Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics took place in Beijing, China between 9 and 20 February 2022.^[1] Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight of them did so automatically by virtue of their ranking by the International Ice Hockey Federation, one, China, automatically qualified as hosts, while the three others took part in a qualification tournament.

2022 Winter Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	9–20 February
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Beijing National Indoor Stadium Wukesong Arena
Final positions
Champions	Finland (1st title)
Runner-up	ROC
Third place	Slovakia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	30
Goals scored	152 (5.07 per game)
Attendance	27,437 (915 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Juraj Slafkovský (7 points)
MVP	Juraj Slafkovský
← 2018 2026 →

The Olympic Athletes from Russia team won in 2018. The Russian Olympic Committee, representing Russia at the 2022 Games, were the defending champions.^[2]

For the first time in history, the Czech Republic did not qualify for the quarter-finals and finished in ninth place, their worst placement in history.^[3]

Finland won their first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal after going undefeated and beating the Russian Olympic Committee in the final.^[4]

Slovakia claimed their first ever ice hockey medal at the Olympics after defeating Sweden 4–0 and finishing third.^[5]

Venues

Beijing National Indoor Stadium Capacity: 19,418	Wukesong Arena Capacity: 15,384
Beijing	Beijing

Qualified teams

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Hosts	17 May 2018^[6]	Copenhagen	1	China
2019 IIHF World Ranking^[a]	31 March 2016 – 26 May 2019	Bratislava and Košice^[b]	8^[7]	Canada   ROC   Finland   Sweden   Czech Republic   United States   Germany   Switzerland
Final qualification tournaments	26–29 August 2021	Bratislava	1	Slovakia
		Riga	1	Latvia
		Oslo	1	Denmark
Total			12

Notes

1. ^a 2019 IIHF World Ranking were comprising the following events: 2016 World Championship, 2017 World Championship, 2018 Winter Olympic Games, 2018 World Championship and 2019 World Championship
2. ^b Bratislava and Košice were the sites for 2019 IIHF World Championship; at the conclusion of the tournament the ranking were finalized with regards to the qualification slots.

Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams each, in which they will play against each team once. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team will advance to the quarterfinals, while all other teams play a qualification round. A knockout system will be used after the group stage.

Rosters

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's team rosters

Due to the lack of ice hockey talent in China, players had to be recruited from abroad. The men's hockey team is composed of eleven Canadians, nine Chinese, three Americans, and a Russian.^[8] Neither the Chinese Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation nor the IOC commented on how it was possible for foreign players to compete for China, as the Olympic Charter requires competitors to be citizens of the country they represent. According to the nationality law of China, anyone who were naturalized as Chinese citizens, or those who resumed their Chinese nationality, must renounce all the other nationalities, as China does not recognize dual-nationality. The IOC Executive Board has the authority to make certain exceptions of a "general or individual nature", though it is unclear whether this was the case. When asked whether he had naturalized as a Chinese citizen, athlete Jake Chelios refused to comment, though he confirmed that he still has his American passport.^[9]

NHL participation

On 10 July 2020, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and National Hockey League agreed to a renewed collective bargaining agreement, which includes a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.^[10] On 22 July 2021, the NHL released a 2021–22 schedule that included an Olympic break, but the league also announced that a final agreement had not yet been reached regarding Olympic participation of NHL players in 2022.^[11] On 3 September 2021, an agreement was made to allow NHL players to compete.^[12] In December 2021, many NHL players started contracting COVID-19 and several teams temporarily suspended operations while their players were in quarantine. This forced the NHL to postpone some regular season games and due to the rise in cases of COVID-19 worldwide; on 22 December 2021, the NHL announced that NHL players would not be released for participation in the Olympics.^[13]

Match officials

15 referees and 12 linesmen were selected for the tournament.^[14][15]

Referees   Maxim Sidorenko   Michael Campbell   Oliver Gouin   Martin Fraňo   Mikko Kaukokari   Kristian Vikman   André Schrader   Andris Ansons   Roman Gofman   Evgenii Romasko   Tobias Björk   Mikael Nord   Michael Tscherrig   Andrew Bruggeman   Stephen Reneau

