2018 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2018 IIHF World Championship

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[a]

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)

France

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,453

Game reference
	Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Florian Hardy Ronan Quemener	Referees: Jan Hribik Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Peter Šefčík Sakari Suominen
	Kaprizov (Dadonov, Zaitsev) – 07:08 1–0 Buchnevich (Grigorenko, Nesterov) (PP) – 08:18 2–0 Dadonov (Kaprizov, Khafizullin) – 10:22 3–0 Kaprizov (Datsyuk, Zaitsev) – 37:59 4–0 Barabanov (Kiselevich, Kablukov) – 42:36 5–0 Shalunov (Datsyuk, Khafizullin) (PP) – 44:50 6–0 Anisimov (Buchnevich) (PP) – 57:13 7–0
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	39	Shots	10

Sweden vs Belarus

4 May 2018 20:15

Sweden

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Belarus

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 10,884

Game reference
	Magnus Hellberg	Goalies	Ivan Kulbakov Mikhail Karnaukhov	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Dustin McCrank
	Andersson (Kempe, Everberg) – 09:17 1–0 Nyquist (Klingberg, Lindholm) – 09:45 2–0 Janmark (Rakell, Zibanejad) – 23:49 3–0 Rakell – 33:45 4–0 Zibanejad (Janmark, Rakell) – 56:11 5–0
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	27

Switzerland vs Austria

5 May 2018 12:15

Switzerland

3–2 OT (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 5,019

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Bernhard Starkbaum	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Dmitri Golyak Gleb Lazarev
	Niederreiter (Corvi) – 18:28 1–0 Haas (Scherwey, Müller) – 24:14 2–0 2–1 34:50 – Zwerger (Rauchenwald, Haudum) (PP) 2–2 46:28 – Ganahl (Schneider) Corvi (Niederreiter) – 63:18 3–2
	29 min	Penalties	6 min
	41	Shots	19

France vs Belarus

5 May 2018 16:15

France

6–2 (2–1, 1–0, 3–1)

Belarus

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,529

Game reference
	Florian Hardy	Goalies	Ivan Kulbakov Mikhail Karnaukhov	Referees: Oliver Gouin Mark Lemelin Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Sakari Suominen
	Fleury (S. Da Costa, Rech) – 03:33 1–0 S. Da Costa (Janil) – 13:33 2–0 2–1 19:36 – Pavlovich (Razvadovsky, Vorobey) (PP) Lampérier (Claireaux, Hecquefeuille) – 38:42 3–1 Manavian (S. Da Costa, Fleury) (PP2) – 42:17 4–1 Guttig (Perret, Douay) – 47:57 5–1 5–2 54:46 – Vorobey (Platt, Korobov) (PP) Perret (Leclerc, Hecquefeuille) (PP) – 57:56 6–2
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	30	Shots	40

Czech Republic vs Slovakia

5 May 2018 20:15

Czech Republic

3–2 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Slovakia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	Pavel Francouz	Goalies	Marek Čiliak	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Andreas Malmqvist Dustin McCrank
	0–1 07:33 – Krištof (Sekera, Nagy) (PP) Kubalík (Nestrašil, Jaškin) – 21:04 1–1 1–2 25:29 – Sekera (Nagy) (PP) Nečas (Kubalík) (EA) – 59:50 2–2 Jaškin (Polášek, Nestrašil) – 62:09 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	42	Shots	17

Austria vs Russia

6 May 2018 12:15

Austria

0–7 (0–3, 0–3, 0–1)

Russia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 9,502

Game reference
	David Madlener	Goalies	Vasily Koshechkin Igor Shestyorkin	Referees: Timothy Mayer Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Peter Šefčík
	0–1 09:34 – Grigorenko 0–2 11:42 – Anisimov (Buchnevich) 0–3 13:19 – Barabanov (Mikheyev, Yakovlev) 0–4 23:52 – Grigorenko (Anisimov) 0–5 29:07 – Kaprizov (Datsyuk, Dadonov) 0–6 37:58 – Mamin (Kaprizov) 0–7 53:55 – Mikheyev
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	18	Shots	41

Sweden vs Czech Republic

6 May 2018 16:15

Sweden

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Czech Republic

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	Magnus Hellberg	Goalies	David Rittich	Referees: Mark Lemelin Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Dmitri Golyak
	Rakell (Janmark-Nylén, Lindholm) – 04:49 1–0 Janmark-Nylén (Rakell) (PP) – 07:13 2–0 2–1 33:10 – Hronek (Červenka, Hyka) (PP2) Zibanejad (Rakell) – 43:11 3–1 3–2 55:46 – Hyka (Faksa) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	25

