2021 IIHF World Championship Group B

Group B was one of two groups of the 2021 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round.[1]

Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols, the tournament was held in a "bubble" behind closed doors with no spectators. Prior to the beginning of the tournament, and against objections by Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš and Minister of Health, Daniels Pavļuts, the Latvian parliament voted in favour of a notion ordering the government to develop a plan for allowing spectators who are either fully vaccinated or otherwise immune due to recent infection.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 7 6 0 0 1 21 8 +13 18 Quarterfinals
2   Finland 7 4 2 1 0 19 10 +9 17
3   Germany 7 4 0 0 3 22 14 +8 12
4   Canada 7 3 0 1 3 19 18 +1 10[a]
5   Kazakhstan 7 2 2 0 3 22 18 +4 10[a]
6   Latvia (H) 7 2 0 3 2 15 16 −1 9
7   Norway 7 2 1 0 4 17 21 −4 8
8   Italy 7 0 0 0 7 11 41 −30 0
Source: IIHF
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kazakhstan 2–4 Canada

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Germany vs Italy

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21 May 2021
16:15
Germany  9–4
(2–2, 5–0, 2–2)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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Felix BrückmannGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  Brian Oliver
Kühnhackl (Krämmer) – 15:561–0
1–117:42 – Petan (Miceli)
1–218:07 – Frigo (Magnabosco, Bardaro)
M. Müller (Eisenschmid, Loibl) – 18:442–2
Rieder (Kühnhackl, Krämmer) – 24:233–2
Tiffels (Eisenschmid, Plachta) (PP) – 27:474–2
Noebels (J. Müller, Pföderl) – 35:135–2
Reichel (Seider) – 37:526–2
Noebels (Pföderl, Reichel) – 38:357–2
Plachta (Tiffels, Holzer) (SH) – 42:528–2
8–343:22 – Bardaro (Deluca) (PP)
8–444:06 – Frank (Frigo) (PP)
Pföderl (Noebels, Reichel) – 48:419–4
29 minPenalties6 min
52Shots13

Canada vs Latvia

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21 May 2021
20:15
Canada  0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
  LatviaArēna Rīga, Riga
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Darcy KuemperGoaliesMatīss KivlenieksReferees:
  André Schrader
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  David Obwegeser
0–119:58 – Indrašis (Ķēniņš, Freibergs) (PP)
0–228:39 – Batņa (Ķēniņš)
8 minPenalties8 min
38Shots17

Norway vs Germany

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22 May 2021
12:15
Norway  1–5
(0–1, 1–3, 0–1)
  GermanyArēna Rīga, Riga
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Dustin McCrank
0–119:44 – Plachta (M. Müller, Seider)
0–223:19 – Gawanke (Brandt, Noebels) (PP)
0–326:04 – Pföderl (Reichel, Noebels)
0–430:35 – Reichel
Lilleberg (M. Olimb, Haga) – 36:211–4
1–544:41 – Bergmann (Nowak, Krämmer)
16 minPenalties4 min
25Shots26

Finland vs United States

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22 May 2021
16:15
Finland  2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
  United StatesArena Riga, Riga
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Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesCal PetersenReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Jiří Ondráček
Ohtamaa (Mäenalanen, Anttila) – 26:541–0
Pakarinen (Pokka, Määttä) – 35:412–0
2–138:01 – Robertson (Wolanin) (PP)
4 minPenalties2 min
29Shots30

Latvia vs Kazakhstan

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22 May 2021
20:15
Latvia  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  KazakhstanArena Riga, Riga
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Matīss KivlenieksGoaliesNikita BoyarkinReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Emil Yletyinen
Dārziņš (Daugaviņš) – 27:441–0
1–138:59 – Shin (Starchenko, Dietz) (PP)
Ri. Bukarts (Cibuļskis) – 45:252–1
2–245:37 – Blacker (Svedberg, Sagadeyev)
Indrašis  
Dārziņš  
Ro. Bukarts  
Daugaviņš  
Ri. Bukarts  
Indrašis  
Dārziņš  
Ro. Bukarts  
Shootout  Shin
  Valk
  Mikhailis
  Starchenko
  Dietz
  Starchenko
  Mikhailis
  Rymarev
8 minPenalties4 min
14Shots32

