2018 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Hungary  Lithuania | 
| Dates | 22–28 April | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
The Group A tournament was held in Budapest, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 22 to 28 April 2018. Warsaw, Poland planned on bidding for the tournament, but as Poland had hosted both the 2015 and 2016 tournaments, decided to apply for a later year.[1]
Great Britain and Italy were promoted to the Top Division, while Poland was relegated to Division I B.[2] The Group B tournament was won by Lithuania, who moved up to Group A and Croatia was relegated to Division II.[3]
Group A tournament
    
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Hungary | 
| Dates | 22–28 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 84 (5.6 per game) | 
| Attendance | 52,065 (3,471 per match) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Roman Starchenko (8 points) | 
| MVP |  Brett Perlini | 
| Website | |
| IIHF.com | |
Participants
    
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  Slovenia | Placed 15th in the Elite Division and was relegated. | 
|  Italy | Placed 16th in the Elite Division and was relegated. | 
|  Kazakhstan | Placed 3rd in Division I A last year. | 
|  Poland | Placed 4th in Division I A last year. | 
|  Hungary | Host, placed 5th in Division I A last year. | 
|  Great Britain | Placed 1st in Division I B last year and was promoted. | 
Match officials
    
7 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
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Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 |  Great Britain (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | 2019 IIHF World Championship | 
| 2 |  Italy (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Hungary (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Poland (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division I B | 
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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Italy 3–0 Kazakhstan
Results
    
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 22 April 2018 12:30 | Great Britain  | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) |  Slovenia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,545 | 
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies | Gašper Krošelj | Referees:  Marc Iwert  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Thomas Caillot  Daniel Soós | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 22 April 2018 16:00 | Hungary  | 0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3) |  Kazakhstan | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,170 | 
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| Ádám Vay | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees:  Lasse Heikkinen  Oldřich Hejduk Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Michael Harrington .svg.png.webp) Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
| 22 April 2018 19:30 | Poland  | 1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1) |  Italy | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,100 | 
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| John Murray | Goalies | Marco De Filippo | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Jeff Ingram  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Josef Špůr | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 23 April 2018 16:00 | Slovenia  | 2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1) |  Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 930 | 
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny | Referees:  Lasse Heikkinen  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Márton Németh  Josef Špůr | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2018 19:30 | Italy  | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) |  Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,150 | 
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| Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alex Dipietro  Marc Iwert Linesmen:  Thomas Caillot .svg.png.webp) Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 April 2018 16:00 | Kazakhstan  | 6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0) |  Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,345 | 
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Ben Bowns Jackson Whistle | Referees:  Oldřich Hejduk  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Michael Harrington  Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 2018 12:30 | Italy  | 3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) |  Kazakhstan | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,325 | 
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| Andreas Bernard | Goalies | Henrik Karlsson | Referees:  Lasse Heikkinen  Marc Iwert Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Daniel Soós | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||
| 25 April 2018 16:00 | Great Britain  | 5–3 (2–1, 0–2, 3–0) |  Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,435 | 
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies | John Murray | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alex Dipietro  Oldřich Hejduk Linesmen:  Márton Németh .svg.png.webp) Marc-Henri Progin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 2018 19:30 | Slovenia  | 4–1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0) |  Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,460 | 
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Jeff Ingram  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Michael Harrington  Josef Špůr | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 April 2018 19:00 | Poland  | 2–3 (0–2, 2–0, 0–1) |  Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,370 | 
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| Przemysław Odrobny | Goalies | Ádám Vay | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Jeff Ingram  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Thomas Caillot  Ludvig Lundgren | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2018 16:00 | Kazakhstan  | 3–5 (2–2, 1–2, 0–1) |  Slovenia | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,645 | 
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Gašper Krošelj | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alex Dipietro .svg.png.webp) Jeff Ingram Linesmen:  Márton Németh  Daniel Soós | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2018 19:30 | Italy  | 3–4 (2–2, 0–1, 1–1) |  Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,750 | 
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| Andreas Bernard Marco De Filippo | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees:  Lasse Heikkinen  Ladislav Smetana Linesmen:  Thomas Caillot .svg.png.webp) Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 12:30 | Kazakhstan  | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) |  Poland | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 1,505 | 
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| Henrik Karlsson | Goalies | Przemysław Odrobny John Murray | Referees: .svg.png.webp) Alex Dipietro  Marc Iwert Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Michael Harrington  Daniel Soós | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 16:00 | Slovenia  | 3–4 (1–1, 2–2, 0–1) |  Italy | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,465 | 
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| Gašper Krošelj | Goalies | Marco De Filippo | Referees:  Oldřich Hejduk  Trpimir Piragić Linesmen:  Márton Németh .svg.png.webp) Marc-Henri Progin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 19:30 | Hungary  | 2–3 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) OT: (0–0) (SO: 0–1) |  Great Britain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,870 | 
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| Ádám Vay | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees:  Lasse Heikkinen .svg.png.webp) Jeff Ingram Linesmen:  Ludvig Lundgren  Josef Špůr | |||||||||||
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| Erdély  Bodó  Sarauer  Sebők  Hári  | Shootout |  Farmer  O'Connor  Kirk  Dowd | ||||||||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 43 | ||||||||||||
Awards
    