Slovakia vs Switzerland

6 May 2018 20:15

Slovakia

0–2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Switzerland

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 10,915

Game reference
	Marek Čiliak	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Oliver Gouin Jan Hribik Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Andreas Malmqvist
	0–1 11:06 – Scherwey (Diaz, Müller) 0–2 20:22 – Müller (Scherwey) (SH)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	26

Belarus vs Russia

7 May 2018 16:15

Belarus

0–6 (0–1, 0–3, 0–2)

Russia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,360

Game reference
	Vitali Trus	Goalies	Igor Shestyorkin	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Dustin McCrank
	0–1 05:27 – Datsyuk (Dadonov) 0–2 25:55 – Shalunov (Barabanov, Kablukov) 0–3 29:25 – Kablukov (Barabanov, Tryamkin) 0–4 39:26 – Datsyuk (Khafizullin, Shalunov) (PP) 0–5 45:16 – Mamin (Zaitsev) 0–6 47:37 – Kaprizov (Datsyuk, Dadonov)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	18	Shots	27

Sweden vs France

7 May 2018 20:15

Sweden

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

France

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 7,218

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	Ronan Quemener	Referees: Jan Hribik Tobias Wehrli Linesmen: Peter Šefčík Sakari Suominen
	Rakell (A. Larsson, Janmark-Nylén) – 00:24 1–0 Backlund (Pettersson, Lindholm) (PP) – 05:54 2–0 Ekman-Larsson (A. Larsson, Kempe) – 27:51 3–0 Pettersson (Klingberg, Ekman-Larsson) (PP) – 55:40 4–0
	12 min	Penalties	24 min
	35	Shots	14

Austria vs Slovakia

8 May 2018 16:15

Austria

2–4 (1–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Slovakia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,094

Game reference
	Bernhard Starkbaum	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees: Brett Iverson Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Andreas Malmqvist
	Lebler (Hofer, Viveiros) – 01:33 1–0 1–1 04:13 – Haščák (Hovorka, Ďaloga) 1–2 22:13 – Jurčo (Nagy, Fehérváry) 1–3 29:00 – Jaroš (Fehérváry, Svitana) Schneider (Raffl) – 41:43 2–3 2–4 59:29 – Krištof (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	30

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)

Switzerland

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,226

Game reference
	Pavel Francouz	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Roman Gofman Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Dmitri Golyak Gleb Lazarev
	0–1 11:13 – Niederreiter (Hofmann) (PP) Kubalík (Nečas) (PP) – 16:21 1–1 1–2 20:47 – Hofmann (Andrighetto, Diaz) (PP) 1–3 22:07 – Moser (Vermin, Müller) Moravčík (Sklenička, Hyka) – 24:09 2–3 2–4 27:21 – Niederreiter (Moser, Untersander) (PP) Jaškin (Moravčík, Nestrašil) – 27:43 3–4 Řepík (Kubalík) – 34:26 4–4
	Jaškin Hyka Nečas Nestrašil Řepík	Shootout	Rod Andrighetto Niederreiter Corvi Hofmann
	26 min	Penalties	18 min
	28	Shots	29

Switzerland vs Belarus

9 May 2018 16:15

Switzerland

5–2 (2–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Belarus

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 5,445

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Mikhail Karnaukhov	Referees: Linus Öhlund Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Jake Davis Alexander Otmakhov
	Vermin (Niederreiter, Untersander) – 01:37 1–0 1–1 05:54 – Platt (Linglet, Dyukov) 1–2 10:46 – Pavlovich (Kovyrshin, Materukhin) Andrighetto (Meier) – 18:40 2–2 Vermin (Meier, Diaz) – 39:45 3–2 Corvi (Diaz) – 42:29 4–2 Meier (Andrighetto, Hofmann) (PP) – 46:44 5–2
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	45	Shots	24

Sweden vs Austria

9 May 2018 20:15

Sweden

7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0)

Austria

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 8,547

Game reference
	Anders Nilsson	Goalies	David Madlener	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Hannu Sormunen
	Kempe (Lindholm) (PP) – 09:47 1–0 Janmark (Rakell) – 17:11 2–0 Rakell (Zibanejad, Janmark) (PP) – 22:42 3–0 Rakell – 28:53 4–0 Nyquist (Kempe) – 29:17 5–0 Zibanejad (Janmark, Andersson) – 47:50 6–0 Pääjärvi (J. Larsson) – 53:59 7–0
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	14

