Last night, the Carolina Hurricanes pulled out a come-from-behind win over the San Jose Sharks thanks to four goals in the third period from Seth Jarvis, Stefan Noesen, Martin Necas, and Brett Pesce; Jarvis’ goal was his second of the game. The big news was Frederik Andersen, who left in the first period after getting hit in the head. Andersen was replaced by Anti Raanta, who came in 12 of the 14 shots for the win to improve to 1-1-0. Andersen did practice today, but with the Hurricanes playing the Seattle Kraken on Thursday and the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, they called up Pyotr Kochetkov from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.
Goalies By The Numbers
Frederik Andersen has made three starts, going 2-0-0 with a 4.15 GAA and a .855 save percentage, and last night, he stopped one of the two shots he saw before being injured. His wins came against the Ottawa Senators and the Los Angeles Kings. In 482 career games, he is 284-125-52 with a 2.59 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
Anti Raanta has made one start and appeared in two games this season, going 1-1-0 with a .838 save percentage and a 3.17 GAA. His loss came to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, and his win came last night against the Sharks. For his career in 255 games, he is 128-74-27 with a 2.44 GAA and a .917 save percentage.
Pyotr Kochetkov burst on the scene last year, playing in 24 games, going 12-7-5 and stopping 570 of 627 shots he faced for a .909 save percentage and a 2.44 GAA; he also recorded four shutouts last season. 2021-22, he played in three games, going 3-0-0 with a .902 save percentage and a 2.42 GAA. His career numbers are 15-7-5 with a .908 save percentage and a 2.43 GAA. This year with, Syracuse has made one start, going 1-0-0 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA.
Wrap Up
The next two games are big games against good teams for the Hurricanes; hopefully, the injury to Andersen isn’t severe, but if he does need to miss time, the Hurricanes have a reliable goalie in Kochetkov who can come in and win games for them.