Linesmen   Dustin McCrank   Daniel Hynek   Jiří Ondráček   Lauri Nikulainen   Gleb Lazarev   Nikita Shalagin   Dmitry Shishlo   Ludvig Lundgren   Andreas Malmqvist   David Obwegeser   William Hancock   Brian Oliver

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).^[16]

Tiebreak criteria

In each group, teams ranked according to the following criteria:

1. Number of points (three points for a regulation-time win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout defeat, no points for a regulation-time defeat);
2. In case two teams are tied on points, the result of their head-to-head match will determine the ranking;
3. In case three or four teams are tied on points, the following criteria will apply (if, after applying a criterion, only two teams remain tied, the result of their head-to-head match will determine their ranking):
   1. Points obtained in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   2. Goal differential in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   3. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between the teams concerned;
   4. If three teams remain tied, result of head-to-head matches between each of the teams concerned and the remaining team in the group (points, goal difference, goals scored);
   5. Place in 2021 IIHF World Ranking.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	0	15	4	+11	9	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	0	0	1	12	5	+7	6	Playoffs
3	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	6	10	−4	3
4	China (H)	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host

10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) 21:10 v

United States

8–0 (1–0, 3–0, 4–0)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 947

Game reference
	Drew Commesso	Goalies	Shimisi Jieruimi	Referees:   Mikko Kaukokari   Michael Tscherrig Linesmen:   Lauri Nikulainen   Dmitri Shishlo
	Brisson (Knies) (PP) – 10:38 1–0 Cates (Farrell, Meyers) – 25:32 2–0 O'Neill (Miele, Faber) – 31:13 3–0 Farrell (Abruzzese) – 38:07 4–0 Farrell (Kampfer, Meyers) – 41:06 5–0 Meyers (Farrell) – 50:19 6–0 Beniers (Abruzzese, Cooper) – 52:00 7–0 Farrell (Abdelkader, Helleson) (PP) – 58:27 8–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	55	Shots	29

10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) 21:10 v

Canada

5–1 (3–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Germany

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 685

Game reference
	Edward Pasquale	Goalies	Mathias Niederberger	Referees:   Tobias Björk   Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen:   Daniel Hynek   Gleb Lazarev
	Grant (Johnson, Street) – 04:43 1–0 Street (O'Dell, Johnson) – 09:47 2–0 Winnik (Cracknell, Desharnais) – 10:19 3–0 3–1 30:45 – Rieder (Pföderl) Noreau (O'Dell, Staal) (PP) – 32:58 4–1 Weal (Tambellini, Knight) – 51:22 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	24

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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 12:10 v

Canada

2–4 (1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

United States

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 948

Game reference
	Edward Pasquale	Goalies	Strauss Mann	Referees:   Andris Ansons   Tobias Björk Linesmen:   Daniel Hynek   Dustin McCrank
	Robinson (Ho-Sang, Staal) – 01:24 1–0 1–1 02:34 – Miele (O'Neill, Kampfer) 1–2 18:44 – Meyers (Farrell, Sanderson) 1–3 22:37 – Brisson (Shore) Knight (Winnik) (SH) – 34:13 2–3 2–4 46:13 – Agostino (Miele)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	27

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 16:40 v

Germany

3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 804

Game reference
	Mathias Niederberger	Goalies	Shimisi Jieruimi	Referees:   Stephen Reneau   Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen:   Brian Oliver   Jiří Ondráček
	Brandt – 13:33 1–0 Holzer (Kahun) – 16:24 2–0 Kahun (Müller, Rieder) – 24:41 3–0 3–1 39:14 – Fu S. (Jieke, Ruian) 3–2 49:00 – Wang (Ye, Ruian) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	38	Shots	16

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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 21:10 v

