Final Round
First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
- February 5
- Sweden 5-1 USA
- Czechoslovakia 14-1 Poland
- USSR 9-3 Finland
- February 7
- USSR 3-3 Sweden
- USA 5-1 Czechoslovakia
- Finland 5-1 Poland
- February 8
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 Finland
- February 9
- Sweden 5-3 Poland
- USSR 7-2 USA
- February 10
- USSR 9-3 Poland
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Sweden
- USA 4-1 Finland
- February 12
- USA 6-1 Poland
- February 13
- Finland 4-3 Sweden
- USSR 5-2 Czechoslovakia
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