See main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship. The playoff round of the 2021 IIHF World Championship was held from 3 to 6 June 2021. The top four of each preliminary group qualified for the playoff round.[1]
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.[2]
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 | B | 1 | 18 | +13 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2 | A | 1 | 17 | +18 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 3 | B | 2 | 17 | +9 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 4 | A | 2 | 15 | +10 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 5 | A | 3 | 13 | +9 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 6 | B | 3 | 12 | +8 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 7 | A | 4 | 12 | −5 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 8 | B | 4 | 10 | +1 | 19 | 1 |
There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
All times are local (UTC+3).
See main article: 2021 IIHF World Championship final.