China

0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Canada

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 904

Game reference
	Ouban Yongli	Goalies	Matt Tomkins	Referees:   Andris Ansons   Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen:   Daniel Hynek   Gleb Lazarev
	0–1 02:09 – Street (Johnson, O'Dell) 0–2 06:44 – Tambellini (Grant, Wotherspoon) 0–3 10:06 – O'Dell (Ho-Sang, Wotherspoon) 0–4 38:03 – Johnson (Demers, Weal) 0–5 46:23 – Knight (Power, Ho-Sang) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	44

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 21:10 v

United States

3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1)

Germany

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 708

Game reference
	Drew Commesso	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees:   Evgenii Romasko   Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen:   David Obwegeser   Jiří Ondráček
	0–1 02:00 – Hager (Plachta, Kahun) (PP) Kampfer (Miele, O'Neill) (PP) – 04:26 1–1 Knies (Abruzzese, Ness) – 24:50 2–1 Smith – 42:47 3–1 3–2 57:31 – Kühnhackl (Bergmann, Müller)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	26

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ROC	3	2	0	1	0	8	6	+2	7	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	3	2	0	0	1	7	6	+1	6	Playoffs
3	Czech Republic	3	0	2	0	1	9	8	+1	4
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Source: IIHF

9 February 2022 (2022-02-09) 16:40 v

ROC

1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 934

Game reference
	Ivan Fedotov	Goalies	Reto Berra	Referees:   André Schrader   Maxim Sidorenko Linesmen:   Brian Oliver   Jiří Ondráček
	Slepyshev (Semyonov) – 19:57 1–0
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	33

9 February 2022 (2022-02-09) 21:10 v

Czech Republic

1–2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0)

Denmark

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 891

Game reference
	Šimon Hrubec	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees:   Oliver Gouin   Michael Tscherrig Linesmen:   Ludvig Lundgren   Lauri Nikulainen
	0–1 11:21 – Lauridsen 0–2 17:23 – Nielsen (PS) Červenka (Kovář) – 23:45 1–2
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	17

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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 12:10 v

Denmark

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 907

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow	Goalies	Ivan Fedotov	Referees:   Michael Campbell   Martin Fraňo Linesmen:   William Hancock   Andreas Malmqvist
	0–1 28:18 – Karnaukhov (Slepyshev, Voronkov) 0–2 59:54 – Semyonov (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	16	Shots	33

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 16:40 v

Czech Republic

2–1 GWS (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 834

Game reference
	Šimon Hrubec	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees:   Andris Ansons   Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen:   Gleb Lazarev   Dustin McCrank
	Smejkal (Klok, Zohorna) – 04:33 1–0 1–1 08:34 – Haas (Andrighetto) (PP)
	Krejčí   Sedlák   Kovář   Řepík	Shootout	Ambühl   Andrighetto   Corvi   Bertschy   Haas
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	36	Shots	25

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12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 21:10 v

ROC

5–6 OT (1–1, 1–2, 3–2) (OT: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 921

Game reference
	Ivan Fedotov	Goalies	Šimon Hrubec	Referees:   Mikko Kaukokari   Mikael Nord Linesmen:   Ludvig Lundgren   Lauri Nikulainen
	Tkachyov (Gusev, Nesterov) – 04:51 1–0 1–1 12:37 – Kundrátek (Červenka, Stránský) (PP) Nesterov (Gusev, Plotnikov) (PP) – 32:19 2–1 2–2 38:41 – Krejčí (Červenka, Kundrátek) (PP) 2–3 39:16 – Špaček (Šulák, Sobotka) (PP) 2–4 43:14 – Klok (T. Zohorna, H. Zohorna) Semyonov (Plotnikov, Andronov) – 43:50 3–4 Gritsyuk (Gusev, Tkachyov) – 46:43 4–4 Chibisov (Voynov, Shipachyov) – 48:22 5–4 5–5 48:57 – Hyka (Sedlák, Krejčí) 5–6 64:29 – Šulák (Krejčí) (PP)
	33 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	41

