With a massive 6-1 quarter-final win over Slovakia, the Americans move into first place in our seventh Power Rankings. Canada’s thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over the ROC team puts it into second place, while defending champion Finland holds steady in third place after blanking the Czechs.

1		USA	Conor: The man who only needs one “n”
2		CAN	Troy Orr!
3		FIN	Didn’t let the Czechs score four goals in the third (ahem)
4		GER	Marcel: The man who only needs one hand
5		ROC	Bob prefers Belarus, Bragin prefers Buffalo
6		SUI	Swearing in all four official languages
7		CZE	The last time we won, Connor Bedard was 4
8		SVK	6, 6, 6: The Number of the Better Team
9		SWE	Why didn’t we invite Zibasedin?
10		KAZ	We are the Nur-Sultans of Swing
11		LAT	Still believers, still got beavers
12		DEN	Come on, Sweden...you can’t stay mad forever!
13		NOR	Magnus Carlsen refuses to ditch chess for hockey
14		GBR	To relax, Bowns likes to block the Suez Canal
15		BLR	If your name is Andrei, Ilya, or Sergei, you didn’t score
16		ITA	In 2022, our goalies will exclusively make paddle saves

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The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.