Andrei Svechnikov’s second-period goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes the lead in Game 3 against the Washington Capitals, and was his sixth of the playoffs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov spent the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs looking like the player the Carolina Hurricanes desperately need him to be. The 25-year-old Russian forward ...

Andrei Svechnikov’s second-period goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes the lead in Game 3 against the Washington Capitals, and was his sixth of the playoffs.

Svechnikov had eight goals in 10 games (one behind Mikko Rantanen for the most through two rounds of the playoffs), three of which were game-winners, and of those, one was a series winner.

Andrei Svechnikov’s father is Igor Svechinkov. Igor had been a pediatrician prior to a deadly earthquake that struck the town of Neftegorsk on Sakhalin Island in eastern Russia in May 1995.

Andrei Svechnikov scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.. Brent Burns had a goal and an ...

Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov has one empty-net goal, but he’s on New Jersey Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom nerves over series first two games.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov spent the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs looking like the player the Carolina Hurricanes desperately need him to be. The 25-year-old Russian ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov spent the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs looking like the player the Carolina Hurricanes desperately need him to be. The 25-year-old Russian ...