They may not win gold every year, but Sweden is perennially one of the most skilled teams at the IIHF World Championships.
This year, the team is stacked with players such as Nicklas Backstrom, Victor Hedman, John Klingberg, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and William Nylander, to name a few. Backstrom and Nylander were making things look easy during their contest against Denmark, and literally danced around their opponents. Watch them connect for a sweet give-and-go, to put their country up 3-0.
That was something special. Somehow, Swedish hockey players always seem to know where their teammates are going to be.
The team is in third place in Group A with a 3-0-1-1 record, (wins, overtime wins, overtime losses, losses), but the addition of Backstrom should only improves their chances of winning the tournament.
(H/T r/Hockey)