Norway vs Italy

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23 May 2021
12:15
Norway  4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Emil Yletyinen
Trettenes (Olden, Lesund) – 10:041–0
Rosseli Olsen (M. Olimb, Espeland) (PP) – 25:122–0
Trettenes (Olden, Lindström) (PP) – 36:013–0
Trettenes (Lesund, Lindström) – 40:594–0
4–151:55 – Frank (Andergassen, Marchetti)
2 minPenalties18 min
39Shots18

Kazakhstan vs Finland

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23 May 2021
16:15
Kazakhstan  2–1 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  FinlandArena Riga, Riga
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Nikita BoyarkinGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
  Yevgeni Romasko
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Nikita Shalagin
0–133:24 – Lundell (Lindbohm, Ruohomaa)
Panyukov (Mikhailis) (PP) – 35:561–1
Shin  
Valk  
Mikhailis  
Starchenko  
Shootout  Turunen
  Kaski
  Ruotsalainen
  Karjalainen
4 minPenalties4 min
20Shots51

Canada vs United States

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23 May 2021
20:15
Canada  1–5
(0–1, 0–3, 1–1)
  United StatesArena Riga, Riga
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Darcy Kuemper
Adin Hill
GoaliesAnthony Stolarz
Jake Oettinger
Referees:
  André Schrader
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Elias Seewald
0–107:42 – Robertson (Garland)
0–221:19 – Clendening (Hellickson)
0–323:27 – Moore (Robertson) (PP)
0–438:20 – Moore (Garland)
Comtois (Beaudin) – 51:351–4
1–557:06 – Tennyson (Clendening)
6 minPenalties4 min
29Shots23

Latvia vs Italy

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24 May 2021
16:15
Latvia  3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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Ivars PunnenovsGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Dustin McCrank
Karsums (Krastenbergs) – 32:081–0
Dārziņš (Džeriņš, Freibergs) – 58:482–0
Karsums (EN) – 59:483–0
16 minPenalties8 min
44Shots12

Germany vs Canada

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24 May 2021
20:15
Germany  3–1
(2–1, 0–0, 1–0)
  CanadaArena Riga, Riga
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Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesAdin HillReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Gleb Lazarev
Loibl (Kühnhackl, Rieder) – 10:461–0
Plachta (Eisenschmid) – 11:242–0
2–118:19 – Paul (Miller)
Holzer (Plachta, Noebels) (EN) – 57:593–1
28 minPenalties8 min
25Shots40

United States vs Kazakhstan

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25 May 2021
16:15
United States  3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  KazakhstanArena Riga, Riga
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Cal PetersenGoaliesNikita BoyarkinReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Šimon Synek
Clendening (Robertson, Moore) – 06:571–0
Moore (Jones) (EA) – 21:332–0
Drury (Donato, Tennyson) – 41:583–0
4 minPenalties8 min
52Shots18

Finland vs Norway

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25 May 2021
20:15
Finland  5–2
(1–1, 2–0, 2–1)
  NorwayArena Riga, Riga
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Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  Brian Oliver
0–101:30 – M. Olimb (Haga)
Pakarinen (Ohtamaa, Kaski) – 14:241–1
Lundell (Ruotsalainen) – 21:402–1
Nousiainen (Sallinen) – 25:543–1
3–241:13 – Lindström (Trettenes, Olden)
Innala (Kontiola, Sund) (PP) – 47:174–2
Björninen (Mäenalanen, Koivisto) – 53:255–2
0 minPenalties2 min
26Shots15

Kazakhstan vs Germany

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26 May 2021
16:15
Kazakhstan  3–2
(0–0, 1–2, 2–0)
  GermanyArena Riga, Riga
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Nikita BoyarkinGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Dāvis Zunde
Shin (Stepanenko, Shalapov) – 26:391–0
1–129:38 – Kühnhackl (Rieder, Holzer)
1–234:07 – Eisenschmid (Loibl, Seider) (PP)
Starchenko (PS) – 40:312–2
Akolzin (Maklyukov) – 55:423–2
8 minPenalties2 min
15Shots30

Canada vs Norway

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26 May 2021
20:15
Canada  4–2
(2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
  NorwayArena Riga, Riga
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Darcy KuemperGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  André Schrader
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Elias Seewald
Brown (Henrique, Power) – 00:221–0
Henrique (Brown, Power) (PP2) – 10:232–0
2–129:08 – Valkvæ Olsen (Haga)
2–230:28 – Rosseli Olsen (Krogdahl, Østby)
Mangiapane (Brown) – 34:413–2
Henrique (Foudy, Kuemper) (SH) – 50:144–2
8 minPenalties10 min
42Shots15