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:  Ádám Vay Ádám Vay
- Best Defenseman:  Ben O'Connor Ben O'Connor
- Best Forward:  Jan Urbas Jan Urbas
 
- Best Goaltender: 
Source: IIHF.com
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP:  Brett Perlini Brett Perlini
- Goaltender:  Ádám Vay Ádám Vay
- Defenceman:  Ben O'Connor / Ben O'Connor / Sabahudin Kovačević Sabahudin Kovačević
- Forwards:  Brett Perlini / Brett Perlini / Roman Starchenko / Roman Starchenko / Balázs Sebők Balázs Sebők
 
- MVP: 
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
    
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
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|  Roman Starchenko | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | F | 
|  Miha Verlič | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F | 
|  Ben O'Connor | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | D | 
|  Brett Perlini | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | 
|  Jan Urbas | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F | 
|  Evgeni Rymarev | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | 
|  Ivan Deluca | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 2 | F | 
|  Balázs Sebők | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 2 | F | 
|  Aron Chmielewski | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | F | 
|  Robert Dowd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −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
    
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | 
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|  Henrik Karlsson | 300:00 | 10 | 2.00 | 159 | 93.71 | 1 | 
|  Ádám Vay | 304:46 | 13 | 2.56 | 189 | 93.12 | 0 | 
|  Marco De Filippo | 157:33 | 5 | 1.90 | 66 | 92.42 | 0 | 
|  Ben Bowns | 290:13 | 14 | 2.89 | 173 | 91.91 | 0 | 
|  Przemysław Odrobny | 159:18 | 9 | 3.39 | 93 | 90.32 | 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
Group B tournament
    
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Lithuania | 
| Dates | 22–28 April | 
| Teams | 6 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 86 (5.73 per game) | 
| Attendance | 46,040 (3,069 per match) | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Ryo Hashimoto (8 points) | 
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Participants
    
| Team | Qualification | 
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|  Ukraine | Placed 6th in Division I A and was relegated. | 
|  Japan | Placed 2nd in Division I B last year. | 
|  Lithuania | Host, placed 3rd in Division I B last year. | 
|  Estonia | Placed 4th in Division I B last year. | 
|  Croatia | Placed 5th in Division I B last year. | 
|  Romania | Placed 1st in Division II A last year and was promoted. | 
Match officials
    
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
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Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 |  Lithuania (H, P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 14 | Promoted to 2019 Division I A | 
| 2 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Estonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 |  Croatia (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | Relegation to 2019 Division II A | 
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.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Estonia 1–2 Japan
- Romania 0–3 Ukraine
Results
    
