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Watch: Filip Forsberg records hat trick for Sweden in win against Austria

Before you were a functioning human on Sunday morning, Team Sweden walked all over Team Austria in their preliminary game at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. Sweden ended the game as a 6-1 victor, powered by a four-point night from Filip Fosberg, including three gorgeous goals.

Prince Filip opened the scoring with a slick wrist shot from in between the tops of the circles that beat Rene Swette on the blocker side. How about that defense?

(No, seriously, look at this keep in the highlight didn't show):

But that was just a warmup. Thanks to some beautiful puck work by Loui Eriksson, Forsberg waltzes down the middle of the ice with speed, curls around an Austrian defender and roofs in a filthy backhand to put the Swedes up 4-0.