Carolina Hurricanes fans found a way to honor Andrei Svechnikov’s playoff hat trick in Game 4 on the road — by throwing hats ...

Svechnikov scored three goals on a game-high six ... history to record a playoff hat trick, having now accomplished that feat twice in his career, according to the Hurricanes.

Game 5 is Tuesday ... his second playoff hat trick with an empty-netter with 3:17 remaining. It was his fourth of the series and second into an empty net. With the Hurricanes on a power play ...

Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick for Carolina in the 5-2 win. Game 5 of the teams' first-round series is Tuesday in Raleigh.

A few dozen hats littered the lawn of Svechnikov’s Raleigh home Monday morning, a day after the Hurricanes’ 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series.