Sweden beats Canada in shootout, wins 1st World Championship since 2013
WOLFGANG RATTAY / REUTERS
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 🇸🇪🥇@Trekronorse pic.twitter.com/TL84faiV3l
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 21, 2017
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.
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