Short Shifts
Svechnikov rings siren for Hurricanes before Game 1 vs. Islanders
Injured forward gets things started at PNC Arena, fires up home crowd
by Christopher Detwiler @Chris_Detwiler / NHL.com Staff Writer
Even though Andrei Svechnikov's injury is keeping him off the ice, it's not keeping him from making noise in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes forward - who had season-ending surgery back in March - rang in the playoffs by cranking the siren before Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Islanders at PNC Arena on Monday.
Svechnikov rang the siren while cracking a wide smile the entire time.
The high-scoring forward tore his ACL in mid-March ending his season, but he's still contributing where he can.