Capitals' Burakovsky to join Sweden at World Championship
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Andre Burakovsky is headed to Russia.
The Washington Capitals winger will join Sweden at the World Hockey Championship, the Capitals announced Friday.
The 21-year-old set career highs with 17 goals and 38 points in his second year in the league. Burakovsky last represented Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Hockey Championship, where he had seven points in seven games.
Sweden sits third in the Group A standings through four games with a 2-1-0-1 record.