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 21:10 v

Switzerland

3–5 (1–0, 0–3, 2–2)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 620

Game reference
	Reto Berra	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees:   Roman Gofman   Kristian Vikman Linesmen:   Andreas Malmqvist   Nikita Shalagin
	Corvi (Weber, Thürkauf) – 15:59 1–0 1–1 20:46 – Regin (Storm, Nick. Jensen) (PP) 1–2 21:07 – Storm (Nich. Jensen, Russell) 1–3 33:12 – Bødker (Russell, Lauridsen) 1–4 41:55 – Meyer (Nich. Jensen, Jakobsen) Loeffel (Untersander, Corvi) (PP) – 44:53 2–4 Herzog (Corvi, Untersander) (EA) – 57:37 3–4 3–5 59:01 – Storm (Russell) (ENG)
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	30

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	3	2	1	0	0	13	6	+7	8	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	0	10	7	+3	7
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	0	2	8	12	−4	3	Playoffs
4	Latvia	3	0	0	0	3	5	11	−6	0

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers

10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) 12:10 v

Sweden

3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Latvia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 873

Game reference
	Lars Johansson	Goalies	Ivars Punnenovs	Referees:   Martin Fraňo   Kristian Vikman Linesmen:   William Hancock   Nikita Shalagin
	Wallmark (Holmberg, Olofsson) – 09:42 1–0 Lander (Bromé, Klingberg) – 20:30 2–0 Wallmark (Tömmernes, Pudas) (PP) – 33:39 3–0 3–1 36:07 – Krastenbergs (Balinskis, Dārziņš) (PP) 3–2 46:48 – Jeļisejevs (Dārziņš, Balinskis) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	17

10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) 16:40 v

Finland

6–2 (3–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 929

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Branislav Konrád	Referees:   Stephen Reneau   Evgenii Romasko Linesmen:   David Obwegeser   Brian Oliver
	0–1 05:33 – Slafkovský (Roman) Manninen (Hartikainen, Pokka) – 10:17 1–1 Pesonen (Aaltonen, Filppula) (PP) – 14:22 2–1 Aaltonen (Nättinen) – 18:20 3–1 Manninen (Granlund, Lehtonen) – 29:28 4–1 4–2 31:49 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák, Regenda) Manninen (Hartikainen) – 40:16 5–2 Aaltonen (Ojamäki, Vatanen) (PP) – 54:57 6–2
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	33

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11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 16:40 v

Sweden

4–1 (3–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Slovakia

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 653

Game reference
	Magnus Hellberg	Goalies	Matej Tomek	Referees:   Evgenii Romasko   André Schrader Linesmen:   David Obwegeser   Brian Oliver
	Nordström (Bengtsson, Friberg) – 11:22 1–0 Wallmark (Pudas, Tömmernes) (PP2) – 18:10 2–0 Friberg (Holm, Nordström) – 19:55 3–0 Klingberg (Lander, Bromé) (ENG) – 57:44 4–0 4–1 58:18 – Slafkovský (Nemec)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	41

11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) 21:10 v

Latvia

1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Finland

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 904

Game reference
	Jānis Kalniņš	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees:   Oliver Gouin   Mikael Nord Linesmen:   Ludvig Lundgren   Dmitry Shishlo
	0–1 37:59 – Kemiläinen (Lehtonen, Nättinen) Ābols (Krastenbergs, Smirnovs) (PP) – 43:01 1–1 1–2 54:42 – Komarov (Hietanen, Ohtamaa) 1–3 58:43 – Anttila (Mäenalanen, Lindbohm)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	20	Shots	38

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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 12:10 v

Slovakia

5–2 (1–1, 2–0, 2–1)

Latvia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 943

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Jānis Kalniņš	Referees:   Oliver Gouin   Mikael Nord Linesmen:   Ludvig Lundgren   Dmitry Shishlo
	Marinčin (Jurčo, Hudáček) – 11:00 1–0 1–1 15:46 – Ķēniņš (Ābols, Krastenbergs) Cehlárik (Hrivík, Takáč) – 26:17 2–1 Slafkovský – 31:16 3–1 3–2 42:07 – Indrašis (Meija, Cibuļskis) Zuzin (Kelemen, Čerešňák) – 49:21 4–2 Jurčo (ENG) – 59:59 5–2
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	33	Shots	20