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 22 April 2018 12:30 | Estonia  | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) OT: (0–1) |  Japan | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 700 | 
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| Roman Šumihhin | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referee:  Damien Bliek Linesmen:  Karolis Janušauskas  Elias Seewald | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||
| 22 April 2018 16:00 | Romania  | 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) |  Ukraine | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 1,545 | 
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| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Sergei Gaiduchenko | Referee:  Liam Sewell Linesmen:  Andreas Kroyer  Laurynas Stepankevičius | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||
| 22 April 2018 19:30 | Croatia  | 0–3 (0–1, 0–2, 0–0) |  Lithuania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 6,050 | 
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| Mate Tomljenović | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referee:  Stian Halm Linesmen:  Tommi Niittyla  Roman Výleta | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2018 12:30 | Ukraine  | 0–2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0) |  Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 160 | 
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| Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee:  Stian Halm Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  Tommi Niittyla | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 33 | Shots | 33 | ||||||
| 23 April 2018 16:00 | Japan  | 4–3 (1–0, 1–3, 2–0) |  Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 292 | 
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| Yuta Narisawa | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Miha Bulovec Linesmen:  Laurynas Stepankevičius  Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania  | 8–3 (3–1, 3–1, 2–1) |  Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 5,760 | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Zoltán Tőke | Referee:  Damien Bliek Linesmen:  Andreas Kroyer  Elias Seewald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 2018 12:30 | Ukraine  | 2–4 (0–3, 0–0, 2–1) |  Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 221 | 
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| Bogdan Dyachenko Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Stian Halm Linesmen:  Karolis Janušauskas  Andreas Kroyer | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 2018 16:00 | Romania  | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |  Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 452 | 
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| Patrik Polc | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee:  Miha Bulovec Linesmen:  Elias Seewald  Roman Výleta | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 29 | Shots | 25 | |||
| 25 April 2018 19:30 | Japan  | 1–6 (0–2, 0–2, 1–2) |  Lithuania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,010 | 
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| Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | Mantas Armalis | Referee:  Liam Sewell Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2018 12:30 | Japan  | 3–2 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (1–0) |  Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 290 | 
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| Yutaka Fukufuji | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee:  Damien Bliek Linesmen:  Andreas Kroyer  Laurynas Stepankevičius | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 50 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2018 16:00 | Estonia  | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) |  Croatia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 1,200 | 
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| Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Goalies | Mate Tomljenović | Referee:  Liam Sewell Linesmen:  Karolis Janušauskas  Ivan Nedeljković | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania  | 5–4 OT (1–1, 1–1, 2–2) OT: (1–0) |  Ukraine | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 7,850 | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Bogdan Dyachenko | Referee:  Miha Bulovec Linesmen:  Elias Seewald  Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 12:30 | Croatia  | 3–7 (0–2, 1–2, 2–3) |  Romania | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 920 | 
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| Mate Tomljenović Vito Nikolić | Goalies | Patrik Polc | Referee:  Damien Bliek Linesmen:  Tommi Niittylä  Elias Seewald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 16:00 | Ukraine  | 1–7 (0–2, 1–2, 0–3) |  Japan | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 3,420 | 
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| Bogdan Dyachenko Sergei Gaiduchenko | Goalies | Yutaka Fukufuji | Referee:  Stian Halm Linesmen:  Karolis Janušauskas  Laurynas Stepankevičius | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2018 19:30 | Lithuania  | 4–1 (2–1, 1–0, 1–0) |  Estonia | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 10,170 | 
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | Referee:  Liam Sewell Linesmen:  Ivan Nedeljković  Roman Výleta | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
Awards
    
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:  Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Villem-Henrik Koitmaa
- Best Defenseman:  Ryo Hashimoto Ryo Hashimoto
- Best Forward:  Arnoldas Bosas Arnoldas Bosas
 
- Best Goaltender: 
Source: IIHF.com
Scoring leaders
    
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ryo Hashimoto | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 0 | D | 
|  Arnoldas Bosas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 4 | F | 
|  Povilas Verenis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 4 | F | 
|  Daniel Bogdziul | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 2 | F | 
|  Hiroto Sato | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 0 | D | 
|  Makuru Furuhashi | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +8 | 0 | F | 
|  Mark Kaleinikovas | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F | 
|  Tadas Kumeliauskas | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 6 | F | 
|  Dainius Zubrus | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 2 | F | 
|  Csanád Fodor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 6 | F | 
|  Paulius Gintautas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 29 | F | 
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
Leading goaltenders
    
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Villem-Henrik Koitmaa | 239:40 | 4 | 1.00 | 138 | 97.10 | 2 | 
|  Mantas Armalis | 301:04 | 9 | 1.79 | 140 | 93.57 | 1 | 
|  Sergei Gaiduchenko | 147:38 | 6 | 2.44 | 90 | 93.33 | 1 | 
|  Patrik Polc | 242:24 | 10 | 2.48 | 150 | 93.33 | 0 | 
|  Yuta Narisawa | 122:29 | 5 | 2.45 | 55 | 90.91 | 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
References
    
- "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
- "Great Britain & Italy up!". iihf.com. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Lithuania moving up". iihf.com. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- Group A Assignments
- Group B Assignments

