TORONTO — Andrei Svechnikov kept on the attack, both in skating with a physical edge and continuing to fire pucks at the net.

Now he has a franchise first and the Carolina Hurricanes are a win away from a sweep.

The 20-year-old scored three times for the first postseason hat trick in franchise history and the Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Monday for a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup qualifier series.

The Winnipeg Jets avoided slipping into a 2-0 hole when Nikolaj Ehlers broke a 2-2 tie with a goal at 10:24 of the third period on Monday to even their series at one.