Recap: Svechnikov Scores Three, But Canes Fall To Oilers

EDMONTON, AB. -Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov recorded his first career regular season hat trick Thursday, but it unfortunately came in a losing effort as the team fell to the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 6-4.

Three Things

1) Svechnikov's Stunning Week Continues

After playing a key role in Monday's victory over Seattle by contributing two goals in the second period, Svechnikov one-upped his own performance tonight. #37 struck twice in the middle stanza for a second consecutive contest, giving him his fourth and fifth goals of the year.
Both showcasing his elite-level shot, the first came after Edmonton's defense gave him a little too much respect following a routine zone entry.
Then, the 22-year-old Russian doubled down a little over 11 minutes later, cashing in while taking an Oilers defender one-on-one.
But the difference between the two outings was that the goal scoring didn't stop in the second. The Barnaul, Russia-born stud found a loose puck on the power play in the third and beat Jack Campbell for a third time, giving him a share of the league lead with his sixth goal of the year.

2) Necas Riding Shotgun

As Svechnikov single-handedly kept Carolina in the contest, bringing the Canes back within one with his second and third goals, it was eventually Martin Necas who came to his aid by contributing one of his own.
Amid a third period man advantage Brent Burns dropped one off for Necas in the neutral zone, where he'd then give-and-go with Sebastian Aho before depositing his seventh point of the season into the back of the net.

3) Emphasis On Special Teams

The 'glass half full' viewpoint on special teams tonight would be that it was the second consecutive game that the Canes scored multiple goals on the power play. The 'glass half empty' side would be that the team allowed three on special teams, allowing two on the man advantage and another shorthanded.
Frederik Andersen was doing his part in the early stages to keep the game scoreless, but the Oilers opened the scoring with a power play goal.
After Andrei Svechnikov tied things up early in the second the Canes had an opportunity to gain their first lead on the man advantage. Instead Edmonton struck shorthanded.
1:38 after Svechnikov brought the Canes back within one to make it 4-3, Draisaitl capitalized on the power play.
Had they been able to win the special teams battle, or at least not allow Edmonton to get half of their offense through their opportunities, the contest may have had a different outcome.

They Said It

Rod Brind'Amouron the performance of Andrei Svechnikov tonight and what else he saw in tonight's contest...
"He was pretty dominant. That line was good, he was really good. We didn't have much from anyone else really. It wasn't enough. We gave them two goals. You can't just hand a team goals, especially this team. That was the difference in the game to me."
Andrei Svechnikovproviding comments on his night...
"It's tough to lose that game. My teammates made nice plays for me and my job is to be a shooter. That's what I was doing today. I was just trying to shoot and score some goals, but yeah, it was tough to lose this one for sure."
Brind'Amourcontinuing on special teams on how that impacted the outcome...
"We can't give up a shorthanded goal there. We knew it. We all saw it coming. [The Edmonton forward] sniffed in there and made a good play. That's the thing. It's an easy play for us to just pull out and nothing happens, but that's what Edmonton does to you, they make you pay. To me, that's the difference in the game right there. I think we both had good power plays going, but we gave up a shorty and that's the game."

Bonus Notes

What's Next?

The Canes are scheduled to fly to Calgary post-game. They're slated to practice on Friday before a Saturday night meeting with the Flames at 10 p.m. EST.
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