Groups | Group A:
(Buffalo)
| | Group B:
(Buffalo/Niagara)
| |  USA
| |  Canada
| |  Switzerland
| |  Sweden
| |  Finland
| |  Russia
| |  Slovakia
| |  Czech Republic
| |  Germany
| |  Norway
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The event takes place in Buffalo, New York, in the Buffalo Sabres’ 18,690-seat HSBC Arena, and at the 2,100-capacity Dwyer Arena at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York.
Game SchedulePreliminary Round | | Sun, Dec. 26 | 1 | 12:30 A | Buffalo | 
| Germany | vs. | 
| Switzerland | | Sun, Dec. 26 | 2 | 16:00 B | Buffalo | 
| Russia | vs. | 
| Canada | | Sun, Dec. 26 | 3 | 16:00 B | Niagara | 
| Norway | vs. | 
| Sweden | | Sun, Dec. 26 | 4 | 20:00 A | Buffalo | 
| Finland | vs. | 
| USA | | Mon, Dec. 27 | 5 | 19:00 A | Buffalo | 
| Slovakia | vs. |
| Germany | | Mon, Dec. 27 | 6 | 19:00 B | Niagara | 
| Czech Rep. | vs. |
| Norway | | Tue, Dec. 28 | 7 | 12:30 A | Buffalo |
| Switzerland | vs. |
| Finland | | Tue, Dec. 28 | 8 | 16:00 B | Buffalo |
| Canada | vs. |
| Czech Rep. | | Tue, Dec. 28 | 9 | 19:00 B | Niagara |
| Sweden | vs. |
| Russia | | Tue, Dec. 28 | 10 | 20:00 A | Buffalo |
| USA | vs. |
| Slovakia | | Wed, Dec. 29 | 11 | 15:30 A | Buffalo |
| Finland | vs. |
| Germany | | Wed, Dec. 29 | 12 | 19:30 B | Buffalo |
| Norway | vs. |
| Canada | | Thu, Dec. 30 | 13 | 15:00 A | Buffalo |
| Switzerland | vs. |
| Slovakia | | Thu, Dec. 30 | 14 | 15:00 B | Niagara |
| Sweden | vs. |
| Czech Rep. | | Thu, Dec. 30 | 15 | 19:00 B | Niagara |
| Russia | vs. |
| Norway | | Thu, Dec. 30 | 16 | 19:00 A | Buffalo |
| Germany | vs. |
| USA | | Fri, Dec. 31 | 17 | 12:30 A | Buffalo |
| Slovakia | vs. |
| Finland | | Fri, Dec. 31 | 18 | 16:00 B | Buffalo |
| Canada | vs. |
| Sweden | | Fri, Dec. 31 | 19 | 19:00 B | Niagara |
| Czech Rep. | vs. |
| Russia | | Fri, Dec. 31 | 20 | 20:00 A | Buffalo |
| USA | vs. |
| Switzerland | | | | Relegation Round | | Sun, Jan. 2 | 22 | 15:30 | Niagara |
| Slovakia | vs. |
| Norway | | Sun, Jan. 2 | 24 | 19:30 | Niagara |
| Czech Rep. | vs. |
| Germany | | Tue, Jan. 4 | 27 | 15:30 | Niagara |
| Germany | vs. |
| Norway | | Tue, Jan. 4 | 29 | 19:30 | Niagara |
| Czech Rep. | vs. |
| Slovakia | | | | Quarterfinals | | Sun, Jan. 2 | 21 | 15:30 | Buffalo |
| Canada | vs. |
| Switzerland | | Sun, Jan. 2 | 23 | 19:30 | Buffalo |
| Finland | vs. |
| Russia | | | | Semi-finals | | Mon, Jan. 3 | 25 | 15:30 | Buffalo |
| Sweden | vs. |
| Russia | | Mon, Jan. 3 | 26 | 19:30 | Buffalo |
| USA | vs. |
| Canada | | | | 5th-place game
| | Tue, Jan. 4 | 28 | 19:30 | Buffalo |
| Finland | vs. |
| Switzerland | | | | Bronze-medal game
| | Wed, Jan. 5 | 30 | 15:30 | Buffalo |
| Sweden | vs. |
| USA | | | | Final | | Wed, Jan. 5 | 31 | 19:30 | Buffalo |
| Canada | vs. |
| Russia | | | | All times listed are local time (ET = UTC-5).
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