Svechnikov scores two points for Hurricanes, defeats brother, Red Wings

RALEIGH, N.C.-- Jordan Staal scored three points, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at PNC Arena on Thursday.

Andrei Svechnikov, Jesper Fast, Nino Niederreiter and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes (16-6-1). Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves, and Dougie Hamilton had two assists.
"We just decided we had to get to our game," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We were just fighting it the whole night, trying to find an easier way. We were fortunate to be tied going into the third (period)."

Filip Zadina scored both goals for the Red Wings (7-16-3), who have lost three in a row. Jonathan Bernier made 27 saves.
"We played good enough to win without a shadow of a doubt," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. "They had their chances too. We won more puck battles. We weren't perfect. We can't give up those two goals in the third, but a way better effort for us for sure. We've got to build on it."
Svechnikov played against his older brother, Evgeny Svechnikov, for the first time in their NHL careers. Evgeny had an assist on Zadina's second goal.
"I was a little nervous my first couple shifts, but after a couple shifts, I started thinking about my game," Andrei Svechnikov said. "I started focusing, and it was good after that."
Brind'Amour earned his 100th NHL win in his third season with Carolina.
"I did think it would be this stress because I was an assistant coach (for seven years)," Brind'Amour said. "But man, it's not good for you, I don't think, this coaching thing. Can't be healthy."
The Hurricanes broke a tie with three goals in the third period.
Staal gave Carolina a 3-2 lead 45 seconds into the period on a long rebound in the slot. Svechnikov slipped a pass across the slot to Fast for a backdoor tap-in to make it 4-2 at 2:50. Niederreiter scored an empty-net goal at 14:55 for the 5-2 final.
"We started to create a forecheck with our speed and started creating turnovers quickly," Staal said. "We just did a better job of that in the third."

Zadina put the Red Wings up 1-0 when he took a pass from Vladislav Namestnikov and scored with a wrist shot at 10:54.
The Hurricanes scored 21 seconds later on a power play. After Staal won the face-off, Hamilton set up Svechnikov at the top of the left circle to tie it 1-1. The forward had one goal in his previous 14 games.
"It was a little bit frustrating, but I tried not to think about that," Svechnikov said. "On that shot, I saw a little hole actually. Their defenseman tried to block it, but I saw the little hole and tried to put it in there."
Zadina scored his second on the power play. He took a pass from Adam Erne and went to one knee to score short-side over Nedeljkovic's glove for a 2-1 lead at 7:35 of the second period.
"Obviously I was really glad for those goals I scored," Zadina said. "I've just got to shoot the puck more and good things will happen."

Zadina, the No. 6 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, had gone 11 games without a goal.
"I thought this game he took a major step forwards," Blashill said. "It's a hard league to score in. You can't get frustrated, you've got to stay with it. I think he's done a pretty good job of that."
Vincent Trocheck fed Necas for a long wrist shot that knuckled under the crossbar to tie it 2-2 with 1:15 left in the period.
NOTES: The Red Wings have scored a power-play goal in four straight games after not scoring one in 14 games. ... Brind'Amour (100-60-13) tied Toe Blake (Montreal Canadiens, 1955-57) for the 12th fewest games coached to reach 100 NHL wins. ... Carolina forward Teuvo Teravainen had two shots in 14:30 in his return to the lineup after missing seven games with a concussion. ... Andrei Svechnikov (20 years old) played his 173rd NHL game. Evgeny Svechnikov (24 years old) made his season debut Feb. 27 and played his 23rd NHL game. ... Blashill said he hopes to have forward Dylan Larkin (upper body) back sometime next week.