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 16:40 v

Finland

4–3 OT (0–0, 0–3, 3–0) (OT: 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 963

Game reference
	Juho Olkinuora	Goalies	Magnus Hellberg	Referees:   Michael Campbell   Roman Gofman Linesmen:   William Hancock   Nikita Shalagin
	0–1 24:24 – Wallmark (Tömmernes, Pudas) (PP) 0–2 28:39 – Bengtsson (Tömmernes, Bromé) (PP) 0–3 31:36 – Lander (Pudas, Klingberg) (PP) Hartikainen (Manninen, Vatanen) (PP) – 45:34 1–3 Pakarinen (Hartikainen, Manninen) (PP) – 55:30 2–3 Pakarinen (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) – 57:11 3–3 Pesonen – 62:01 4–3
	37 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	30

Ranking after preliminary round

Following the completion of the preliminary round, all teams were ranked 1D through 12D. The semifinals were then reseeded according to this ranking. To determine this ranking, the following criteria were used in the order presented:^[17]

1. higher position in the group
2. higher number of points
3. better goal difference
4. higher number of goals scored for
5. better IIHF World Ranking.

Team advanced directly to quarterfinals

Team participated in playoffs

Rank	Team	Group	Pos	GP	Pts	GD	GF	IIHF Rank
1D	United States	A	1	3	9	+11	15	4
2D	Finland	C	1	3	8	+7	13	2
3D	ROC	B	1	3	7	+2	8	3
4D	Sweden	C	2	3	7	+3	10	7
5D	Canada	A	2	3	6	+7	12	1
6D	Denmark	B	2	3	6	+1	7	12
7D	Czech Republic	B	3	3	4	+1	9	6
8D	Slovakia	C	3	3	3	−4	8	9
9D	Germany	A	3	3	3	−4	6	5
10D	Switzerland	B	4	3	1	−4	4	8
11D	Latvia	C	4	3	0	−6	5	10
12D	China	A	4	3	0	−14	2	32

Playoff round

Bracket

Teams were reseeded based on the preliminary round ranking after the quarterfinals.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

16 February

Finland

5

15 February

Switzerland

1

Czech Republic

2

18 February

Switzerland

4

Finland

2

Slovakia

0

16 February

United States

2

15 February

Slovakia (GWS)

3

Slovakia

4

20 February

Germany

0

Finland

2

ROC

1

16 February

ROC

3

15 February

Denmark

1

Denmark

3

18 February

Latvia

2

ROC (GWS)

2

Sweden

1

Bronze medal game

16 February

19 February

Sweden

2

Sweden

0

15 February

Canada

0

Slovakia

4

Canada

7

China

2

Playoffs

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 12:10 v

Slovakia

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Germany

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 926

Game reference
	Patrik Rybár	Goalies	Mathias Niederberger	Referees:   Tobias Björk   Mikael Nord Linesmen:   Gleb Lazarev   Lauri Nikulainen
	Hudáček (Pospíšil, Gernát) – 11:05 1–0 Cehlárik (Gernát, Hrivík) – 27:01 2–0 Krištof (Kňažko, Čerešňák) – 28:45 3–0 Hrivík (Cehlárik, Takáč) (ENG) – 57:56 4–0
	8 min	Penalties	33 min
	34	Shots	21

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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 12:10 v

Denmark

3–2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0)

Latvia

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 726

Game reference
	Sebastian Dahm	Goalies	Jānis Kalniņš Ivars Punnenovs	Referees:   Andrew Bruggema   André Schrader Linesmen:   Dustin McCrank   Dmitry Shishlo
	Poulsen (Jakobsen, Lassen) – 12:02 1–0 1–1 16:23 – Dārziņš (Krastenbergs, Cibuļskis) 1–2 22:33 – Dārzinš (Balinskis, Krastenbergs) (PP) Jakobsen (Meyer) – 36:57 2–2 Lauridsen (Bødker, Nielsen) (PP) – 41:45 3–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	27

