Andrei Svechnikov's hat trick carries Hurricanes past Devils

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Andrei Svechnikov scored a hat trick as the Carolina Hurricanes secured a 4-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in a gritty battle on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.

Sebastian Aho tallied the primary assist on all three of Svechnikov's goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves for the Hurricanes, who were playing on the tail end of a back-to-back. Carolina explod