Watch: Nylander, Backstrom execute ridiculous give-and-go at worlds
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Firma Bäckström-Nylander ser onekligen intressant ut. Kolla bara här… #twittpuck #hockeyVM pic.twitter.com/lj5epB77y1
— C More Sport (@cmoresport) May 14, 2017
Somewhere Mike Babcock is grinning uncontrollably.
That's because on Sunday at the worlds Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander put on a stick-handling clinic before completing a sweet give-and-go with Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom.
The goal was Nylander's fourth of the tournament and gave Sweden a 3-0 lead over Denmark. However, it's also worth noting that less than four minutes earlier Nylander also scored this beauty:
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