In Raleigh, Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and assist in regulation and scored the only marker in the skills portion of the evening’s events as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, on Thursday.
“He’s just getting better and better and more confident with all his playmaking ability,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “He’s tough to handle, and he’s still just scratching the surface. I think there’s another level for him.”
Petr Mrazek made 28 saves in the win, and did not allow a strike in the skills competition.
Marcus Sorensen and Logan Couture scored for the Sjarks.
The Sharks dropped to 15-13-2.
“It was a gutsy point by us,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. “This is always a hard rink to play in, and them getting [ahead] at different points had us on our heels a few times. I thought we battled through and persevered and found a way.”
Jake Gardiner also scored for the Canes in regulation.
“Originally, I was going to one-time the puck, but it wasn’t exactly in my wheelhouse, so I gave it back to him and he made a great pass back,” Gardiner said.
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Aaron Dell made 27 saves in the loss.
“I didn’t really think he was going to shoot it when he did in the shootout, but he got a good shot off, [off the] post and in,” Dell said of the shootout winner. “What are you going to do?”
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