If Sweden's first game at the IIHF World Championship is any indication, it could be a good weekend for Nyquists.
Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist scored the game-winning goal 4:06 into overtime to give Sweden a 2-1 win against Latvia on Friday in Moscow. Nyquist's goal came about 31 hours before the horse bearing his name starts in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Nyquist is the morning-line favorite at 3-1 for the first race of the Triple Crown.
Nyquist scores OT winner for Sweden ahead of Derby
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