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Pyotr Kochetkov has been recalled from Syracuse (AHL).

Kotchetkov was 1-0-0 with a .912 SV% and a 2.79 GAA with Syracuse (AHL) but has been recalled Wednesday to Carolina. The 24-year-old's promotion comes the night after Frederik Andersen left Carolina's game in the first period due to an injury. Kotchetkov returns to the big leagues, where he has a 15-7-5 record, a .908 SV% and a 2.43 GAA in 27 career NHL games played.

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Pyotr Kochetkov has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL).

Kochetkov had a 12-7-5 record, 2.44 GAA and .909 SV% with the Hurricanes' during the regular season and has been recalled from Charlotte (AHL) Monday to be Carolina's third goaltender. The 23-year-old saw four games worth of action with the Hurricanes' in last year's playoffs, with a 1-2-0 record, 3.89 GAA and .869 SV%.

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Kochetkov will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.

Kochetkov stopped 41 of 44 shots (.932 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Toronto Maple Leafs his previous time between the pipes. The 23-year-old rookie has been impressive when called upon this season, with his 12-6-5 record, 2.41 GAA and .911 SV%. He will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have lost four straight after a 2-1 defeat to Boston last game.

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Kochetkov is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Kochetkov stopped 41 of 44 shots (.932 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Toronto Maple Leafs his previous time between the pipes. The 23-year-old rookie has been impressive when called upon this season, with his 12-6-5 record, 2.41 GAA and .911 SV%. He will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have lost four straight after a 2-1 defeat to Boston last game.

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Kochetkov will start Friday in Toronto.

Kochetkov stopped 20 of 23 shots (.870 SV%) for his second loss in three games as he was beaten by the New Jersey Devils last start. The 23-year-old rookie has been fantastic when called upon, with his 11-5-5 record, 2.25 GAA and .915 SV%. He will face the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost their last two games and are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).

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Kochetkov led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Kochetkov's last Hurricane start was on January 15th, and he took the overtime loss after stopping 29 of 23 shots (.906 SV%) from the Vancouver Canucks. The 23-year-old rookie has been great in his limited fill-in appearances this season, with his 10-4-5 record, 2.33 GAA and .913 SV%. He will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost five of their last six contests and are 29th in goals per game in the NHL (2.62).

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Kochetkov is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Kochetkov's last Hurricane start was on January 15th, and he took the overtime loss after stopping 29 of 23 shots (.906 SV%) from the Vancouver Canucks. The 23-year-old rookie has been great in his limited fill-in appearances this season, with his 10-4-5 record, 2.33 GAA and .913 SV%. He will face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost five of their last six contests and are 29th in goals per game in the NHL (2.62).

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The Hurricanes recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis.

Antti Raanta suffered an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's game in Montreal, so Kochetkov comes up to serve as the Hurricanes' No.2 netminder behind Frederik Andersen. WIth a back-to-back on Saturday/Sunday, there's a good chance that Kochetkov seems some action.

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The Hurricanes have reassigned Pyotr Kocetkov to Chicago (AHL).

The Hurricanes were carrying three goalies since Frederik Andersen returned but have demoted Kochetkov to the AHL and will carry Andersen and Antti Raanta moving forward. Kochetkov started off great, going 10-1-4 with a .928 SV% and three shutouts in his first 15 games. However, he was 0-3-1 with a .861 SV% in his last four games. Before getting called up, Kochetkov was 2-2-1 with a .911 SV% in the AHL.

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Kochetkov is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Kochetkov allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) for only the second two-game losing streak of his career as he was downed by Nashville last start. The 23-year-old rookie netminder has put himself into Calder Trophy talks due to his 10-3-4 record, 2.20 GAA and .919 SV%. He will try to get back in the win column as he draws the tough task of the New Jersey Devils, who are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9) and eighth in goals per game (3.4).

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Kochetkov will start Thursday vs. the Predators.

Kochetkov allowed four goals on 30 shots (.867 SV%) to snap a five-game winning streak as he was defeated by the New York Rangers his last time out. The rookie netminder has been phenomenal this season, with his 10-2-4 record, .924 SV% and 2.08 GAA. He draws a good matchup with the Nashville Predators, who rank 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.72) and 28th in powerplay percentage (17.9).

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