The 2018 IIHF World Championships ended yesterday – a tournament in which a number of New York Rangers participated in after their season ended. Chris Kreider and Neal Pionk were a part of Team USA, Mika Zibanejad and Lias Andersson were with Team Sweden, Filip Chytil played for Team Czech Republic, and Pavel Buchnevich and Igor Shestyorkin competed for Team Russia.
Buchnevich, Shestyorkin, and Team Russia finished second in the group round with a 5-1-1 record and 16 points, before falling to 5-4 to Team Canada in overtime of the quarterfinals.