SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Canada swept past Sweden 3-0 on Sunday in the Winter Olympics men's ice hockey final, a game Swedish forward Nicklas Backstrom missed due to a failed a dope test.
News of Backstrom's failed test broke as Canada and Sweden were accepting their medals to wild cheers at a packed Bolshoy Ice Dome. The withdrawal of one of Sweden's top players just before the game forced the Scandinavians to hastily rearrange their line-up.
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