Predict the regular-time score. Show what you know.

Kisatietäjä is a lightweight prediction game for the 2026 IIHF World Championship: 64 games, group-stage games in Zurich and Fribourg, playoffs at the end. Picks are always for the score after regular time, so overtime and shootouts do not change the correct result.

Rules in Brief

You predict the score after regular time. Predictions lock 5 minutes before each game starts.

Exact result

The exact regular-time score gives 50 points.

Outcome correct

If the score is not exact, the correct regular-time outcome gives 20 points: home win, tie, or away win.

Close scores

You also get up to 15 points, reduced by missed goals for each team.

Playoffs

Playoff predictions open only once the teams are known.

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First games

Times are shown in Finnish time. The full prediction view shows the entire tournament.

Friday 15/05

4 games

17:20Group A · Zurich
FinlandFIN
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GermanyGER
Swiss Life Arena
17:20Group B · Fribourg
CanadaCAN
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SwedenSWE
BCF Arena
21:20Group A · Zurich
United StatesUSA
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SwitzerlandSUI
Swiss Life Arena
21:20Group B · Fribourg
CzechiaCZE
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DenmarkDEN
BCF Arena

Saturday 16/05

2 games

13:20Group A · Zurich
Great BritainGBR
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AustriaAUT
Swiss Life Arena
13:20Group B · Fribourg
SlovakiaSVK
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NorwayNOR
BCF Arena