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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 16:40 v

Czech Republic

2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 990

Game reference
	Šimon Hrubec	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees:   Roman Gofman   Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen:   Ludvig Lundgren   Andreas Malmqvist
	Klok (Knot, Červenka) – 10:08 1–0 1–1 14:59 – Ambühl (Thürkauf, Corvi) (PP) 1–2 15:12 – Mottet (Hollenstein, Diaz) 1–3 29:53 – Malgin (Alatalo, Andrighetto) (PP) 1–4 54:57 – Diaz (Andrighetto, Herzog) Červenka (Krejčí, Kovář) (PP, EA) – 55:59 2–4
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	18

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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 21:10 v

Canada

7–2 (2–1, 3–1, 2–0)

China

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 994

Game reference
	Matt Tomkins	Goalies	Shimisi Jieruimi Ouban Yongli	Referees:   Michael Tscherrig   Kristian Vikman Linesmen:   David Obwegeser   Jiří Ondráček
	Weal (Tambellini, Noreau) (PP) – 06:57 1–0 Weal (Staal, Tambellini) (PP2) – 09:55 2–0 2–1 15:32 – Jian (Wei) Tambellini (Noreau, Weal) (PP) – 26:36 3–1 Tambellini (PS) – 28:39 4–1 O'Dell (Demers, Johnson) – 32:05 5–1 5–2 38:59 – Jian (Luo, Jieke) (PP2) Staal (McTavish, McBain) – 55:55 6–2 McBain (Noreau, Tambellini) (PP) – 58:19 7–2
	15 min	Penalties	18 min
	45	Shots	29

Quarterfinals

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 12:10 v

United States

2–3 GWS (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1,059

Game reference
	Strauss Mann	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees:   Tobias Björk   Roman Gofman Linesmen:   Dustin McCrank   Nikita Shalagin
	0–1 11:45 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák, Regenda) Abruzzese (Beniers, Kampfer) – 19:14 1–1 Hentges (Perbix, Smith) – 28:56 2–1 2–2 59:16 – Hrivík (Čajkovský, Hudáček) (EA)
	Brisson   Farrell   Knies   Smith   Miele	Shootout	Hudáček   Čajkovský   Krištof   Cehlárik
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	37

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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 14:00 v

ROC

3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Denmark

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Attendance: 727

Game reference
	Ivan Fedotov	Goalies	Sebastian Dahm	Referees:   Michael Campbell   Martin Fraňo Linesmen:   Andreas Malmqvist   Jiří Ondráček
	Shipachyov (Gusev, Yakovlev) – 13:01 1–0 1–1 22:57 – Nielsen (Bau Hansen, Lauridsen) (PP) Nesterov (Gusev, Gritsyuk) – 34:36 2–1 Voynov (Shipachyov, Gritsyuk) (PP) – 55:45 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	18

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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 16:40 v

Finland

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

Switzerland

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 948

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Reto Berra Leonardo Genoni	Referees:   Andris Ansons   Oliver Gouin Linesmen:   Daniel Hynek   Brian Oliver
	Aaltonen (Friman, Nättinen) – 08:37 1–0 Lehtonen (Hietanen, Manninen) – 10:45 2–0 Anttila (Björninen) – 23:08 3–0 3–1 37:49 – Ambühl (Corvi, Haas) (PP) Pakarinen (Filppula, Pesonen) (ENG) – 55:28 4–1 Hartikainen (ENG) – 56:47 5–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	34

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16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 21:30 v

Sweden

2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Canada

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 950

Game reference
	Lars Johansson	Goalies	Matt Tomkins	Referees:   Andrew Bruggeman   Evgenii Romasko Linesmen:   William Hancock   Gleb Lazarev
	Wallmark – 50:15 1–0 Lander (Holmberg) (ENG) – 58:10 2–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	22

Semifinals

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 12:10 v

Finland

2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1,071

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees:   Tobias Björk   Yevgeni Romasko Linesmen:   Gleb Lazarev   Dustin McCrank
	Manninen (Lindbohm, Vatanen) – 15:58 1–0 Pesonen (Hartikainen, Pokka) (ENG) – 59:21 2–0
	0 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	28

