At this very moment, the third semifinal game of the Stanley Cup is underway in Montreal at the Bell Centre. The Montreal Canadiens are hosting the Carolina Hurricanes, with the series currently tied at one win apiece.
As of the time this report was filed, the first period is in progress, and the visiting Hurricanes hold a 1-0 lead. Russian forward for Carolina, Andrei Svechnikov, is participating in his 77th career Stanley Cup playoff game.
This milestone places him ahead of fellow countrymen Dmitry Kulikov and Sergei Samsonov, and ties him with Artemi Panarin in terms of games played in the postseason.
In the current NHL playoffs, Svechnikov has played in 11 games, tallying one goal and three assists, while maintaining a plus-minus rating of -4.
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