In the Stanley Cup playoffs, a series often can be decided by goaltending, special teams and roster depth to offset injuries.

Kochetkov stopped 17 of 20 shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Canadiens, with Montreal's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

With their 31st win at Lenovo Center this season, the Carolina Hurricanes tied the franchise mark set by the 2006 Stanley Cup ...

Tonight, the Montreal Canadiens have to lose in regulation to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Blue Jackets to have a chance ...

Carolina's Pyotr Kovhetkov allowed all ... Bad games happen, and fortunately for the Hurricanes, it came after an eight-game winning streak. Kochetkov can simply flush this game and get ready ...

In a different timeline — one in which Jack Hughes stays healthy and Mikko Rantanen stays in Carolina — this matchup would’ve ...

The Carolina Hurricanes had a memorable night Wednesday even despite a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens as the team had a ...

and coach Rod Brind’Amour may need to consider Pyotr Kochetkov over Andersen in the playoffs. Washington Capitals center Nic ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will try to bounce back on Tuesday as the Carolina Hurricanes face the Nashville Predators. The 25-year-old backstop had won five starts in a row before ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have been hot picks for Stanley ... 919 save percentage and 2.01 goals against average. Pyotr Kochetkov has backstopped the Hurricanes for most of the season with 42 ...

Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on ...

Seven different players scored and Pyotr Kochetkov, who’d been in a funk between the pipes of late, made 29 saves to preserve the victory. Carolina Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski (77 ...