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Kochetkov is slated to serve as the starting goaltender for Monday's road game against Vancouver, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports. Kochetkov will start for the fourth time over the Hurricanes' first eight games of the season. Across his previous three starts, he's logged a 2-1-0 record, 2.70 GAA and .896 save percentage. Frederik Andersen (lower body) is considered day-to-day, and even though Spencer Martin was called up Monday, Kochetkov could see a slight increase in playing time if Andersen is forced to miss multiple games.
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Kochetkov stopped 30 of 32 shots in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Flames. He also recorded an assist in Eric Robinson's empty-net goal. Kochetkov has been alternating with Frederik Andersen between the pipes, but the 25-year-old Russian netminder has been solid, all things considered. Even though he was woeful in the 4-3 loss to the Blues on Saturday, he's posted a save percentage above the .920 mark in his other two outings. He's gone 2-1-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .896 save percentage across three starts, but his upside will remain limited as long as he continues to share the workload with Andersen, with the possibility of Kochetkov taking over as the full-time starter being slim at the moment.
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Kochetkov stopped 15 of 19 shots in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Blues. Kochetkov was coming off a solid win in his season debut against the Devils on Oct. 15, but he didn't have his best outing against the Blues. The Hurricanes have been rotating goalies early in this campaign, so Frederik Andersen has a solid chance to return to the crease for Tuesday's road matchup at Edmonton.
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Kochetkov will protect the road goal versus the Blues on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports. Kochetkov won his season debut, stopping 24 of 26 shots versus the Devils on Tuesday. The 25-year-old netminder has alternated starts with Frederik Andersen so far, and that arrangement could continue if both goalies play well. The Blues have scored just 13 goals over five games, so Kochetkov has a somewhat favorable matchup.
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Kochetkov will defend the home cage against the Devils on Tuesday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports, Kochetkov will make his 2024-25 season debut after Frederik Andersen took the opener against the Lightning on Friday. Last season, the 25-year-old Kochetkov went 23-13-4 with a 2.33 GAA and four shutouts in 42 regular-season outings. If he can live up to those numbers this year, Kochetkov could play his way into a split share with Andersen.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | W | L | GA | SA | SV | SV% | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26 | @  |
W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 10/24 | @  |
W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 0.938 | 12 |
| 10/22 | @  |
W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 10/19 | @  |
L 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 0.789 | -1 |
| 10/18 | @  |
W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 10/15 | vs  |
W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 0.923 | 7.8 |
| 10/11 | vs  |
L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time |
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| 10/28 | @  |
10:00 PM |
| 10/31 | vs  |
7:00 PM |
| 11/03 | vs  |
6:00 PM |
| 11/05 | vs  |
8:00 PM |
| 11/07 | vs |
8:00 PM |
| 11/09 | @  |
10:00 PM |
| 11/11 | @  |
11:00 PM |
Career Stats
| Year | GP | W | L | OTL | Min | GA | SO | GAA | PIM | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2371 | 92 | 4 | 2.33 | 8 | 224.8 |
| 2022 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1404 | 57 | 4 | 2.44 | 0 | 129 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 6 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 Year Avg | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1258 | 52 | 3 | 2.48 | 3 | 126.9 |
| Career | 72 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4102 | 163 | 8 | 2.38 | 8 |