Winners (in bold) as well as the gold medalist at the previous Olympics (USSR) qualify for the Group A to play for 1st-6th places. Other teams played in Group B for 7th-11th places. * February 3 * Japan 2-8 Czechoslovakia * Sweden 8-1 Yugoslavia * February 4 * USA 5-3 Switzerland * Poland 4-0 West Germany * Finland 13-1 Norway