Hurricanes’ Kochetkov exits with upper-body injury in win vs. Ducks

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov exited Thursday's 6-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks with an upper-body injury, head coach Rod Brind'Amour said after the game.

Kochetkov was ruled out after a hard collision with Ducks forward Isac Lundestrom.

Kochetkov had stopped 11 of 14 shots prior to the injury.

The 24-year-old had played 22 games before Thursday's contest, sporting an 11-7-3 record with a .903 save percentage. Kochetkov has been superb as of late, going 7-1-2 with a .931 SV% in his last 10 starts.

Antti Raanta, who relieved Kochetkov versus Anaheim, was placed on waivers earlier this season amid significant struggles. The veteran netminder had a .861 SV% coming into Thursday and stopped all four shots he faced in relief.

Frederik Andersen remains sidelined indefinitely with a blood clotting issue.

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