IIHF World Championship playoffs 2025: Schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for knockout round | Sporting News

After a thrilling preliminary round, the IIHF World Championship will shift to the playoffs, with quarterfinal action beginning on Thursday, May 22.

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby steered Team Canada to the top of Group A, earning the Canadians a date with Denmark in the quarterfinals.

The Americans, meanwhile, finished second in Group B and will tangle with Finland for a berth in the semifinals.

WATCH: 2025 IIHF World Championship playoffs LIVE on Fubo (FREE trial) Elsewhere, Czechia, which won last year's event, will look to keep its title hopes alive against Sweden.

The final quarterfinal game will feature Switzerland, which finished atop Group B, battling Austria.

Here is everything that you need to know about watching the 2025 IIHF World Championship playoffs, including TV and streaming information for every game.

IIHF World Championship playoffs schedule, scores 2025 Thursday, May 22: Quarterfinals Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream USA vs.

Finland 10:20 a.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1 Switzerland vs.

Austria 10:20 a.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN4 Canada vs.

Denmark 2:20 p.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1 Sweden vs.

Czechia 2:20 p.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN4 Saturday, May 24: Semifinals Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Semifinal 1 8:20 a.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1/4 Semifinal 2 12:20 p.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1/4 Sunday, May 25: Medal games Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream Bronze medal game 9:20 a.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1 Gold medal game 2:20 p.m.

NHL Network, Fubo , TSN1/3/4 IIHF World Championship playoff bracket 2025 The top four teams from Group A and Group B have advanced to the quarterfinals, which will be played in a crossover format.

The first-place team in Group A plays the fourth-place team in Group B, and so on.

From there, the bracket follows a single-elimination format.

Quarterfinals A1 Canada vs.

B4 Denmark A2 Sweden vs.

B3 Czechia B1 Switzerland vs.

A4 Austria B2 USA vs.

A3 Finland Semifinals Highest-ranked team vs.

Lowest-ranked team Second-best team vs.

Third-best team Medal games Bronze medal game Gold medal game And here's a look at the group standings following the conclusion of the preliminary round: Group A (Stockholm) Team Games Wins OT Wins OT Losses Losses Points Canada* 7 6 0 1 0 19 Sweden* 7 6 0 0 1 18 Finland* 7 4 2 0 1 16 Austria* 7 2 2 0 3 10 Latvia 7 3 0 0 4 9 Slovakia 7 2 0 1 4 7 Slovenia 7 1 0 1 5 4 France 7 0 0 1 6 1 *Advanced to quarterfinals Group B (Herning) Team Games Wins OT Wins OT Losses Losses Points Switzerland* 7 6 0 1 0 19 United States* 7 5 1 0 1 17 Czechia* 7 5 1 0 1 17 Denmark* 7 3 1 0 3 11 Germany 7 3 0 1 3 10 Norway 7 1 0 1 5 4 Hungary 7 1 0 0 6 3 Kazakhstan 7 1 0 0 6 3 *Advanced to quarterfinals How to watch 2025 IIHF World Championship playoffs: TV channels, live streams TV channels: NHL Network (U.S.) | TSN (Canada) Live streams: Fubo (U.S.) | TSN+ (Canada) | TSN.ca (Canada) | TSN app (Canada) Viewers in the U.S.

can watch every game of the IIHF World Championship playoffs live on NHL Network.

Fans in the U.S.

looking to stream the action can do so live on Fubo .

Fubo offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy.

Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 200-plus top channels of live TV and sports without cable.

(Participating plans only.

Taxes and fees may apply.) Canadian fans can watch the playoffs live on TSN, which continues to cover every game of the tournament.

Streaming options include TSN+ , TSN.ca and the TSN app.

Stream IIHF World Championship playoffs live Watch Live Sports & TV Without Cable TV Start free trial When are the 2025 IIHF World Championship playoffs? Dates: Thursday, May 22-Sunday, May 25 The playoffs will begin with four quarterfinal matchups on Thursday, May 22.

The semifinals will take place on Saturday, May 24, and the medal games will be held on Sunday, May 25.

Where is the 2025 IIHF World Championship? Location: Stockholm, Sweden | Herning, Denmark Arena: Avicii Arena | Jyske Bank Boxen Two quarterfinal games will be played at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark.

The other two quarterfinal matchups, as well as the rest of the playoffs, will take place at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

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