RALEIGH, N.C. — The last thing the Carolina Hurricanes wanted was a worrisome three-game losing streak heading to Colorado to face the Avalanche, last year’s Stanley Cup champions.
But Andrei Svechnikov would have none of that, putting on a show, scoring three times for his second hat trick of the season against the Edmonton Oilers. to spur a 7-2 victory. Svechnikov’s third goal, in the third period, was the 100th of his career and had the hats flying onto the PNC Arena ice.
Brent Burns, Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast each scored and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, in his first NHL start of the season, had 20 saves for the Canes (9-4-1).
