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Carolina Hurricanes: Point Projections at the 30-Game Mark

By Jeb Bohn

RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 05: Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates his goal at the end of the OT period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New York Rangers on December 5th, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 05: Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates his goal at the end of the OT period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New York Rangers on December 5th, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen of the Carolina Hurricanes
RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 24: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores the game winning goal in overtime and is congratulated by teammate Teuvo Teravainen #86 during an NHL game agains the Montreal Canadiens on March 24, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen

Let’s kick things off with the Hurricanes’ top two scorers.  Andrei Svechnikov exploded out of the gate this season, racking up a 9 game point streak and posting 11 multi-point games.  Thirty games in and the 19-year-old is second on the team in goals and assists and sports the lead in total points.

Just how important is Svechnikov to his team’s success?  In the 10 games which he has failed to record a point, the Hurricanes record is 2-7-1.  Their record when he records at least one point?  16-4.  What about the games where he’s recorded 2 or more points?  11-0.  The Hurricanes have absolutely lived and died by Svechnikov’s performance.

Let’s take a look at the numbers (career year, current totals, projection):

LW. Carolina Hurricanes. ANDREI SVECHNIKOV. LW. <ul> <li><strong>2018-19:</strong> 82GP; 20g; 17a; 37p</li> <li><strong>2019-20:</strong> 30GP; 13g; 19a; 32p</li> <li><strong>Projection:</strong> 82GP; 36g; 52a; 88p</li> </ul>

That’s a pretty strong sophomore season.  The caveat is that Svechnikov is currently sporting a 15.7% shooting percentage, a full 5% higher than his rookie season.  While it’s possible he maintains something close to it, it’s likely that marks dips a bit over the remainder of the season.

Teuvo Teravainen has continued to be his reliable self, making incredible passes and playing in all situations.  Teravainen has put together two separate 5 game point streaks and, in many ways, is the catalyst of the Hurricanes’ attack.

A cerebral playmaker with a high hockey I.Q., he has the tendency to look for a pass before shooting which limits his goal-scoring, however, his passing is arguably the best this team has seen since Ray Whitney was here.

TEUVO TERAVAINEN. RW. <ul> <li><strong>2018-19:</strong> 82GP; 21g; 55a; 76p</li> <li><strong>2019-20: </strong>30GP; 7g; 22a; 29p</li> <li><strong>Projection:</strong> 82gp; 19g; 60a; 79p</li> </ul>. RW. Carolina Hurricanes

Let’s take a look at our next two top scorers.

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