Andre Burakovsky Scores Game-Winning Shootout Goal For Sweden

Photo: Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov weren’t the only Capitals named to a World Championship team. Forward Andre Burakovsky was also tabbed by Team Sweden and played the hero in his very first game.

On Sunday, the Burracuda scored twice in the shootout, including the game-winning shootout tally, to down Switzerland 3-2.

Here’s the winning tally.

Watch as Andre Burakovsky scores one of two shootout goals, helping @trekronorse defeat Switzerland 3-2. Like this video to celebrate the win. #IIHFWorlds

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Burakovsky beat Switzerland’s Reto Berra glove side. During the game, Burakovsky had one shot in 11:12 of ice time.

The Swedes victory over the Swiss moved them into second place in the Group A table, two points behind the Czechs.

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Pär Mårts hälsar Andre Burakovsky välkommen till #TreKronor och VM turneringen!

A photo posted by Tre Kronor (@trekronorse) on May 15, 2016 at 1:32am PDT

Schweizisk ledning två gånger om stoppade inte #TreKronor som under söndagskvällen tog sin femte seger denna VM-turnering. Och det gjorde man efter straffseger med 3-2 där VM-debutanten och nyanlände Andre Burakovsky satte den avgörande. Läs mer på trekronor.se! #IIHFWorlds #🇸🇪vs🇨🇭 #HejaSverige Foto📷: @bildbyran

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Photo: Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images

Tre Kronor besegrade Schweiz med 3-2 efter straffar! #28 Johan Sundström och #14 Gustav Nyquist gjorde målen under ordinarie matchtid. #65 Andre Burakovsky avgjorde sedan genom att göra två mål i straffläggningen i sin debut med Tre Kronor. #25 Jacob Markström räddade 2 av 3 straffar samt 27 skott under matchen. Foto: Bildbyrån #trekronor #iihfworlds #hockey

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