ANDREI SVECHNIKOV

Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for his first shutout with Carolina, giving the Hurricanes their best six-game start in franchise history with a 3-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

Hurricanes Svechnikov Hockey FILE - Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) plays against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, in this Sunday, March 14, 2021, file photo. The Hurricanes have agreed to terms with forward Andrei Svechnikov on an eight-year contract, which is set to keep the No. The team said Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, the deal will pay the 21-year-old Svechnikov an average annual value of $7.75 million per season. That helps explain why the 21-year-old forward was eager to reach a long-term deal to stay with the Carolina Hurricanes. Svechnikov had 15 goals and 27 assists in 55 regular-season games for the Hurricanes last year, which saw the Hurricanes win a division championship for the first time in 15 years.

The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with forward Andrei Svechnikov.

Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong in net once again, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Barclay Goodrow beat Alex Nedeljkovic for the go-ahead goal at 12:39 of the third period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 to open their second-round playoff series.

Luke Kunin scored his second goal at 16:10 of the second overtime,and the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Sunday to tie the first-round series 2-2.

Jordan Staal scored twice and Nino Niederreiter beat Juuse Saros for the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators in the first game of the teams' first-round playoff series.