“It happened at the right time!” Svechnikov scored for the first time in 8 months and celebrated with the fans
November 27, 2023, 08:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
“Carolina” could not score against “Columbus” for 50 minutes, but then turned the game around completely and the Russian scored the winning point.
A few years ago, we perceived Andrei Svechnikov as a young Russian NHL star, admired his hat-tricks and lacrosse scores, but the forward failed to stand the test of time and routine. Svechnikov never reached the level of statistics of the league’s superstars and the leaders of his teams, he did not become a kind of determining factor for Carolina, a player capable of constantly making a difference, and at the end of the last regular season He was also injured. that sent him to the operating table.
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At the beginning of this regular season, Svechnikov returned. He began to score points regularly, but could not. Before the meeting with Columbus, Andrey had 0+7 in 11 games.
Actually, this game was developed according to an amazing scenario. For two periods the score was 0:0, Pyotr Kochetkov and Elvis Merzlikin kept the goal intact. But in the 13th second, the Hurricanes’ Russian goalie suddenly missed on a seemingly simple shot by Kirill Marchenko.
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Marchenko scored for the sixth time this season, and soon Columbus increased the lead: Johnny Gaudreau made an interception, wrapped up Kotkaniemi, threw him and scored on a rebound.
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It seemed like a verdict on such a game. “Carolina” seemed more interesting, but in “Columbus” Merzlikin played well, plus the “Jackets” were obviously lucky.
But the “hurricanes” still took their toll, ending in the last ten minutes of regulation time. The start was given by Kotkaniemi, who after a brilliant pass from Teräväinen was left alone with the puck in front of the goal and opened the scoring for Merzlikin.
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In the 57th minute, Carolina equalized the score. Positional lace attack, Svechnikov came out into the operational space, shot, was blocked, but the puck rebounded to Shei, who from the penalty spot pushed it towards the goal.
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And that was not all. The inflated “hurricanes” did not allow Columbus to take a single point from Raleigh: Andrei Svechnikov, in the 59th minute, scored the long-awaited first goal of the season on a counterattack and jumped onto the glass with joy, sharing the moment of triumph with the fans that went crazy there.
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Svechnikov gave Carolina a difficult victory over the worst team in the NHL East, and after the game Andrei spoke about his progress in an interview with the club’s press service: “I feel a little relieved, but I didn’t really think about it. I knew that sooner or later it would come. “It happened at the right time and at the right time, a big win for us.”
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