Sweden beats Canada in shootout, wins 1st World Championship since 2013

The smell of victory was Swede in Cologne.

Nicklas Backstrom scored the winning goal in a shootout to give his country a victory over Canada and its first World Championship gold medal since 2013.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson also recorded a shootout goal, while Henrik Lundqvist stopped all four of Canada's attempts.

Sweden had not won a medal at the worlds since a bronze in 2014, while Canada's silver comes after two straight championships in 2015 and 2016.