The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season home game.
The meeting, which took place on Tuesday, May 4, ended with a score of 6: 3. Twice – at the 36th and 45th minutes – the Russian forward of “Carolina” Andrey Svechnikov distinguished himself, according to “Sport-Express”.
Also among the winners, the goals were scored by Nino Niedereiter (25th and 59th minutes), Teuvo Teryaväinen (48), Martin Necas (58). The losers were Alex Debrinkat (7, 52), Mike Hardman (13).
Svechnikov also made an assist and scored points in his fifth straight game. In total, he has 42 points (15 goals + 27 assists) in 53 games this season.
Carolina are ranked first in the Central Division standings with 79 points after 53 games and have already secured a place in the playoffs. Chicago are sixth with 50 points in 53 games.
On May 1, it was reported that 21-year-old Russian goalkeeper Petr Kochetkov signed a two-year rookie contract with Karolina. He was selected by the club in the second round of the 2019 draft as the 36th overall pick.