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18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 21:10 v

ROC

2–1 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Sweden

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1,161

Game reference
	Ivan Fedotov	Goalies	Lars Johansson	Referees:   Andrew Bruggeman   Oliver Gouin Linesmen:   Daniel Hynek   Jiří Ondráček
	Slepyshev (Karnaukhov, Yakovlev) – 20:15 1–0 1–1 46:22 – Lander (Tömmernes, Pudas)
	Slepyshev   Grigorenko   Gusev   Tkachyov   Yakovlev   Gusev   Gusev   Gritsyuk	Shootout	Klingberg   Wallmark   Nordström   Tömmernes   Lander   Klingberg   Wallmark   Friberg
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	35

Bronze medal game

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 21:10 v

Sweden

0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2)

Slovakia

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1,229

Game reference
	Lars Johansson	Goalies	Patrik Rybár	Referees:   Oliver Gouin   Evgenii Romasko Linesmen:   Gleb Lazarev   Nikita Shalagin
	0–1 23:17 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák) 0–2 32:47 – Takáč (Regenda) (PP) 0–3 58:26 – Slafkovský (Cehlárik) (ENG) 0–4 58:46 – Regenda (ENG)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	43

Gold medal game

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) 12:10 v

Finland

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

ROC

Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 1,288

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Ivan Fedotov	Referees:   Tobias Björk   Andrew Bruggeman Linesmen:   William Hancock   Dustin McCrank
	0–1 07:17 – Grigorenko (Nesterov, Gusev) (PP) Pokka (Björninen, Ohtamaa) – 23:28 1–1 Björninen (Anttila, Ohtamaa) – 40:31 2–1
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	17

Final ranking

The places five to twelve are ranked by their preliminary round group placement and then points and goal difference.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	C	Finland	6	5	1	0	0	22	8	+14	17	Champions
	B	ROC	6	3	1	1	1	14	10	+4	12	Runners-up
	C	Slovakia	7	3	1	0	3	19	16	+3	11	Third place
4	C	Sweden	6	3	0	2	1	13	13	0	11	Fourth place
5	A	United States	4	3	0	1	0	17	7	+10	10	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	A	Canada	5	3	0	0	2	19	9	+10	9
7	B	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	11	11	0	9
8	B	Switzerland	5	1	0	1	3	9	15	−6	4
9	B	Czech Republic	4	0	2	0	2	11	12	−1	4	Eliminated in playoffs
10	A	Germany	4	1	0	0	3	6	14	−8	3
11	C	Latvia	4	0	0	0	4	7	14	−7	0
12	A	China (H)	4	0	0	0	4	4	23	−19	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The list shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Juraj Slafkovský	7	7	0	7	+5	0	F
Sakari Manninen	6	4	3	7	+7	0	F
Adam Tambellini	5	3	4	7	–1	0	F
Teemu Hartikainen	6	2	5	7	+8	0	F
Sean Farrell	4	3	3	6	+4	0	F
Nikita Gusev	6	0	6	6	+3	2	F
Lucas Wallmark	6	5	0	5	–1	10	F
Anton Lander	6	4	1	5	+2	4	F
Jordan Weal	5	3	2	5	0	6	F
Roman Červenka	4	2	3	5	–1	0	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

The list shows the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Patrik Rybár	347:07	5	0.86	146	96.58	2
Drew Commesso	120:00	2	1.00	55	96.36	1
Matt Tomkins	178:06	3	1.01	80	96.25	1
Harri Säteri	300:00	5	1.00	132	96.21	1
Leonardo Genoni	159:45	3	1.13	77	96.10	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

The all-star team was announced on 20 February 2022.^[18]

Position	Player
Goaltender	Patrik Rybár
Defenceman	Mikko Lehtonen   Egor Yakovlev
Forward	Juraj Slafkovský   Sakari Manninen   Lucas Wallmark
MVP	Juraj Slafkovský

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