Kochetkov made 21 saves in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Twice Carolina had to rally from one-goal deficits in the second period, but Kochetkov slammed the door on Winnipeg in the third, giving Nikolaj Ehlers a chance to pot a revenge goal for the game-winner. Kochetkov has started three straight games for the Hurricanes and appears to have moved ahead of the Brandon Bussi on the depth chart for the moment, going 5-0-0 to begin the season with a stellar 1.78 GAA and .912 save percentage.