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How points are awarded:
– 3 points for the team winning in regulation
– 1 point for both teams if they’re tied after regulation
– An additional point for the team winning the game in a 5-minute 3-on-3 OT, or in a shootout
Tiebreaking Procedure:
The tie-breaker for two teams with the same number of points in a standing will be the game between the two teams, the winner of the game taking precedence.
Should three or more teams be tied on points, a sub-group among those teams is examined with the tie-breaker as follows:
1) The points awarded in the direct games amongst the tied teams from which the teams are then ranked accordingly.
2) Should three or more teams still remain tied in points then the better goal differential in the direct games amongst the tied teams will be decisive.
3) Should three or more teams still remain tied in points and goal differential, then the highest number of goals scored by these teams in their direct games will be decisive.
4) Should three or more teams still remain tied in points, goal differential and goals scored then the results between each of the three teams and the closest best-ranked team outside the sub-group will be applied. The tied team with the best result (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. more goals scored) against the closest best ranked team will take precedence.
5) Should the teams still remain tied, then the results between each of the three teams and the next highest best-ranked team outside the sub-group will be applied.
6) Should the teams still remain tied after these five steps, the teams will be ranked by their positions coming into the tournament.
If three or more teams are tied, this process continues until only two teams are tied. The game between the two remaining tied teams would then be the determining tie-breaker. If the two remaining tied teams have not played each other than the tie break will be determined by re-starting the process only for these two teams.
In the two teams are tied and they have not yet played against each other or in case three or more teams are tied and not all mutual games have been played within the sub-group, the following criteria will be used to break the tie:
1) Fewest number of games played;
2) Highest Goal Differential (GF-GA) in all games;
3) Highest number of Goals For (GF) in all games;
4) Highest tournament seeding entering the tournament.
After the Preliminary Round:
The five teams from Group A and the top three from Group B advance to the quarter-finals.
The quarter-final pairings are:
A1 vs. B3
A2 vs. B2
A3 vs. B1
A4 vs. A5
Teams are then re-seeded after the quarterfinals, based on their combined ranking.
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