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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), from Sweden, is on the ice after being hit by Toronto Maple Leafs center Jay McClement (11), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, comes in with center Mikhail Grabovski (84), from Germany, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Toronto Maple Leafs center Jay McClement (11) hits Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), from Sweden, into the boards in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, celebrates his goal with teammate Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, as Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier (4) looks on at back right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Nicklas Backstrom, left, of Sweden, celebrate Ovechkin's goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with Jack Hillen (38) and Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson, third from left, of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammates Karl Alzner (27), Joel Ward (42), Steven Oleksy (61) and Mathieu Perreault (85) as Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (30) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, reaches for the puck as Buffalo Sabres right wing Brian Flynn, left, falls to the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy, second from left, celebrate his goal with teammates Jason Chimera (25), Tom Poti (3) and Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Princess Lilian of Sweden is seen in Stockholm in 2005. (AP Photo/Henrik Montgomery)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, left, from Sweden, right wing Troy Brouwer (20) and center Mike Ribeiro (9) celebrate Backstrom's goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Advertising for meatballs are seen in the parking area of an Ikea store in Malmo, Sweden, on Feb. 25, 2012. The furniture retailer says it has halted all sales of meatballs in Sweden after Czech authorities detected horse meat in frozen meatballs that were labeled as beef and pork. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Devils goalie Johan Hedberg (1), from Sweden, blocks a shot by Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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USA's head coach Phil Housley gestures during the award ceremony after the gold medal match against Sweden at the World Junior Ice Hockey championship in Ufa, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The United States won the junior ice hockey championships on Saturday after Rocco Grimaldi scored twice and Vince Trocheck added an empty-net goal to clinch a 3-1 win over Sweden in the final. (AP Photo/Yuri Kuzmin, KHL)

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Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle (83) leaps out of the way of a shot on New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) of Sweden in the first period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)