The 16 teams are divided into two groups for the Preliminary Round.
The top-four ranked teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals that will be played cross-over. The first-place team in each preliminary-round group plays the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team plays the third-place team of the other group. 1A-4B, 2A-3B, 1B-4A, 2B-3A. The winning teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-final pairings: Winner 1A-4B vs Winner 2B-3A, Winner 1B-4A vs Winner 2A-3B. Both semi-final games and the medal games will be played in Moscow.
The winning teams of the semi-final games advance to the gold medal game while the semi-final losing teams play for bronze.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoff round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division I A[a] |
6 May 2016 | |||||
Sweden ![]() |
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Czech Republic ![]() |
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7 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
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Norway ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() |
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8 May 2016 | |||||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
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Norway ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
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9 May 2016 | |||||
Latvia ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
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10 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() |
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11 May 2016 | |||||
Switzerland ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() |
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12 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
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Russia ![]() |
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13 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() |
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14 May 2016 | |||||
Norway ![]() |
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Russia ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() |
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15 May 2016 | |||||
Denmark ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() |
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16 May 2016 | |||||
Russia ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() |
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17 May 2016 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
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Latvia ![]() |
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Russia ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to playoff round |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division I A[a] |
6 May 2016 | |||||
United States ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
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7 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
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France ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() |
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8 May 2016 | |||||
Hungary ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
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France ![]() |
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9 May 2016 | |||||
Belarus ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
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10 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() |
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11 May 2016 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() |
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Finland ![]() |
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12 May 2016 | |||||
United States ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
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13 May 2016 | |||||
United States ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
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14 May 2016 | |||||
France ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
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15 May 2016 | |||||
Germany ![]() |
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Slovakia ![]() |
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16 May 2016 | |||||
Canada ![]() |
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Germany ![]() |
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17 May 2016 | |||||
United States ![]() |
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Belarus ![]() |
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Canada ![]() |
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