Nylander named World Championship MVP, highlights tournament All-Stars
William Nylander capped his first appearance at the World Championship with both a gold medal and MVP honors.
The young forward led his country in scoring with 14 points in 10 games, and his seven goals tied for first among all players.
Nylander - whose best moment of the tournament came on a brilliant goal in the quarterfinals against Switzerland - finished the worlds with the fourth-highest point total, behind Russian forwards Artemi Panarin (17) and Nikita Kucherov (15), as well as Canada's Nathan MacKinnon.
He also highlighted the tournament's All-Star team:
Forwards | Defense | Goalie |
---|---|---|
William Nylander | Colton Parayko | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Artemi Panarin | Dennis Seidenberg | |
Nathan MacKinnon |
In line with these selections, Panarin was named the tournament's best forward, Seidenberg earned best defenseman honors, and Vasilevskiy was deemed to be the top goalie.
Sweden defeated Canada in a shootout to capture its first gold medal since 2013.
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