Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, a star with Team Sweden, said he was devastated that he was not allowed to play for the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics Sunday because he tested postive for a banned substance. Canada beat Sweden 3-0 for the gold medal without Backstrom in the lineup. Backstrom was enjoying a first-rate tournament. He had four assists and led the team's centers in ice time before Sunday. He was getting ready for the game with his teammates when he learned he had to attend a hearing two hours before the game was scheduled to start. "I want to say I have absolutely nothing to hide," Backstrom said. "I have allergy problems. I've taken Zyrtec-D for many years. It was a little shocking to me, to be honest with you. . .I feel like I haven't done anything differently than the last seven years and I've been playing internationally for the last seven years and lots of games, and haven't seen this before. . .I've been here for two weeks now and [it is] probably the most fun I've ever had. I mean, great group of guys and I was ready to play probably the biggest game of my career and two-and-a-half hours before the game I got pulled aside. That is sad."