But, never fear: Pyotr Kochetkov is back! Christmas may have come a little bit late for the Chicago Wolves but a gift is a gift — goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov has been reassigned to the AHL from the Carolina Hurricanes after a very successful NHL stint.
The young netminder has been reassigned to the minor leagues, despite his strong performance so far this year.
With the Carolina Hurricanes' franchise-best streaks for wins and points ended, the club now will look to come out on top in 2023 when they play host to the Nashville Predators on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C.
The Russian netminder was named the rookie of the month for December after posting a record of 7-0-1 with a 1.63 goals against average, 0.939 save percentage and two shutouts.
The Carolina Hurricanes — led once again by Pyotr Kochetkov — beat the Devils 4-1 Tuesday night to jump to the lead in the Metro. Led by yet another exceptional
Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov won again for the Carolina Hurricanes even though his shutout streak ended in a 3-2 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Pyotr Kochetkov continues to dazzle in the Hurricanes’ crease, but has he done enough to earn the starting job outright? The NHL moves fast, but Pyotr Kochetkov continues to do more than just keep pace.
The Russian phenom has single-handedly stabilized the Hurricanes’ season in the most important position. Ask anybody in the hockey world what the most important position in the sport is and you’ll get the same, resounding answer: Goaltending.
Pyotr Kochetkov became the first rookie in Carolina's franchise history to record back-to-back shutouts as the Hurricanes edged the host Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 16 shots he faced Saturday night for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, who beat the New York Islanders, 3-0, in Elmont, N.Y.
Jake Guentzel’s final-minute goal forced the Hurricanes to yet another overtime, but they recovered to salvage an overtime victory in Pittsburgh. After finally getting back in the win column on Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes looked to make it two in a row on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
As a somewhat tumultuous month of November comes to a close, the Carolina Hurricanes are hoping their recent win over the Calgary Flames was a righting of a ship that had been in free-fall for weeks beforehand.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday that they have extended goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov with a four-year contract worth $8 million, for an average annual value (AAV) of $2 million.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov signed a four-year, $8 million contract extension on Wednesday. Kochetkov, 23, is 2-0-2 with one shutout, a 2.00 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in four games this season.
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Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 victory over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
In a corresponding move, the team assigned forward Jamieson Rees and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov to the AHL Chicago Wolves.
Kochetkov, 22, likely didn’t think he’d be appearing in more playoff games than regular-season contests in his first NHL campaign, but that’s exactly what happened.
Pyotr Kochetkov has burst onto the NHL scene in his very short career thus far. He established himself as a reliable goaltender at a very young age in Russia.
Kochetkov, who’d come on in relief of Raanta late in the regular season and earned three straight wins in the three games in which he appeared, jumped over the boards and into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Torpedo missed the playoffs by just a few points, meaning Kochetkov can now come to North America and get his AHL career underway.
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