| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Russia (RUS) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |
|
Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 |
|
Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |
|
Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |
|
Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |
|
United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |
|
Finland (FIN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |
|
Slovakia (SVK) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
|
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Check out up-to-date win-loss records from the preliminary round at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada.
The top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals (1A-4B, 2A-3B, 3A-2B, 4A-1B), while the fifth-place teams from each group will meet in the best-of-three relegation series.