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John Klingberg, Mattias Janmark take home gold with Sweden in IIHF World Championships

Sweden's John Klingberg and Mattias Janmark are taking home the gold from the 2018 IIHF World Championships.

Sweden capped a victorious run through the ice hockey world championship by edging Switzerland 3-2 on Sunday in the final after a penalty shootout to successfully defend its title.

Forward Filip Forsberg scored the decisive goal in the shootout to give Sweden a third world title in six years, and 11th overall.

Switzerland finished runner-up for the third time after 2013 and 1935. It has never won.

Both Klingberg and Janmark played in all 10 of Sweden's games [all wins] in the tournament.