Svechnikov said it was a simple meeting, introductions and a few words, nothing more. There he also met Orlov and former NHL center Evgeny Kuznetsov, who played for the Hurricanes last season.

However, luckily for soon-to-be the newest Carolina Hurricanes defenseman, Alexander Nikishin, he already knows more than a ...

Sebastian Aho is second in points with 40 and is tied with Andrei Svechnikov for third with 12 ... 14 assists) and Evgeny Malkin (eight goals, 24 assists) are tied for second with 32 points.

Andrei Svechnikov has yet to actually score on Jacob Markstrom in this series — his Game 1 goal was into an empty net — and yet he’s still found a way to win his own personal battle with the ...

Svechnikov scored an empty-net goal and fired five shots on net in Sunday's 4-1 win over New Jersey in Game 1. Svechnikov found New Jersey's empty net with two and a half minutes left in Game 1 to ...

Svechnikov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Senators. The 25-year-old winger potted his 20th goal of the season early in the second period ...

Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov will miss the team's four-game road trip with an undisclosed injury. Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said Friday that Svechnikov's absence is for ...