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.

One thing that Svechnikov has always been good at though is staying positive through difficult times. It'd be easy to be down and discouraged in a moment like this: down 3-0, getting heavily outplayed, outscored, but the Russian is trying to keep up those good vibes not only for himself, but for his team too.

Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night, winning the second-round series and advancing to the Eastern Conference final for a second time in three years.

Svechnikov was not there with the Hurricanes the last time they reached the conference final two years ago; he was recovering from surgery he had on March 16, 2023 to repair a torn ACL in his right knee.

Svechnikov has eight goals during the postseason, the second-most among all players, only trailing Stars forward Mikko Rantanen (nine). Goalie Frederik Andersen entered Thursday w

Second-period goals by Andrei Svechnikov and Jack Roslovic provided the jolt the Carolina Hurricanes needed in Saturday's Game 3 playoff win against the Washington Capitals.

NEWARK, N.J. — Potential is a fickle thing. When the Carolina Hurricanes selected Andrei Svechnikov with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 draft, the team immediately anointed him as a franchise ...