Svechniknov scores twice as Hurricanes beat Flames 6-3
Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night. kept us in the game the first period.” Blake Coleman and Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Johnny Gaudreau also scored for the Flames, who’ve lost three straight for their longest stretch without a point this season. We got four in five.” Dan Vladar stopped 31 shots while appearing in back-to-back-games for only the second time this season after suffering the loss in Thursday night’s 4-1 defeat at Tampa Bay. “We deserved the lead we got in the second period.” Tkachuk scored his 13th of the season with 6:34 left in the second — less than a minute after DeAngelo’s goal — and Gaudreau cut Carolina’s lead to 4-3 with 11:03 to play. “Hopefully, I keep finding those spots.” Because of a late scoring change on the assists for Svechnikov’s first goal, Skjei ended up with three points for just the second time in his career.