Pyotr Kochetkov wins again, Hurricanes top Kraken 3-2
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) gathers in the loose puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Karl B DeBlaker]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov had his scoreless streak end and the Hurricanes held on after building an early lead to beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Thursday night. Andrei Svechnikov and Derek Stepan scored in the first period and Stefan Noesen added a second-period goal on his first career penalty shot. Kochetkov, who went more than 151 minutes without allowing a goal, made 15 saves for his sixth win in the team’s last seven games. Carolina has a nine-game points streak. Ryan Donato and Daniel Sprong scored for Seattle and Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves. The Kraken finished a four-game trip 1-3-0.
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Carolina Hurricanes' Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) controls the puck against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Seattle Kraken's Alex Wennberg (21) watches Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) play the puck with Hurricanes' Brett Pesce (22) nearby during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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