United States vs Latvia

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27 May 2021
16:15
United States  4–2
(2–2, 2–0, 0–0)
  LatviaArena Riga, Riga
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Cal PetersenGoaliesMatīss KivlenieksReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Hannu Sormunen
Tennyson (Moore, Garland) – 01:061–0
1–105:00 – Indrašis (Dārziņš) (PP2)
Boyle (Labanc, Abdelkader) – 14:462–1
2–216:45 – Krastenbergs (Batņa, Freibergs)
Moore (Garland, Robertson) – 31:453–2
Beniers (Chmelevski, Boyle) – 33:324–2
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots19

Finland vs Italy

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27 May 2021
20:15
Finland  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)
  ItalyArena Riga, Riga
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Harri SäteriGoaliesJustin FazioReferees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Ludvig Lundgren
Sund (Kontiola, Innala) (PP) – 06:501–0
Ruotsalainen (Ojamäki) – 08:202–0
Sund (Mäenalanen, Koivisto) – 28:333–0
2 minPenalties6 min
36Shots11

Kazakhstan vs Canada

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28 May 2021
16:15
Kazakhstan  2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
  CanadaArena Riga, Riga
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Andrei ShutovGoaliesDarcy KuemperReferees:
  Yevgeni Romasko
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Gleb Lazarev
0–106:03 – Mangiapane (Henrique, Brown) (PP)
0–221:01 – Henrique (Power, Mangiapane)
Mikhailis – 24:301–2
Mikhailis (Valk, Savitski) – 41:312–2
2–347:40 – Perfetti (Anderson-Dolan)
2–459:57 – Brown (Henrique) (EN)
10 minPenalties2 min
28Shots36

Latvia vs Norway

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28 May 2021
20:15
Latvia  3–4 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  NorwayArena Riga, Riga
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Matīss KivlenieksGoaliesHenrik HaukelandReferees:
  Antonín Jeřábek
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Šimon Synek
0–103:50 – Olden (Kåsastul, Trettenes)
Krastenbergs (Rubīns, Ķēniņš) – 11:551–1
Ķēniņš (Ābols, Sotnieks) – 17:442–1
2–221:08 – K. Olimb (Rosseli Olsen) (SH)
2–341:56 – Pettersen (Rosseli Olsen, K. Olimb)
Rubīns (Balinskis) – 49:423–3
Indrašis  
Dārziņš  
Ro. Bukarts  
Krastenbergs  
Ri. Bukarts  
Indrašis  
Shootout  Lindström
  Olden
  K. Olimb
  Pettersen
  Trettenes
  Haga
8 minPenalties10 min
24Shots22

Italy vs Kazakhstan

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29 May 2021
12:15
Italy  3–11
(0–1, 1–2, 2–8)
  KazakhstanArena Riga, Riga
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Justin Fazio
Davide Fadani
GoaliesNikita BoyarkinReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Nikita Shalagin
0–102:12 – Starchenko (Valk, Mikhailis (PP)
Miceli (Petan, Frank) 24:371–1
1–232:31 – Petukhov (Asetov, Stepanenko)
1–334:59 – Rymarev (Shin, Blacker)
1–441:31 – Mikhailis (Starchenko, Valk) (PP)
Hochkofler (Gander) – 41:432–4
2–546:12 – Valk (Starchenko, Svedberg) (PP)
2–647:01 – Likhotnikov
2–749:46 – Likhotnikov (Maklyukov, Shalapov)
Petan – 50:593–7
3–854:38 – Panyukov (Dietz, Starchenko)
3–956:07 – Starchenko (Valk) (PP)
3–1057:44 – Svedberg (Shestakov, Sagadeyev)
3–1159:52 – Shalapov (Asetov, Likhotnikov) (PP2)
28 minPenalties10 min
24Shots36

Norway vs United States

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29 May 2021
16:15
Norway  1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
  United StatesArena Riga, Riga
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
  Christoph Sternat
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  David Obwegeser
0–110:30 – Garland (Jones, Thompson) (PP)
0–227:12 – Thompson (Donato, Roy)
K. Olimb (M. Olsen) – 54:271–2
8 minPenalties10 min
23Shots27

