend Russia's lead. That was all for scoring, as Russia would coast to the 3-1 win. Russia's win gives them a chance to go for gold while Sweden ends up playing for bronze.
Czech Republic 0
Finland 3
Finland would pressure in the first, but only Jori Lehtera would find the back of the net. While the game evened out in the second, it was still Finland scoring the goals. Jarkko Immonen would score on the powerplay to extend the lead to 2-0. Lehtera would add an empty net goal in the third ice the game for good. Pekke Rinne would stop all 20 Czech shots in the shutout. Finland's win puts them in the gold medal game while the Czechs play for bronze.
Bronze Medal Game
Sweden 3
Czech Republic 0
Sweden took the lead in the first 5 minutes thanks to Joachim Lindstrom. Simon Hjalmarsson's gola late in the first would extend Sweden's lead. While no goals happened in the second, penalties did. Sweden would rack up 10 minutes in the box while the Czechs had 6 of their own. Sweden would go back on the scoreboard in the third, as Mikael Backlund scored Sweden's third goal. The Czech's couldn't beat Andres Nilsson, as he stopped all 29 shots in the shutout effort. Sweden's 3-0 win gives them the bronze medal.
Gold Medal Game
Russia 5
Finland 2
After some early penalties by both teams, Sergei Shirokov would open the scoring midway through the first (on the powerplay no less). The period would end tied though, as Iiro Pakarinen scored with 3 seconds remaining. Finland would take the lead in the second thanks to Olli Palola. It didn't take long for Russia to respond, as Alexander Ovechkin scored less than minute later to tie the game. Evgeni Malkin would give Russia the lead on a 2-man advantage later in the period. Russia's powerplay would put the game out of reach in the third. Danis Zaripov and Viktor Tikhonov both scored on the man-advantage as Russia would win the game 5-2. Russia would make up for their poor performance at Sochi, winning the World Championship.
Final Ranking
1 (Gold) - Russia
2 (Silver) - Finland
3 (Bronze) - Sweden
4 - Czech Republic
5 - Canada
6 - USA
7 - Belarus
8 - France
9 - Slovakia
10 - Switzerland
11 - Latvia
12 - Norway
13 - Denmark
14 - Germany
15 (Relegated) - Italy
16 (Relegated) - Kazakhstan
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