Russia needed a regulation-time win against Sweden in the last game of the preliminary round to move up, which means that the 3-3 tie after regulation time already determined the final group ranking and the playoff pairings. Sweden won the group and will face Slovakia while Russia will have to play host USA. Team Canada against Switzerland was the first pairing known today and the Czech Republic will play Finland in the first quater-final game on Tuesday.

Quarter-Finals on 2nd January:
Czech Republic vs. Finland 12:00 at Key Bank Center
Canada vs. Switzerland 16:00 at Key Bank Center
Sweden vs. Slovakia 18:00 at Harborcenter
USA vs. Russia 20:00 at Key Bank Center

Semi-Finals on 4th January:
CAN/SUI vs. CZE/FIN
SWE/SVK vs. USA/RUS

Relegation Round (best-of-3):
Belarus vs. Denmark 2 Jan. 14:00 at HarborCenter
Denmark vs. Belarus 4 Jan. 12:00 at Key Bank Center
Belarus vs. Denmark 5 Jan. 12:00 at Key Bank Center (if needed)

No games are played on Monday. Happy New Year from Buffalo!