Svechnikov and Fast help the Carolina Hurricanes top the Montreal Canadiens 5-3


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RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov scored three times and Jesper Fast had two goals, helping Antti Raanta and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3. Svechnikov got his fourth goal of the season 1:35 into the first period. He snapped a tie with 6:09 left in the third, and then secured his third career hat trick with 18.9 seconds to play. Sebastian Aho had four assists for Carolina, and Brent Burns added three assists. The 34-year-old Raanta made 18 saves in his first NHL game since Dec. 15. Mitchell Stephens, Mike Matheson and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens, who were coming off a five-day holiday break.

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