[3] Russia won their 4th gold medal and 13th overall with a 5–3 victory over Canada in the championship game, after completing the biggest comeback in the WJHC history; being down 3–0 after two periods, the Russians scored five goals in the third period to capture their first WJHC gold medal since 2003.

The host team, the United States, won the bronze medal with a 4–2 win over Sweden.

The remaining teams, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic and Norway, were sent to the relegation round.

Germany lost to Norway 3–1 and the Czech Republic defeated Slovakia 5–2 in the final relegation games.

Russia trailed by two goals late in the game, but scored twice to tie and send it to overtime.

Controversy erupted in the second period as an apparent icing call on Russia was waved off by the on-ice officials, allowing the Russians to score and take a 2–0 lead.

The Swedes did forge a comeback and took a 3–2 lead in the third period, but the Russians scored late to force overtime for the second consecutive game.

[9] The second semifinal was a highly anticipated rematch of the previous year's gold medal game between Canada and the United States, the defending champions.

In front of a mainly Canadian crowd that made the trip to Buffalo, Canada earned a berth in the final with a 4–1 victory over their American rivals.

However, the Russians scored five unanswered goals in the third period, including two in a span of 13 seconds, to win the game 5–3 and capture the gold medal.