Slovakia vs France

10 May 2018 16:15

Slovakia

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

France

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 5,855

Game reference
	Marek Čiliak	Goalies	Florian Hardy	Referees: Roman Gofman Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Rene Jensen Jon Kilian
	Bondra (Buc, Svitana) – 05:37 1–0 Buc (Svitana, Jaroš) – 22:03 2–0 2–1 33:39 – Claireaux (Perret, Janil) Čajkovský (Buc) (ENG) – 59:50 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	14

Czech Republic vs Russia

10 May 2018 20:15

Czech Republic

4–3 OT (2–1, 1–2, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Russia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	David Rittich	Goalies	Vasily Koshechkin	Referees: Brett Iverson Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jake Davis Nathan Vanoosten
	0–1 01:11 – Nesterov (Barabanov, Kablukov) Krejčí (Jaškin, Gudas) – 14:41 1–1 Jaškin (Pastrňák, Krejčí) – 18:39 2–1 2–2 21:00 – Grigorenko (Buchnevich, Anisimov) Pastrňák (Krejčí) – 24:17 3–2 3–3 25:49 – Barabanov (Zaitsev, Shalunov) Pastrňák (Krejčí, Hronek) – 63:23 4–3
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	23

France vs Austria

11 May 2018 16:15

France

5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Austria

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 5,780

Game reference
	Florian Hardy	Goalies	Bernhard Starkbaum	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Brian Oliver Alexander Otmakhov
	0–1 03:32 – Hundertpfund (Heinrich, Schumnig) Fleury (Da Costa, Rech) – 10:00 1–1 Treille (Texier, Hecquefeuille) (PP) – 13:10 2–1 2–2 31:22 – Raffl (Heinrich, Komarek) (PP) Fleury (Auvitu, Da Costa) (PP2) – 34:11 3–2 Da Costa (Texier, Gallet) – 37:49 4–2 Treille (Texier, Hecquefeuille) (PP) – 41:06 5–2
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	30	Shots	36

Belarus vs Czech Republic

11 May 2018 20:15

Belarus

0–3 (0–3, 0–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 5,636

Game reference
	Vitali Trus	Goalies	Pavel Francouz	Referees: Roman Gofman Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Hannu Sormunen
	0–1 08:13 – Šulák (Krejčí) (PP) 0–2 15:53 – Horák (Plekanec) 0–3 18:43 – Řepík (Červenka, Moravčík)
	14 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	33

Slovakia vs Sweden

12 May 2018 12:15

Slovakia

3–4 OT (1–2, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Magnus Hellberg	Referees: Brett Iverson Stephen Reneau Linesmen: Rene Jensen Lukas Kohlmüller
	Jurčo (Grman, Krištof) – 10:32 1–0 1–1 15:14 – Everberg (Klingberg, Lindholm) 1–2 18:06 – Nyquist (Backlund, E. Gustafsson) 1–3 24:53 – De la Rose (Kempe, Wikstrand) Ďaloga (Nagy) (SH) – 36:40 2–3 Nagy (Krištof, Čajkovský) – 46:54 3–3 3–4 64:18 – Zibanejad (Rakell, Klingberg (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	28	Shots	33

Austria vs Belarus

12 May 2018 16:15

Austria

4–0 (1–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Belarus

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 7,370

Game reference
	Bernhard Starkbaum	Goalies	Mikhail Karnaukhov Vitali Trus	Referees: Linus Öhlund Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Brian Oliver Nathan Vanoosten
	Viveiros – 04:14 1–0 Komarek (Unterweger) (PP) – 30:38 2–0 Raffl (Komarek) (PP) – 34:38 3–0 Zwerger (Ulmer) (PP) – 39:36 4–0
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	28	Shots	34

Russia vs Switzerland

12 May 2018 20:15

Russia

4–3 (0–0, 3–1, 1–2)

Switzerland

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,366

Game reference
	Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Jake Davis Jon Kilian
	Kaprizov (Datsyuk, Gusev) – 22:22 1–0 1–1 26:35 – Untersander (Kukan, Corvi) (PP) Dadonov (Anisimov) – 27:47 2–1 Nesterov (Gusev, Datsyuk) (PP2) – 39:57 3–1 3–2 51:52 Andrighetto (Meier, Vermin) Grigorenko (Anisimov, Gavrikov) – 56:07 4–2 4–3 58:12 Haas (Andrighetto, Niederreiter) (EA)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	27

France vs Czech Republic

13 May 2018 16:15

France

0–6 (0–3, 0–2, 0–1)

