SUNRISE, Fla. – The Carolina Hurricanes switched goalies for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, starting Pyotr Kochetkov in net against the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. It worked.

Andersen started Games 1 and 2, getting pulled after the second period of Game 2. He stopped only 27 of 36 shots in those five periods, and the Hurricanes went to Pyotr Kochetkov to finish Game 2 ...

Kochetkov went 2-0-0 in two previous starts against Florida, both in the regular season. He had a 45-save shutout against the Panthers on Feb. 22, 2024, and stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 3-1 win in ...

Sports Tim Reynolds Associated Press Published: May 24, 2025, 6:19 PM Updated: May 25, 2025, 12:11 AM Tags: Frederik Andersen, Rod Brind'Amour, Sports, Pyotr Kochetkov 12 minutes ago 2 hours ago 8 ...

Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) tips the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) for a goal during the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern ...

Kochetkov has started just over half of Carolina’s games over the last two seasons, going a combined 50-29-7 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .903 save percentage.