Prague--Canada came from three goals down to stun Sweden 6-4 at the ice hockey world championships on Wednesday and stay top of Group A with a perfect record of four wins from four games.
In a repeat of the 2014 Olympic final, Canada took on Sweden in Prague's O2 Arena and were stunned to find themselves trailing by three goals after the first period.
Edmonton forward Anton Lander scored five minutes into the game while Carolina forward Victor Rask and Nashville prodigy Filip Forsberg scored within the 18th minute.
Florida defenceman Aaron Ekblad, Edmonton forward Taylor Hall and Philadelphia forward Sean Couturier levelled the score for Canada in the second period.
But Sweden went to the locker room with a lead owing to a goal by Oscar Moller, who plays the Russian league at AK Bars Kazan.
Ottawa defenceman Patrick Wiercioch put Canada level again after ten minutes of the final period and Buffalo forward Tyler Ennis then beat Sweden goalie Anders Nilsson with a wrist shot above his shoulder six and a half minutes from the end.
Dallas young gun Tyler Seguin made it 6-4 into the empty net as Sweden had pulled their goalie.
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