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Carolina Shuts Out St. Louis 4-0 Behind Kochetkov's 24-Save Night

October 25, 2026 ยท 1:39 AM

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The Hurricanes overwhelmed the Blues 39-24 in shots and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped every attempt in a 4-0 shutout.

Carolina turned a 39-24 shot advantage into a 4-0 road shutout of St. Louis. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 24 shots for a 1.000 save percentage, while Joel Hofer made 35 saves on 39 shots for an .897 save percentage. Logan Stankoven (1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 5 shots, +2), Sean Walker (1-0-1, 3 shots, +2, 1 hit) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1-0-1, 2 shots, +1) each scored. Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal on 2 shots, finished +1 and supplied Carolina's lone power-play goal. Seth Jarvis had 2 assists, 2 points, 3 shots, a +2 rating and 1 hit, while Sebastian Aho recorded 2 assists, 2 points, 1 shot, a +1 rating and 3 hits. Carolina also led 21-17 in hits, snapping the Blues' two-game win streak and ending the Hurricanes' one-game skid.
Key Performers

Pyotr Kochetkov โ€” 24 saves on 24 shots, 1.000 save percentage, shutout. Nikolaj Ehlers โ€” 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 2 shots, +1, 1 power-play goal. Seth Jarvis โ€” 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points, 3 shots, +2, 1 hit.

Standings Impact

Carolina improves from 8-2-2 to 9-2-2 and 20 points; St. Louis drops from 5-4-1 to 5-5-1 and remains at 11 points.

DYMA Insight

The result reinforced the pregame power-index gap: No. 3 Carolina (90.9) outshot No. 20 St. Louis (59.5) by 15 and got a perfect night from Kochetkov.