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![](https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/343626968/1024x576/cut.jpg)
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.