Svechnikov entered the playoffs at a crossroads: a potential star searching for the game that previously made him such an intriguing player.

Andrei Svechnikov scores a hat trick with an empty-net goal to give the Hurricanes a 5-2 lead in the third period vs. the Devils.

Hurricanes playoff hat tricks. There have been just two playoff hat tricks in the history of the Hurricanes. Svechnikov has both of them. Back in 2020, he found the back of the ne