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Predicting the Top 5 Scorers For The Carolina Hurricanes

By Jared Ellis

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period against the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Hurricanes defeated the Capitals 4-3 in the second overtime period to move on to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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4 – Nino Niederreiter

55 points- 23 goals, 32 assists

Nino Niederreiter came to the Canes last season via trade from Minnesota for Victor Rask in January. He quickly became a fan favorite, and was a key piece in the Carolina Hurricanes making the playoffs and their Eastern Conference Finals run.

After Nino came to Raleigh, he was scoring more goals and racking up more assists than he was with the Wild. His 30 points with the Hurricanes had him in the Top-10 scorers last season. If you were to include his totals from the time spent in Minnesota, he had a total of 53 points, with 23 goals and 30 assists.  That would’ve had him in third place alongside Justin Williams in scoring last season.

Now that he is preparing for his first full season with the Hurricanes, I expect him to put up similar numbers to his totals from last year (give or take a couple goals or assists).

Now, let’s look at the forward poised for a breakout season:

3 – Andrei Svechnikov

60 points- 36 goals, 24 assists

Andrei Svechikov is poised to be one of the faces of the Carolina Hurricanes for years to come. Drafted by the Hurricanes 2nd overall in the 2018 draft, Svechnikov had a great rookie season last year; he was sixth overall in scoring for the Canes last season with 37 total points – 20 goals and 17 assists.

Now he has some NHL regular season and post-season experience under his belt, I, along with many others, see Svechnikov having a breakout season. Some may see 60 points as a bit high for him, but I don’t. I see him being hungry for more success this season seeing as he got a taste of it last season so early in his NHL career.

With a probable first line spot alongside Seabastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, I see Svechnikov having plenty of opportunities to light up the opposition.

Now for the first of the Finns:

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