A man of many nicknames, Pyotr Kochetkov can only be called one thing after returning to the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes and shutting out the Philadelphia Flyers - a winner.
Kochetkov stopped all of the 19 shots he was tasked with facing on Thursday night, and a raucous PNC Arena crowd enjoyed another Hurricanes victory, this time over their lowly division-rival Flyers.
It was a quiet night for much of it, with the Hurricanes tallying just one goal on fellow rookie goalie Felix Sandstrom. Sandstrom entered the game with an abysmal 1-8-1 record on the season, paired with an equally poor .