Czech Republic

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,252

Game reference
	Ronan Quemener Sebastian Ylönen	Goalies	David Rittich	Referees: Jozef Kubuš Linus Öhlund Linesmen: Jon Kilian Nathan Vanoosten
	0–1 03:41 – Pastrňák (Krejčí) 0–2 07:58 – Pastrňák (Jaškin) 0–3 14:11 – Jaškin (Krejčík) 0–4 21:37 – Horák (Kubalík, Šulák) (PP) 0–5 27:41 – Horák (Chytil, Sklenička) 0–6 50:32 – Nečas (Krejčík, Polášek)
	22 min	Penalties	4 min
	10	Shots	55

Switzerland vs Sweden

13 May 2018 20:15

Switzerland

3–5 (0–2, 1–1, 2–2)

Sweden

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,255

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Anders Nilsson	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Alexander Otmakhov Hannu Sormunen
	0–1 05:24 – Klingberg (Zibanejad, Ekman-Larsson) (PP) 0–2 09:18 – Hörnqvist (Pettersson, Backlund) (PP) 0–3 21:14 – Backlund (Lindholm) Untersander (Corvi) – 38:32 1–3 Diaz (Fiala, Andrighetto) – 44:26 2–3 2–4 52:59 – Larsson (Backlund) 2–5 56:42 – Pääjärvi (Backlund) (ENG) Kukan (Untersander) (PP) – 59:17 3–5
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	41

Russia vs Slovakia

14 May 2018 16:15

Russia

4–0 (2–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Slovakia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 7,732

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin	Goalies	Marek Čiliak	Referees: Mark Lemelin Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Lukas Kohlmüller Brian Oliver
	Mamin (Soshnikov) – 11:10 1–0 Gusev (Datsyuk, Zaitsev) – 16:50 2–0 Shalunov (Soshnikov) (ENG) – 58:49 3–0 Mikheyev (Barabanov, Shalunov) (ENG) – 59:44 4–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	23

Czech Republic vs Austria

14 May 2018 20:15

Czech Republic

4–3 (2–1, 1–0, 1–2)

Austria

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 3,843

Game reference
	Pavel Francouz	Goalies	David Kickert	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Rene Jensen Alexander Otmakhov
	Hyka (Kubalík, Šulák) – 00:31 1–0 Chytil (Krejčík) – 02:27 2–0 2–1 17:45 – Komarek (Hofer) Kubalík (Hyka, Nečas) – 25:46 3–1 Hyka (Faksa, Kubalík) (PP) – 49:51 4–1 4–2 50:53 – Raffl (Unterweger, Haudum) 4–3 57:18 – Raffl (Komarek, Schumnig)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	39	Shots	27

Switzerland vs France

15 May 2018 12:15

Switzerland

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

France

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 6,573

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Florian Hardy	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Jake Davis Rene Jensen
	Hofmann (Hass, Müller) – 12:21 1–0 Corvi (Niederreiter, Meier) – 15:09 2–0 Untersander (Josi, Corvi) (PP) – 37:12 3–0 Fiala (Haas, Fora) (EA) – 42:21 4–0 4–1 43:10 – Leclerc (Chakiachvili, Perret) Moser (Vermin, Müller) (SH) – 53:46 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	20

Belarus vs Slovakia

15 May 2018 16:15

Belarus

4–7 (0–2, 2–0, 2–5)

Slovakia

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 4,857

Game reference
	Vitali Trus	Goalies	Patrik Rybár Marek Čiliak	Referees: Jan Hribik Mark Lemelin Linesmen: Jon Kilian Brian Oliver
	0–1 00:18 – Bakoš (Nagy, Sekera) 0–2 10:07 – Jurčo (Bakoš, Nagy) (PP) Kitarov (Drozd, Falkovsky) (SH) – 33:24 1–2 Linglet (Levsha, Platt) (PP) – 35:00 2–2 2–3 47:53 – Bakoš (Nagy) Kovyrshin (Sushko, Pavlovich) – 48:37 3–3 Vorobey (Sharangovich, Platt) (PP) – 50:18 4–3 4–4 51:17 – Jurčo (Bakoš, Nagy) 4–5 54:57 – Hovorka (Krištof) 4–6 55:48 – Ďaloga (PS) 4–7 59:42 – Krištof (Jurčo, Nagy) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	46

Russia vs Sweden

15 May 2018 20:15

Russia

1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)

Sweden

Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 12,490

Game reference
	Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Anders Nilsson	Referees: Oliver Gouin Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Nathan Vanoosten
	Kaprizov (Gusev, Datsyuk) (PP) – 02:44 1–0 1–1 29:27 – Zibanejad (Ekman-Larsson, Nyquist) (PP) 1–2 36:04 – Rakell (Zibanejad, Janmark) 1–3 58:55 – Ekholm (Nilsson) (ENG)
	4 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	29