Svechnikov comes up big in Hurricanes' 1st-round series win against Devils
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 had five goals in the first-round series win against the New Jersey Devils, the last in Tuesday's 5-4 comeback win in two overtimes to move on in five games . He was a constant presence with his aggressiveness, both in pushing the puck into attacking areas and working to get under the skin of Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom.
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