Canada finished as the top seed in Group B and had first place locked in before their 3-2 comeback win over Czechia on Tuesday, finishing unbeaten in the preliminary stage (5-1-0-0) after overturning a 2-0 deficit before the midway mark of the second period.
Bouchard added another assist on John Tavares’ tally that made it 4-1 in the final frame, giving the Oilers defenceman a goal and five assists in six games for Canada at Worlds.
Mattias Ekholm tallied another assist for Sweden in a 4-2 win over Slovakia in a showdown for the final spot in Group B to finish fourth, setting up a date with undefeated hosts Switzerland in the quarter finals on Thursday.
The 36-year-old finished with three goals and two assists in seven preliminary games, adding another assist with four shots and going plus-2 in 25:15 of ice time on Tuesday.