Germany vs Finland

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29 May 2021
20:15
Germany  1–2
(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
  FinlandArena Riga, Riga
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Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  Šimon Synek
0–106:17 – Lundell (Sund, Innala) (PP)
Holzer (Loibl, Plachta) – 27:581–1
1–251:26 – Ruotsalainen (Lundell)
6 minPenalties6 min
13Shots26

Italy vs Canada

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30 May 2021
16:15
Italy  1–7
(0–4, 1–2, 0–1)
  CanadaArena Riga, Riga
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Davide Fadani
Justin Fazio
GoaliesAdin HillReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Jiří Ondráček
0–102:33 – Perfetti (Schneider, Foudy)
0–208:04 – Mangiapane (Brown, Henrique)
0–311:33 – Stecher (Anderson-Dolan)
0–411:56 – Henrique (Mangiapane)
Miceli (Pitschieler) – 30:311–4
1–534:48 – Mangiapane (Brown, Ferraro)
1–637:28 – Comtois (Mangiapane, Brown) (PP)
1–755:54 – Pirri (Brown, Henrique)
6 minPenalties6 min
14Shots49

Finland vs Latvia

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30 May 2021
20:15
Finland  3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  LatviaArena Riga, Riga
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Harri SäteriGoaliesJānis KalniņšReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Martin Fraňo
Linesmen:
  Dustin McCrank
  Brian Oliver
Mäenalanen (Anttila, Tiivola) – 03:061–0
1–118:39 – Dzierkals
Pakarinen (Pokka, Innala) – 35:392–1
2–253:45 – Dzierkals (Dārziņš, Sotnieks)
Lundell (Määttä) – 64:563–2
6 minPenalties4 min
35Shots37

United States vs Germany

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31 May 2021
16:15
United States  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  GermanyArena Riga, Riga
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Cal PetersenGoaliesFelix BrückmannReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Emil Yletyinen
Robertson (Donato, Garland) (PP) – 38:561–0
Blackwell (Robinson) (EN) – 59:332–0
8 minPenalties8 min
15Shots33

Norway vs Kazakhstan

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31 May 2021
20:15
Norway  3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  KazakhstanArena Riga, Riga
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Henrik HaukelandGoaliesNikita BoyarkinReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Šimon Synek
0–116:00 – Shevchenko (Svedberg)
Valkvæ Olsen (Trettenes, Holøs) (PP) – 27:571–1
Espeland (Trettenes, Rosseli Olsen) (EA) – 41:082–1
M. Olimb (K. Olimb) – 59:003–1
16 minPenalties2 min
27Shots27

Canada vs Finland

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1 June 2021
12:15
Canada  2–3 GWS
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
  FinlandArena Riga, Riga
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Darcy KuemperGoaliesJuho OlkinuoraReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Emil Yletyinen
Pirri (Vilardi, Ferraro) – 01:301–0
1–121:11 – Ruotsalainen
Comtois (Brown, Mangiapane) (PP) – 28:182–1
2–256:00 – Ruotsalainen (Lundell, Ojamäki)
Pirri  
Perfetti  
Vilardi  
Henrique  
Brown  
Shootout  Lundell
  Kaski
  Mäenalanen
  Ruotsalainen
  Pakarinen
2 minPenalties4 min
34Shots32

Italy vs United States

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1 June 2021
16:15
Italy  2–4
(0–3, 1–1, 1–0)
  United StatesArena Riga, Riga
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Davide FadaniGoaliesJake OettingerReferees:
  Yevgeni Romasko
  Max Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Gleb Lazarev
0–106:54 – Labanc (Shea)
0–210:33 – Labanc (Beniers, Clendening)
0–319:45 – Garland (Robertson, Tennyson)
Frigo (Trivellato) – 21:011–3
1–429:54 – Garland
Giliati – 46:332–4
4 minPenalties6 min
11Shots43

Germany vs Latvia

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1 June 2021
20:15
Germany  2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
  LatviaArena Riga, Riga
Attendance: 934
Game reference
Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesJānis KalniņšReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Hannu Sormunen
Peterka (Seider) – 03:161–0
Noebels (Pföderl, Reichel) – 06:402–0
2–125:55 – Ābols (Balinskis)
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots24

References

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  1. ^ "Latvia opens Worlds vs. Czech Republic". IIHF. 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Latvian Parliament votes to allow fans at IIHF World Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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